City of La Marque | |
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Coordinates: 29°22′0″N 94°58′26″W / 29.36667°N 94.97389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Galveston |
Area | |
• Total | 14.28 sq mi (36.98 km2) |
• Land | 13.75 sq mi (35.62 km2) |
• Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.36 km2) |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,030 |
• Density | 1,259.20/sq mi (486.16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 77568 |
Area code | 409 |
FIPS code | 48-41116[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1377749[3] |
Website | http://www.ci.la-marque.tx.us/ |
La Marque (/lə ˈmɑːrk/ lə MARK) is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States, south of Houston. The city population in 2020 was 18,030. La Marque experienced considerable growth in the 1950s, during which the city provided a general administrative and trades and crafts workforce helping to support the petrochemical complex in adjoining Texas City. It is the hometown of U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Norman Bulaich.