The Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area is a three-county region in
Southeast Texas
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. The metropolitan area shares borders with the
Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area to the west and the
Lake Charles metropolitan area in the
U.S. state of
Louisiana
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to the east. The area is also known as the Golden Triangle. The "golden" refers to the wealth that came from the
Spindletop oil strike near Beaumont in 1901, and "triangle" refers to the area between the cities of
Beaumont,
Port Arthur, and
Orange.
According to the
2000 census, it had a population of 385,090 (though the 2010 census placed the population at 388,745).
Newton County was added to the metropolitan area in the February, 2013 delineation (OMB Bulletin 13–01); the addition of Newton County increased the 2010 population by 14,445. At the
2020 census, the metropolitan area's population increased to 397,565, becoming the
139th most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S.
Counties
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Hardin
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Jefferson
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Orange
Communities
Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants
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Beaumont (principal city)
Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
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Port Arthur (principal city)
Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants
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Orange
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Nederland
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Groves
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Port Neches
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Vidor
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Lumberton
Places with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants
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Bevil Oaks
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Bridge City
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Central Gardens (
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
)
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China
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Kountze
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Mauriceville (census-designated place)
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Nome
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Pine Forest
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Pinehurst
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Pinewood Estates (census-designated place)
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Rose City
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Rose Hill Acres
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Silsbee
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Sour Lake
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Taylor Landing
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West Orange
Unincorporated places
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Batson
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Fannett
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Forest Heights
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Hamshire
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Honey Island
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LaBelle
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Little Cypress
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Orangefield
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Saratoga
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Thicket
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Village Mills
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Votaw
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Wildwood
Demographics
In 2000, the metropolitan area's population was 385,090. According to the
2020 U.S. census,
there were 397,565 people, 150,085 households, 101,240 families, and 169,646 housing units within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 56.31%
White
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(non-Hispanic White 52.3%), 23.86%
African American
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, 2.09%
Native American, 2.88%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander
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, 8.09% from
other races, and 2.83% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 17.51% of the population.
See also
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List of Texas metropolitan areas
The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Some metropolitan areas contain metro ...
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United States metropolitan area
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List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population
References
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Metropolitan areas of Texas