Tiki Island, Texas

Tiki Island, Texas
Village
Location of Tiki Island, Texas
Coordinates: 29°17′56″N 94°54′52″W / 29.29889°N 94.91444°W / 29.29889; -94.91444Coordinates: 29°17′56″N 94°54′52″W / 29.29889°N 94.91444°W / 29.29889; -94.91444
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Galveston
Government
• Mayor	Goldie Telcheck[1]
Area
• Total	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
• Land	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	968
• Density	700/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	77554
Area code(s)	409
FIPS code	48-72989[2]
GNIS feature ID	1388537[3]
Website	http://www.villageoftikiisland.org/

Tiki Island is a village in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 968 at the 2010 census.^[4]

History and government

Tiki Island was incorporated as a village on August 30, 1982.^[1] It has a full-time police department and volunteer fire department. Lacking its own post office, mail delivery is the responsibility of the nearby Galveston post office.^{[5] [6]}

Tiki Island City Hall

Tiki Island police station & fire department

Geography

Map of Tiki Island

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which 0.50 square miles (1.3 km²) is land and 0.89 square miles (2.3 km²), or 64.41%, is water.^[7]

The street names have a Polynesian theme: Bamboo, Castaway, Bora Bora, Coconut, Copra, Diamond Head, Easterly, Hawaii, Kona, Lanai, Leilani, Lotus, Majuro, Mango, Maui, Moorea, Oahu, Outrigger, Palmetto, Papeete, Paradise, Port O'Call, Tahiti, and Wahini.^[8]

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,016 people, 482 households, and 349 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,567.7 people per square mile (603.5/km²). There were 746 housing units at an average density of 1,151.1 per square mile (443.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.26% White, 0.30% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.98% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.64% of the population.

There were 482 households out of which 13.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 1.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.40.

In the village, the population was spread out with 10.8% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 49.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 109.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $88,891, and the median income for a family was $93,129. Males had a median income of $69,792 versus $35,333 for females. The per capita income for the village was $54,611. About 0.8% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

The eastern half of Tiki Island is zoned to the Texas City Independent School District (TCISD). The western half is zoned to the Hitchcock Independent School District (HISD).^[11]

On December 02, 2015, Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Michael Williams announced that TCISD would absorb La Marque Independent School District (LMISD), which previously served the eastern half of Tiki Island, effective July 1, 2016.^[12][11]

All of Tiki Island is served by the College of the Mainland.

References

External links

• Village of Tiki Island official website
• Tiki Island, Texas - Handbook of Texas Online article