Port Bolivar, Texas

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Aerial view of Port Bolivar, Texas, at the end of the Bolivar Peninsula. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway enters Galveston Bay here. Galveston Bay is at left in this photograph. View is to the northeast.

Port Bolivar, Texas, is an unincorporated community located at the end of the Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County, Texas, USA.

As of 1990, Port Bolivar had a population of 1,200. The town is home to the historic Bolivar Lighthouse, which once guided ships entering Galveston Bay.

Ferry service is provided by the Texas Department of Transportation between Port Bolivar and Galveston.

1 Education
2 Community information
3 Postal service
4 External links

[edit] Education

Ball High School

There is one school, Crenshaw Elementary and Middle School, in the area. It is operated by Galveston Independent School District.

Port Bolivar students attend Ball High School in Galveston for high school. Galveston College serves Port Bolivar.

[edit] Community information

The Galveston County Department of Parks and Senior Services operates the Bolivar Community Center at 1802 Madison.^[1]

[edit] Postal service

The United States Postal Service operates the Port Bolivar Post Ofc. at 2500 Broadway Avenue, 77650-0736.

[edit] External links

Port Bolivar, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Galveston County, Texas

County seat: Galveston

Cities	Bayou Vista \| Clear Lake Shores \| Dickinson \| Friendswood‡ \| Galveston \| Hitchcock \| Jamaica Beach \| Kemah \| La Marque \| League City‡ \| Santa Fe \| Seabrook‡ \| Texas City

Village	Tiki Island

CDPs	Bacliff \| Bolivar Peninsula \| San Leon

Unincorporated communities	Algoa \| Caplen \| Crystal Beach \| Gilchrist \| High Island \| Port Bolivar

Footnotes	‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties