Kemah (United States)
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 Location of Kemah in Texas
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Galveston County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 32 ′ N , 95 ° 1 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,330 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 506.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.7 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.6 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 2 m |
| Postal code : | 77565 |
| Area code : | +1 281 |
| FIPS : | 48-38776 |
| GNIS ID : | 1339021 |
| Website : | www.kemah-tx.gov |
| Mayor : | Greg Collins |
Kemah is a city in Galveston County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located in southeast Texas on Highway 146 and Farm Road 518 on Galveston Bay , 35 km northwest of Galveston and the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 4.7 km², of which 0.1 km² is water.
history
The place was formed in 1898 on the line of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad and named first Evergreen and then Shell Siding . In 1907 it was renamed Kemah when the first post office opened.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census, 2,330 people in 892 households and 566 families lived here. The population density was 502.6 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 75.36% White, 3.82% African American, 0.86% Native American, 3.48% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 15.79% other ethnic groups. About 0.69% were mixed race and 24.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 892 households, 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.7% of these were married couples living together. 9.4% were single mothers and 36.5% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were single households and there were people living in 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.25.
27.4% of the population were under 18 years old, 11.6% 18 to 24, 36.9% 25 to 44, 18.0% 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 115.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 114.2 men.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 51,620 , and the median income for a family is $ 64,063. Males had a median income of $ 50,061 versus $ 31,953 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,373. 8.2% of the population and 7.8% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 5.7% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.0% were 65 or older.