Texas City, Texas | |
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| Motto: "The city that would not die" | |
 Location in Galveston County in the state of Texas | |
  Texas City, Texas  Texas City, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°24′0″N 94°56′2″W / 29.40000°N 94.93389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Galveston |
| Founded | 1830s |
| Incorporated | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Mayor |
| • Mayor | Dedrick D. Johnson, Sr. |
| • City commission | Thelma Bowie Abel Garza, Jr. DeAndre' Knoxson Felix Herrera Dorthea Pointer Jami Clark |
| Area | |
• City | 186.58 sq mi (483.24 km2) |
| • Land | 66.27 sq mi (171.62 km2) |
| • Water | 120.31 sq mi (311.61 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 51,898 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 55,667 |
| • Rank | US: 719th TX: 69th |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (324.4/km2) |
| • Urban | 191,863 (US: 200th) |
| • Urban density | 1,760.5/sq mi (679.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 77510, 77539, 77568, 77590, 77591, 77592 |
| Area code | 409 |
| FIPS code | 48-72392 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1376420[2] |
| Website | texascitytx.gov |
Texas City is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. Located on the southwest shoreline of Galveston Bay, Texas City is a busy deepwater port on Texas's Gulf Coast, as well as a petroleum-refining and petrochemical-manufacturing center. The population was 51,898 at the 2020 census,[3] making it the third-largest city in Galveston County, behind League City and Galveston. It is a part of the Houston metropolitan area. It is notable as the site of a major explosion in 1947 that demolished the port and much of the city.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Texas City, Texas
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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