La Marque, Texas

City of La Marque
Welcome to La Marque
Welcome to La Marque
Location of La Marque, Texas
Location of La Marque, Texas
Coordinates: 29°22′0″N 94°58′26″W / 29.36667°N 94.97389°W / 29.36667; -94.97389
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
Area
 • Total
14.28 sq mi (36.98 km2)
 • Land13.75 sq mi (35.62 km2)
 • Water0.52 sq mi (1.36 km2)
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
18,030
 • Density1,259.20/sq mi (486.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77568
Area code409
FIPS code48-41116[2]
GNIS feature ID1377749[3]
Websitehttp://www.ci.la-marque.tx.us/

La Marque (/lə ˈmɑːrk/ 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.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.