Shoreacres is a city located in Harris County in the

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alongside State Highway 146. Established with a mayor-alderman form of city government, it was incorporated in 1949. The population was 1,566 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Shoreacres is located at (29.620395, –95.016710). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.86%, is water. Isaiah P

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 1,566 people, 570 households, and 366 families residing in the city. As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,488 people, 559 households, and 455 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 594 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.15%

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, 1.01%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.94%

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, 0.07%

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, 2.96% from

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, and 0.81% from two or more races.

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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

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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

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for the city was $29,370. About 1.1% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the

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, 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 La Porte Independent School District is a school district based in La Porte, Texas, United States. The district serves the cities of La Porte, Morgan's Point, and Shoreacres, a small portion of Pasadena Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Ange ...

and is zoned to: Bayshore Elementary School, La Porte Junior High School, and La Porte High School. Residents of La Porte ISD (and therefore Shoreacres) are zoned to

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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), Bo Bunker (term ends 2021), Jerome McKown (term ends 2019), Neil Moyer (term ends 2020) and Felicia Ramos (term ends 2021). 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.

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(formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Strawberry Health Center in

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for ZIP code 77571. The nearest public hospital is

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in the

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Effects of Hurricane Ike, 2008

On September 13,

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made landfall near

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. 88 percent of the homes in Shoreacres suffered flood damage.Snyder, Mik
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

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, November 12, 2008, retrieved Nov. 13, 2008 No local deaths were reported.

Transportation

Harris County Transit The Harris County Transit Services Division is a transportation agency that serves areas of Harris County, Texas that do not have service from Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). The agency, a division of the Harris Coun ...

operates public transportation.Clear Lake/La Porte/Seabrook 5
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. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.

References

External links

City of Shoreacres official website
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