Magnolia Beach is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

and

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 counte ...

(CDP) in Calhoun County,

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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 217. It is located along the waterfront of

Lavaca Bay Lavaca Bay () is a northwestern extension of the Matagorda Bay system found mostly in Calhoun County, Texas, Calhoun County, Texas, United States. The ports of Port Lavaca, Texas, Port Lavaca and Point Comfort, Texas, Point Comfort have been esta ...

, southeast of Alamo Beach. The community 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

The settlement's history dates back to the late 19th century. The word Magnolia was added to the beach name to suggest the beauty of the setting since magnolias grow locally. Today, Magnolia Beach is a lightly populated, but developing bay front community.

Demographics

Magnolia 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. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

in the 2020 U.S. Census.

2020 census

Education

The

Calhoun County Independent School District Calhoun County Independent School District is a public school district based in Port Lavaca, Texas (USA). Its boundary is that of Calhoun County. History The district was formed in July 1948 with the consolidation of the Seadrift, Olivia, Si ...

(CCISD) provides public education in the Magnolia Beach community.

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Unincorporated communities in Calhoun County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Victoria, Texas metropolitan area Census-designated places in Calhoun County, Texas Census-designated places in Texas {{CalhounCountyTX-geo-stub