La Porte
| La Porte | |
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| Nickname : Long Paper | |
 Location of La Porte in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1892 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Harris County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 40 ′ N , 95 ° 2 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 33,800 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 688.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 51.7 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 49.1 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 6 m |
| Postcodes : | 77571, 77572 |
| Area code : | +1 281 |
| FIPS : | 48-41440 |
| GNIS ID : | 1339426 |
| Website : | www.ci.la-porte.tx.us |
| Mayor : | Alton E. Porter |
La Porte is a city in Harris County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located in southeast Texas on Trinity Bay , a bulge of Galveston Bay , is around 43 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 51.7 km², of which 2.6 km² is water.
history
La Porte is best known as the site of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, which was a decisive Texas victory in the confrontation between the Republic of Texas and Mexico during the Texan Revolution and ended with the Independence of Texas and the Treaty of Velasco .
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 537 | - | |
| 1910 | 678 | 26.3% | |
| 1920 | 889 | 31.1% | |
| 1930 | 1280 | 44% | |
| 1940 | 3072 | 140% | |
| 1950 | 4429 | 44.2% | |
| 1960 | 4512 | 1.9% | |
| 1970 | 7149 | 58.4% | |
| 1980 | 14,062 | 96.7% | |
| 1990 | 27,923 | 98.6% | |
| 2000 | 31,880 | 14.2% | |
| 2010 | 33,800 | 6% | |
| 1900-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 31,880 people lived here in 10,928 households and 8,578 families. The population density was 649.9 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 81.39% White, 6.25% African American, 0.48% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 8.52% other ethnic groups. About 2.15% were mixed race and 20.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 10,928 households, 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.8% of these were married couples living together. 11.4% were single mothers and 21.5% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were single households and 4.6% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.28.
29.7% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.9% 18 to 24, 32.7% 25 to 44, 21.8% 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 95.0 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 55,810 , and the median income for a family is $ 60,034. Males had a median income of $ 46,118 versus $ 29,514 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,178. 7.5% of the population and 6.2% of families are below the poverty line. 8.4% of these were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 11.2% were 65 or older.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from November 2, 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
- La Porte in the Handbook of Texas , engl.
- Statics for La Porte (Tx) , engl.