Mont Belvieu
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 Location of Mont Belvieu in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| Counties : |
Chambers County Liberty County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 52 ′ N , 94 ° 52 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,324 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 61.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 38.6 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 37.6 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 21 m |
| Postal code : | 77580 |
| Area code : | +1 281 |
| FIPS : | 48-49068 |
| GNIS ID : | 1341809 |
Mont Belvieu is a city in Chambers County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city lies at the junction of Highway 146 with Farm Road 1942 in southeast Texas, just north of Interstate 10 , 50 km east of Houston , is km to the southeast about 12 of the Galveston Bay , and 50 km from the Gulf of Mexico away and has a total area of 38.6 km², of which 1.0 km² is water.
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1920 | 20th | - | |
| 1930 | 600 | 2,900% | |
| 1940 | 600 | 0% | |
| 1950 | 500 | -16.7% | |
| 1960 | 500 | 0% | |
| 1970 | 1144 | 128.8% | |
| 1980 | 1730 | 51.2% | |
| 1990 | 1323 | -23.5% | |
| 2000 | 2324 | 75.7% | |
| 1920-2000, | |||
According to the 2000 census, 2,324 people lived here in 805 households and 664 families. The population density was 61.8 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 90.96% White, 4.26% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 2.50% other ethnic groups. About 1.16% were mixed race and 6.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 805 households, 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 69.2% of them were married couples living together. 8.6% were single mothers and 17.4% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were single households and 4.0% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.19.
31.5% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.3% 18 to 24, 32.2% 25 to 44, 23.5% 45 to 64, and 5.6% 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 97.0 men.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 54,732 , and the median income for a family is $ 64,808. Males had a median income of $ 47,614 versus $ 29,537 for females. The per capita income was $ 22,415. 7.4% of the population and 6.4% of families are below the poverty line. 6.7% of these were children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 18.8% were 65 or older.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
Web links
- Mont Belvieu in the Handbook of Texas (English)