Shoreacres is a city located in
Harris County in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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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

According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.86%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 1,566 people, 570 households, and 366 families residing in the city.
As of the
census
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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%
White
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, 1.01%
African American
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, 0.07%
Native American, 0.94%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander
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, 2.96% from
other races, and 0.81% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino 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
married couples
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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
per capita income
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for the city was $29,370. About 1.1% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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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 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
San Jacinto College.
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. 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.
Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Strawberry Health Center in
Pasadena for ZIP code 77571. The nearest public hospital is
Ben Taub General Hospital in the
Texas Medical Center.
Effects of Hurricane Ike, 2008
On September 13,
Hurricane Ike
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made landfall near
Galveston
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,
with 88 percent of the homes in Shoreacres suffering 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
Houston Chronicle
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, November 12, 2008, retrieved Nov. 13, 2008 No local deaths were reported.
Transportation
Harris County Transit operates public transportation.
[Clear Lake/La Porte/Seabrook 5]
" Harris County Transit. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.
See also
History of the Galveston Bay Area
References
External links
City of Shoreacres official website*
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Cities in Chambers County, Texas
Cities in Harris County, Texas
Cities in Texas
Greater Houston
Galveston Bay Area
Populated coastal places in Texas