Nederland (Texas)
Nederland is a city in the US state of Texas . Nederland is the Dutch name for the Netherlands . The coat of arms is adorned with tulips .
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1950 | 3805 | - | |
| 1960 | 12,036 | 216.3% | |
| 1970 | 16,810 | 39.7% | |
| 1980 | 16,855 | 0.3% | |
| 1990 | 16,192 | -3.9% | |
| 2000 | 17,422 | 7.6% | |
| 2010 | 17,547 | 0.7% | |
| 1930-2000, 2010 | |||
history
The place was founded in 1897 by Dutch settlers; hence its name comes from. Many residents still have Dutch names and are learning Dutch . In 1948 the place was declared a city. Hurricane Ike devastated the city in 2008.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Davy Arnaud (* 1980), football player
- Clay Buchholz (* 1984), baseball player
Personalities related to the city
- Steve Barton (1954-2001), musical performer and actor; grew up in Nederland
- Chris Stroud (* 1982), golfer
- Kendrick Perkins (born 1984), basketball player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2015 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
- http://www.ci.nederland.tx.us
- Nederland in the Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
- Statistics Nederland, Tx (Engl.)
Coordinates: 29 ° 58 ′ N , 94 ° 0 ′ W