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Port Arthur
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city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States
Port Arthur is a city located in Jefferson County on the Texas coast. It matters as an industrial and shipping hub, particularly for petroleum refining and petrochemical production.
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- Official name
- Port Arthur, Texas
- Population
- 56039
- Area
- 373.064162
- Elevation
- 2
- Official website
- www.portarthurtx.gov
- Image
- Port Scene..jpg
- Households
- 20599
- Dialing code
- 409
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- Commons category
- Port Arthur, Texas
- postal code
- 77643
- P8168
- Margaret Burbidge
- water as percent of area
- 46.6112
- per capita income
- 20888
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Port Arthur is a city in the state of Texas, United States of America, located 90 mi (140 km) east of metro Houston. Part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, the city lies primarily in Jefferson County, with a small extension in Orange County. The second largest oil refinery in the US, the Motiva Refinery, is located in Port Arthur.
The population was 53,818 at the 2010 census, down from 57,755 at the 2000 census. In 2020, its population was 56,039. In the 19th century, initial attempts to settle the area had all failed, mostly. However, in 1895, Arthur Stilwell founded Port Arthur, and the town quickly grew, being incorporated as a city in 1898. It soon developed into a seaport and, eventually, became the center of a large oil-refinery network. The Rainbow Bridge across the Neches River connects Port Arthur to Bridge City.