| City of La Marque | |
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| — City — | |
| The La Marque water tower | |
| Location of La Marque, Texas | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Galveston |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.3 sq mi (36.9 km2) |
| • Land | 14.2 sq mi (36.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,509 |
| • Density | 962.0/sq mi (371.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77568 |
| Area code(s) | 409 |
| FIPS code | 48-41116[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1377749[2] |
La Marque (formerly Lamarque) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 14,509. Located in Galveston County near oil fields, it is the hometown of Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Robin Armstrong.
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In the 2000s, rising real estate costs in Galveston forced many families to move to other areas, including La Marque. This meant an influx of children from the Galveston Independent School District into other school districts.[3]
La Marque is located at (29.366684, -94.973922).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.3 square miles (37 km2), of which, 14.2 square miles (37 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.28%) is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 13,682 people, 5,237 households, and 3,713 families residing in the city. The population density was 962.0 people per square mile (371.5/km2). There were 5,732 housing units at an average density of 403.0 per square mile (155.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 55.84% White, 34.69% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.21% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.43% of the population.
There were 5,237 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,841, and the median income for a family was $39,081. Males had a median income of $32,099 versus $27,292 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,518. About 13.5% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
The United States Postal Service La Marque Post Office is located at 509 Laurel Street.[5]
Most of the city is served by La Marque Independent School District. La Marque High School serves that portion.
Small portions of La Marque are served by the Dickinson Independent School District, Hitchcock Independent School District, and the Santa Fe Independent School District.
All of La Marque is served by the College of the Mainland.
The city owns the La Marque Public Library, which is located at 1101 Bayou Road.[6]
Greyhound Bus Lines operates the Texas City La Marque Station at McKown Air Conditioning in nearby Texas City.[7]
The Galveston County Department of Parks and Senior Services operates the Wayne Johnson III Community Center at Carbide Park.[8]
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