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Also known as Texas City, Texas, Texas City, TX

city in Galveston County, Texas, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Texas
County
Galveston , Chambers
Founded
1830s
Type
Mayor-commissioner government
Mayor
Dedrick D. Johnson, Sr.
City commission
Thelma Bowie, Abel Garza, Jr., DeAndre' Knoxson, Keith Love, Chris Sharp, Jami Clark
City
186.58 sq mi (483.24 km )
Land
66.26 sq mi (171.62 km )
Water
120.31 sq mi (311.61 km )
Elevation
9.8 ft (3 m)
Estimate 2022
55,667
Rank
US: 719th, TX: 69th
Density
840/sq mi (324.4/km )
Urban
191,863 (US: 200th )
Urban density
1,760/sq mi (679.7/km )
Time zone
UTC–6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC–5 (CDT)

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Official website

Texas City, TX | Official Website

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Texas City
Population
51898
Area
480.555638
Elevation
3
Shares border with
La Porte
Official website
www.texascitytx.gov
Image
The Settlement Historic District -- Texas City.jpg
Households
17499
Dialing code
409
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Commons category
Texas City, Texas
topic's main category
Category:Texas City, Texas
postal code
77592
inception
1911-00-00
category of associated people
Category:People from Texas City, Texas
water as percent of area
65.6129
per capita income
28807
located in the statistical territorial entity
Greater Houston
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Encyclopedic overview

Texas City is a city in Galveston County, Texas (with some water area in Chambers County), United States. Located on the southwest shoreline of Galveston Bay, Texas City is a deepwater port on the Gulf Coast and a petroleum refining and petrochemical manufacturing center. Its population was 51,898 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in Galveston County, behind League City and Galveston. It is part of the Houston metropolitan area. Texas City was the site of a major explosion in 1947 that demolished much of the city and its port.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Texas City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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