Port Arthur (Texas)
| Port Arthur | |
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 Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Jefferson County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 53 ′ N , 93 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 53,818 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 250.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 372.3 km 2 (approx. 144 mi 2 ) of which 214.8 km 2 (approx. 83 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 2 m |
| Postcodes : | 77640-77643 |
| Area code : | +1 409 |
| FIPS : | 48-58820 |
| GNIS ID : | 1384151 |
| Website : | www.portarthur.net |
| Mayor : | Deloris "Bobbie" Prince |
Port Arthur is a city in South Texas on the border with Louisiana .
Port Arthur is on the west bank of Sabine Lake . The Rainbow Bridge over the Neches River connects Port Arthur with Bridge City.
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is separated from Sabine Lake by the man-made Pleasure Island, near the city. The waterway and island were built by the Corps of Engineers between 1899 and 1908 .
Port Arthur is connected to the Gulf of Mexico via Sabine Lake . The city has several oil refineries and is an important center of oil processing .
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 900 | - | |
| 1910 | 7663 | 751.4% | |
| 1920 | 22,251 | 190.4% | |
| 1930 | 50.902 | 128.8% | |
| 1940 | 46.140 | -9.4% | |
| 1950 | 57,530 | 24.7% | |
| 1960 | 66,676 | 15.9% | |
| 1970 | 57,371 | -14% | |
| 1980 | 61.195 | 6.7% | |
| 1990 | 58,551 | -4.3% | |
| 2000 | 57,755 | -1.4% | |
| 2010 | 53,818 | -6.8% | |
| 1900-2000, 2010 | |||
climate
Port Arthur has a subtropical climate with mild winters and hot and humid summers. The region is at risk from hurricanes . In September 2005, Port Arthur suffered severe damage from Hurricane Rita .
sons and daughters of the town
- Amy Acuff (* 1975), high jumper
- Jonathan Babineaux (born 1981), American football player
- GW Bailey (born 1944), actor
- Zachary Breaux (1960-1997), jazz guitarist
- Bun B (* 1973), rapper ( UGK )
- CJ Chenier (born 1957), musician
- Jamaal Charles (born 1986), American football player
- Ted Dunbar (1937–1998), jazz guitarist
- Stephen Jackson (* 1978), basketball player
- Jimmy Johnson (born 1943), football coach
- Janis Joplin (1943-1970), rock singer
- Evelyn Keyes (1916–2008), actress
- Pimp C (1973-2007), rapper (UGK) and hip-hop producer
- Johnny Preston (1939–2011), rock 'n' roll and rockabilly singer
- Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), artist
- Leah Rhodes (1902–1986), costume designer
- Gloria Scott (born 1946), soul singer
- Ronnie Shields (born 1958), boxer
- Rick Stevens (1940-2017), singer and killer
- Jimmy Wyble (1922-2010), jazz musician
- “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias (1911–1956), athlete and Olympic champion
See also
Web links
Commons : Port Arthur, Texas - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Port Arthur in the Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
- Statistics on Port Arthur, TX (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2016 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
