Port Alto is an
unincorporated community
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in
Calhoun County,
Texas
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, United States.
According to the
Handbook of Texas
The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the ...
, the community had a population of 45 in 2000. 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.
Geography
Port Alto is located at the intersection of
Texas State Highway Spur 159 and
Farm to Market Road 307 on the western shore of
Carancahua Bay, east of
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, southwest of
Palacios, and northwest of
Port Lavaca in northeastern Calhoun County.
Education
Port Alto is served by 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 ...
.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Calhoun County, Texas
Victoria, Texas metropolitan area
Unincorporated communities in Texas