Clute
| Clute | |
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 Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | May 1952 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Brazoria County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 2 ′ N , 95 ° 24 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 11,211 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 806.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 14.6 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) of which 13.9 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 3 m |
| Postal code : | 77531 |
| Area code : | +1 979 |
| FIPS : | 48-15652 |
| GNIS ID : | 1354690 |
| Website : | www.ci.clute.tx.us |
| Mayor : | Calvin Shiflet |
 Highway 288 Business in Clute |
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Clute is a city in Texas , United States. It is located about 80 km south of Houston on the Gulf of Mexico.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city extends over an area of 14.6 km², of which 0.8 km² is water surface.
history
Clute was created as a place at the junction of several plantations. It got its name in 1881 when Soloman J. Clute bought the place.
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, there are 2,564 families in the city. The population density is 752 / km². 64.2% of the population see themselves as white, 7.7% as black, 0.8% of Indian and 1.0% of Asian descent. 23% say they belong to another race. As Hispancis or Latinos is 48% consider.
The median household income is $ 32,622 and the median family income is $ 34,638. The mean size of a household is 2.79, the mean family size 3.35 people. 16% of the population live below the poverty line .
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1960 | 4501 | - | |
| 1970 | 6023 | 33.8% | |
| 1980 | 9577 | 59% | |
| 1990 | 9467 | -1.1% | |
| 2000 | 10,424 | 10.1% | |
| 2010 | 11,211 | 7.5% | |
| 1960-2000, 2010 | |||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
- Clute in the Handbook of Texas , (Eng.)
- Statistics on clutes from city-data , (engl.)