Sealy, Texas

Sealy, Texas
City
Official seal of Sealy, Texas
Motto: 
A History of Excellence. A Future of Progress.
Location of Sealy, Texas
Location of Sealy, Texas
Coordinates: 29°46′27″N 96°9′27″W / 29.77417°N 96.15750°W / 29.77417; -96.15750
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAustin
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager[1]
 • MayorCarolyn Bilski[1]
 • State RepresentativeLeighton Schubert[2]
 • State SenatorLois Kolkhorst (R)[3]
 • U.S. HouseMichael McCaul (R)[4]
Area
 • Total11.71 sq mi (30.32 km2)
 • Land11.56 sq mi (29.95 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
Elevation
200 ft (61 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,839
 • Density557.37/sq mi (215.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77474
Area code979
FIPS code48-66464[6]
GNIS feature ID1346849[7]
Websitewww.ci.sealy.tx.us

Sealy is a city in Austin County in southeastern Texas, United States. The population was 6,839 at the 2020 census.[8] Sealy is located 49 miles (79 km) west of the downtown Houston area, on the most eastern part of the Texas-German belt region, an area settled by German emigrants.[9]

  1. ^ a b "City Council". City of Sealy, Texas. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Texas House of Representatives : Representative Schubert, Leighton". house.texas.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "District 18". www.senate.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on February 2, 1998. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Congressman Michael McCaul : Communities". mccaul.house.gov. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sealy city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "TSHA | Germans". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 28, 2021.