Bridge City
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 Location of Bridge City in Orange County, Texas
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Orange County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 2 ′ N , 93 ° 51 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 8,651 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 650.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 14.0 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 13.3 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 3 m |
| Postal code : | 77611 |
| Area code : | +1 409 |
| FIPS : | 48-10252 |
| GNIS ID : | 1331256 |
| Website : | www.bridgecitytex.com |
| Mayor : | Kirk Roccaforte |
Bridge City is a city in Orange County in the US state of Texas in the United States . The city's motto since 1995 has been Building Bridges Together .
geography
The city lies at the intersection of Texas State Highway 73 / 87 and the road in 1442 , about 40 km southeast of Beaumont in southern Orange County, 2 km north of Sabine Lake that connects to the Gulf of Mexico produces and is in the east about 5 miles from the Louisiana border. It has a total area of 14 km², of which 0.6 km² is water. The city limits form the Neches River in the north and the Cow Bayou in the east . The distance to Houston to the west is approximately 180 km.
history
The first settlers in this area came shortly before the founding of the Republic of Texas. The place was founded as Prairie View , according to its location at the beginning of the prairie behind the coastal area. In 1936 construction began on an iron bridge over the Neches River for the highway to Port Arthur , 20 km away , which connected the two cities with one another and with Interstate 10. The city, which can be reached via three other bridges from the east and north, was therefore known under the name Bridge City and was renamed to this name a few years later. The first post office opened in 1940.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census, 8,651 people in 3,195 households and 2,476 families lived here. The population density was 649.8 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 95.43% White, 0.20% African American, 0.75% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 1.27% other ethnic groups. About 0.89% were mixed race and 3.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 3,195 households, 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.0% of these were married couples living together. 10.6% were single mothers and 22.5% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were single households and 8.8% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.07.
27.0% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.5% 18 to 24, 28.2% 25 to 44, 23.1% 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 93.5 men.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 42,045 , and the median income for a family is $ 49,750. Males had a median income of $ 42,398 versus $ 22,674 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,290. 10.3% of the population and 7.9% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 13.1% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 12.8% were 65 or older.
See also
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , engl.
- Statistics for Bridge City (Texas) from city-data , engl.