Seabrook, Texas

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Seabrook is the most south-eastern city of Harris County, Texas.

Seabrook's closet neighbors include La Porte to the north; Pasadena to the north west; Houston, El Lago and Taylor Lake Village to the west; and League City, Clear Lake Shores and Kemah to the south. Seabrook is bound by Galveston Bay on its east side and Clear Lake to its south.

Clear Lake and Clear Creek separate Harris County from Galveston County. Residents of Seabook pay property tax to both Harris County and the Clear Creek Independent School District located in Galveston County.

As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,443.

Seabrook is well-known among Houston metropolitan residents for it fish markets on Waterfront Dr. where resident shrimpers and fishermen bring in their catch daily. Besides bordering the bay, the city encompasses marshes though which runoff from inland fields drain to the bay. There are eight miles of continuous trails from Hammer St. to Galveston Bay at Pine Gully Park.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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Geography

Image:TXMap-doton-Seabrook.PNG Seabrook is located at 29°34'7" North, 95°1'21" West (29.568506, -95.022626)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.7 km² (21.5 mi²). 14.8 km² (5.7 mi²) of it is land and 40.9 km² (15.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 73.36% water.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 9,443 people, 4,094 households, and 2,386 families residing in the city. The population density was 636.3/km² (1,647.5/mi²). There were 4,536 housing units at an average density of 305.6/km² (791.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.92% White, 2.11% African American, 0.51% Native American, 3.31% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.76% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. 10.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,094 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $54,175, and the median income for a family was $66,815. Males had a median income of $50,322 versus $32,161 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,534. 5.5% of the population and 2.8% of families were below the poverty line. 6.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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