Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area

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Beaumont–Port Arthur

Common name: Golden Triangle
Largest city Other cities	Beaumont  - Port Arthur
Population	Ranked 126th in the U.S.
- Total	383,443 (2004 est.)
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State(s)	Texas
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The Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area is defined by the United States Census Bureau as a three-county region in Southeast Texas, east of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The area is also known as the Golden Triangle centering on the city of Beaumont and its smaller neighbor, Port Arthur. The "golden" refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop oil strike near Beaumont in 1901, and "triangle" refers to the area between the cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange. According to the 2000 Census, it has a population of 385,090 (though a July 1, 2004 estimate placed the population at 383,443).

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Counties 3 Cities and towns 3.1 Cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants 3.2 Cities and towns with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants 3.3 Cities and towns with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants 4 See also

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 385,090 people, 142,327 households, 101,240 families, and 156,697 housing units in the metro area.

The racial makeup of the metro area was 68.22% White, 24.80% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 2.09% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.13% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. 8.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

[edit] Counties

• Hardin
• Jefferson
• Orange

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants

• Beaumont
• Port Arthur

[edit] Cities and towns with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

• Orange
• Nederland
• Groves
• Port Neches
• Vidor

[edit] Cities and towns with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

• Bevil Oaks
• Bridge City
• Central Gardens
• China
• Fannett
• Kountze
• Little Cypress
• Lumberton
• Mauriceville
• Nome
• Pine Forest
• Pinehurst
• Pinewood Estates
• Rose City
• Rose Hill Acres
• Silsbee
• Sour Lake
• West Orange
• Wildwood

[edit] See also

• List of Texas metropolitan areas
• United States metropolitan area
• List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population

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