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Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area
The Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in the Coastal Bend region of Texas, anchored by the city of Victoria. The area is sometimes referred to as the Golden Crescent Region, though this term is sometimes used to refer to a larger area than just these 3 counties. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 111,663 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 115,396). Counties *Calhoun *Goliad *Victoria Communities *Incorporated places **Goliad **Point Comfort ** Port Lavaca ** Seadrift **Victoria (Principal City) *Census-designated places ** Bloomington **Inez *Unincorporated places ** Alamo Beach ** Berclair ** Dacosta ** Fannin ** Guadalupe ** Indianola ** Kamey ** Long Mott ** Magnolia Beach ** McFaddin ** Nursery ** Placedo ** Port O'Connor **Raisin ** Telferner ** Weesatche Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 111,163 people, 40,157 households, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria County, Texas
Victoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 91,319. Its county seat is also named Victoria. Victoria County is included in the Victoria metropolitan statistical area, and comprises the entirety of the Victoria media market in Texas. History Through colonial times Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers, and later Tonkawa, Aranamas, Tamiques, and Karankawa, inhabited the area before the time of European contact. Tawakoni, Lipan Apache, and Comanche were later inhabitants of modern-day Victoria County. In 1685, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle established Fort St. Louis. In 1689, Alonso de Leon named the Guadalupe River in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In 1722, Nuestra Señora de Loreto Presidio and Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga became the first Spanish settlement in Victoria County. In 1824, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Jesús Victoria (the future city of Victoria) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianola, Texas
Indianola is a ghost town located on Matagorda Bay in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. The community, once the county seat of Calhoun County, is a part of the Victoria, Texas, Victoria, Texas metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1875, the city had a population of 5,000, but on September 15 of that year, 1875 Indianola hurricane, a powerful hurricane struck, killing between 150 and 300 and almost destroying the town. Indianola was rebuilt, only to be wiped out on August 19, 1886, by 1886 Indianola hurricane, another intense hurricane followed by a fire. Indianola was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1963, marker number 2642. The site is also home to a statue of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. Indianola is now the site of a small unincorporated area, unincorporated fishing village. History German immigration port of entry Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, representing the Adelsverein, selected Indian Point in December 1844 as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadalupe County, Texas
Guadalupe County (''Local'' , ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 172,706. The county seat is Seguin. The county was founded in 1846 and is named after the Guadalupe River. Guadalupe County is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area. History Indigenous paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers were the first inhabitants of the area, thousands of years before European colonization. Later, historic Indian tribes settled in the area, including Tonkawa, Karankawa, Kickapoo, Lipan Apache, and Comanche. In 1689, Alonso de Leon named the Guadalupe River in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In 1806, French army officer José de la Baume, who later joined the Spanish army, was rewarded for his services to Spain with title to of Texas land, the original El Capote Ranch. The grant was reaffirmed by the Republic of Mexico after it achieved independence. Following Mexico's independence from Spain, Anglo-Americans from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannin, Texas
Fannin is an unincorporated community in eastern Goliad County, Texas, United States. Its elevation is 141 feet (43 m). It is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Fannin is named for James Fannin, who commanded the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution. Recreation Fannin is home to the Coleto Creek Reservoir Coleto Creek Reservoir is a reservoir on Coleto Creek and Perdido Creek located in Fannin, Texas, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Victoria, Texas. The surface of the lake extends into Victoria and Goliad counties. The reservoir was for .... It is a venue for camping, fishing and other outdoor recreation. References Unincorporated communities in Goliad County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Victoria, Texas metropolitan area {{GoliadCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berclair, Texas
Berclair is an unincorporated community in Goliad County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Victoria, Texas Victoria is a city and the county seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 65,534 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The three counties of the Victoria, Texas metropolitan area, Victoria Metropolitan Statis ... Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Berclair was founded in 1889 when the railroad was extended to that point. The town's name is an amalgamation of Bert and Clair Lucas, the names of local ranchers. See also * Berclair Mansion References External linksHandbook of Texas Online Unincorporated communities in Goliad County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Victoria, Texas metropolitan area Populated places established in 1889 {{GoliadCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamo Beach, Texas
Alamo Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 254. It is located just north of the junction of Farm Roads 2717 and 2760, approximately two miles southeast of Port Lavaca and northwest of Magnolia Beach. The community is situated along the waterfront of Lavaca Bay. It is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The settlement was established during the first decade of the twentieth century and had a post office from 1907 to 1915. Education Public education in the community of Alamo Beach is provided by the Calhoun County Independent School District (CCISD). Demographics Alamo Beach first appeared as a census designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inez, Texas
Inez ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP), on Interstate 69/ U.S. Highway 59, fifteen miles northeast of Victoria, near the Jackson County, Texas line in Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,098 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Victoria, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is that of a daughter of a railroad developer. History In the late 17th century, a French colony called Fort Saint Louis existed near Inez as part of the French claim to the area. Later the Spanish built a presidio near the former French site. The community of Inez was originally called "Arenosa" after nearby Arenosa Creek. In 1882, the community founded by Henry Clay Koontz, was renamed upon the arrival of the New York, Texas and Mexican Railway after the daughter of railway president Joseph Telfener.In 1900 the town had a lumberyard, a railway station, a bank, a hotel, and a Wells Fargo office. By 1920 the population reached 200. Geography Inez is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomington, Texas
Bloomington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,459 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Bloomington is located at (28.646639, -96.896556). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2), all land. Demographics Bloomington first appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1960 U.S. Census and as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. Census. 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,082 people, 478 households, and 352 families residing in the CDP. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, 2,562 people, 771 households, and 616 families resided in the CDP. The population density was . There were 921 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 53.08% White, 6.28% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing city (United States), cities, town (United States), towns, and village (United States), villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated area, unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, Edge city, edge cities, colonia (United States), colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement community, retirement communities and their environs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
