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词条 Shoreacres, Texas
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Demographics

  3. Education

  4. Transportation

  5. Government

  6. Effects of Hurricane Ike, 2008

  7. See also

  8. References

  9. External links

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}}Shoreacres is a city located in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas alongside State Highway 146. Established with a mayor-alderman form of city government, it was incorporated in 1949.[3] The population was 1,493 at the 2010 census.[4]

Geography

Shoreacres is located at {{Coord|29|37|13|N|95|1|0|W|type:city}} (29.620395, -95.016710).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|2.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.4|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 5.86%, is water.[6]

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1950= 183
|1960= 518
|1970= 1872
|1980= 1260
|1990= 1316
|2000= 1488
|2010= 1493
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1600
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,488 people, 559 households, and 455 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,656.1 people per square mile (638.4/km²). There were 594 housing units at an average density of 661.1 per square mile (254.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.15% White, 1.01% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.96% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.66% of the population.

There were 559 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $71,985, and the median income for a family was $75,941. Males had a median income of $51,523 versus $31,389 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,370. About 1.1% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Shoreacres is within the La Porte Independent School District and is zoned to:[9] Bayshore Elementary School, La Porte Junior High School,[10] and La Porte High School.

Transportation

Harris County Transit operates public transportation.[11]

Government

Shoreacres is governed by a five-member City Council under the city manager form of government as adopted under ORDINANCE No. 2017-266 that was approved by city council June 12, 2017. The current City Manager is Troy D. Harrison, Sr.. The current Mayor is David Jennings (term ends 2020). Council consists of five at-large Alderpersons including Mayor Pro-Tempore Ricky Bowles (term ends 2020), Karen Harris (term ends 2019), Jerome McKown (term ends 2019), Neil Moyer (term ends 2020) and Felicia Ramos (term ends 2019). Council members serve staggered two-year terms.

The city provides police, recycling, parks, planning, zoning, floodplain management, and building code inspections among its services. The city provides fire, sanitation, and emergency medical services by contract.

Effects of Hurricane Ike, 2008

{{See also|Effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas}}

On September 13, Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston.[12] 88 percent of the homes in Shoreacres suffered flood damage.[13] No local deaths were reported.[13]

See also

{{Portal|Houston}}History of the Galveston Bay Area

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
3. ^TSHA Online - Texas State Historical Association
4. ^{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Shoreacres city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 15, 2012}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
6. ^{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shoreacres city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 15, 2012}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=}}
9. ^"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4867688_shoreacres/DC10BLK_P4867688_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Shoreacres city, TX]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 30, 2019. Aerial view.
10. ^"[https://www.lpisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=215189&type=d&pREC_ID=1024202 Attendance Zones]." La Porte Independent School District. Retrieved on March 30, 2019.
11. ^"Clear Lake/La Porte/Seabrook 5." Harris County Transit. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.
12. ^{{cite web|title=Ike blasts Texas coast, floods homes, cuts power |author=Juan A. Lozano & Chris Duncan, Associated Press Writers |publisher=Yahoo! NEWS |date=2008-09-13 |accessdate=2008-09-13 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ike |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916230056/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ike |archivedate=September 16, 2008 }}
13. ^Snyder, Mike Tiny Shoreacres bares big burden Two months after it was hit hard by the storm, the small coastal village in the 'shadow of La Porte' is still in ruins, with 88% of homes and half of its people gone, Houston Chronicle, November 12, 2008, retrieved Nov. 13, 2008

External links

  • City of Shoreacres official website
  • {{Handbook of Texas|id=hjs16|name=Shoreacres, Texas}}
  • {{Gnis|1347090|Shoreacres, Texas}}
{{Galveston Bay Area}}{{Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA}}{{Chambers County, Texas}}{{Harris County, Texas}}

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