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Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce "Home of Big Sails and Big Fish Tales" The secrets out! People from all over Texas are starting to discover our little jewel, nestled in the middle of Texas's Gulf Coast. Don't let the big resort-like look take away from its small town feel though, it is a perfect place to get away from the city bustle and fast traffic hustle. If you do start missing the fast pace of the big cities, Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi are but a couple of hours away. City of Port Lavaca
Port O'Connor Chamber of Commerce Port O'Connor, Texas is the "Best Kept Secret on the Texas Gulf Coast." A real jewel between Galveston and Corpus Christi sporting the finest sportfishing, birding and gulf fun and activities.
Palacios Chamber of Commerce "City by the sea" Relax and enjoy the small town life in Palacios and spend the evening strolling along the lighted seawall. City of Palacios
Matagorda Chamber of Commerce The Matagorda area holds many wonders for anyone with a love for nature and the outdoors.
Calhoun County Texas Website
- County Profile
Calhoun County ISD
Matagorda County Profile
Seadrift Chamber of Commerce Seadrift, Texas, is a shy, quiet little town, hidden in the Gulf Bend, with the proud distinction as the only city on the San Antonio Bay. Seadrift is located in Calhoun County, in Southeast Texas. |
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| | | | Central Texas Gulf Coast Area
 A penninsulia surrounded by Lavaca Bay and Matagorda Bay on the east, San Antonio Bay on the west, and Espiritu Santo Bay to the south; and on the same latitude as central Florida.
Calhoun County
A great place to work, live and play. Calhoun County provides an excellent climate and all the necessary ingredients for productive industrial operations. Some of the area employers in our county are; Alcoa, Formosa Plastics, Dow Chemicals (formerly Union Carbide), Seadrift Coke, B P Chemicals, and Dupont is only 20 miles north in Victoria County. We have the Victoria Barge Canal and the Port of Port Lavaca - Point Comfort, which is one of the busiest ports, and the fastest growing ports in the United States.
The subtropical climate, seaside community location and close-knit community feel, add to the charm and attraction of a family-oriented lifestyle.
The major cities are described below.
|  Port Lavaca Seat of Calhoun County, on a bluff overlooking Lavaca Bay; important center for commercial and pleasure fishing, ranching and agriculture; port facilities and diversified industries. Miles of nearby swimming beaches, abundant bait and tackle shops, boat ramps. Waterfowl hunting during season. Golfers enjoy the challenging course at Hatch Bend Country Club. Wave Newspaper
Alamo Beach, a community two miles southeast of Port Lavaca and just north of the junction of Farm roads 2717 and 2760 in Calhoun County, is bound on the east by Lavaca Bay. A small growing historical bay front community currently under development.
Magnolia Beach is a natural beach fronting Lavaca Bay in central Calhoun County, with camp cottages built for summer visitors. The word Magnolia was added to the beach name to suggest the beauty of the setting since magnolias grow locally. This small village offers bird watching and fishing. Magnolia Beach has waterfront homes and a park. About 300 people call Magnolia Beach home.
Indianola Beach The port of Indianola, on Matagorda Bay in Calhoun County, was founded in August 1846 as Indian Point by Sam Addison Whiteqv and William M. Cook. Indianola is now the site of a small unincorporated fishing village.
Port O'Connor Closely tied to the sea, the town is home port to commercial fishing and shrimp boats, plus charter boats and a fishing pier. A wide variety of sea birds draws birders to this colorful community. Port O'Connor and Port Lavaca real estate is taking off with prices tripling in the last three years.
Seadrift is a shy, quiet little town, hidden in the Gulf Bend, with the proud distinction as the only city on the San Antonio Bay. Seadrift is located in Calhoun County, in Southeast Texas.
Palacios Fishing is the dominant industry, both sport and commercial, along with seafood processing plants. An attractive bayfront park that stretches along Tres Palacios Bay offers palm trees, picnicking facilities, and a spectacular 1.5-mi. railed walkway at water's edge. Other features include a pier with covered pavilion, fishing jetty, and boat ramps.
Matagorda is primarily a getaway for fishermen and for people with weekend homes along the river or nearly deserted broad beach. Matagorda is huge and consists of East Matagorda Bay, West Matagorda Bay and Matagorda Bay - all growing and very economical.
Sargent is located an hour southwest of Houston on the Texas coastline with some of best fishing spots. Real Estate is still under priced and taking shape. Many predict prices will start catching up to Galveston in a couple of years.
Matagorda Island There is no electricity, concession, or drinking water on the island. The island is 38 miles long and is known for its seclusion and untouched natural beauty.
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| | | | Wikipedia's - the Internet's Encyclopedia
Port Lavaca
Palacios
 TexasEscapes.com - a magazine written by Texas
Port Lavaca
Port O'Connor
Palacios
Matagorda
Seadrift
Newspapers
Port Lavaca Wave
Palacios Beacon
Bay City Tribune Matagorda County
Other
Port of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort
MatagordaTexas.com
MatagordaBay.com
SargentTexas.com
As of 2005, Port Lavaca's population is 11,759 people. The median home cost in Port Lavaca is $77,200. Home appreciation the last year has been up 5.33 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Port Lavaca's cost of living is 29.00 % lower than the U.S. average. Port Lavaca public schools spend $5,206 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 15 students per teacher in Port Lavaca.
 Go Local Texas Gulf Coast, is a joint consumer health website project between the Jesse H. Jones Community Health Information Service of the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library and the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Moody Medical Library in partnership with the National Libary of Medicine. By using this resource you will be able to:
- Find up-to-date information about local health resources for 38 counties in the Texas Gulf Coast region, and
- By linking to MedlinePlus, find reliable health information about a number of diseases and conditions.
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| PORT LAVACA
| NATIONAL AVERAGE
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Median Age
Median Household Income
Percentage of Single Households
Percentage of Married Households
Percentage of Households with Children
Average Household Size
Percentage College or Better
Percentage White Collar | 16760
35.9 Years
$38067
39.2%
60.8%
26.2%
2.75 People
13%
43% | 11535
37.47 Years
$42350.95
41.53%
58.46%
24.32%
2.57 People
20.14%
47.14% |
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Average Yearly Utility Cost
Avg. Household Consumer Expenditures
Avg. Household Education Expenditures
Avg. Household Entertainment Expenditures
Avg. Household Transportation Expenditures
Avg. Household Retail Expenditures
Avg. Household Non-retail Expenditures | 71
2735
$34262 Year
$314 Year
$1824 Year
$1250 Year
$15059 Year
$19203 Year | 99.52
3196.27
$41075.28 Year
$450.93 Year
$2207.08 Year
$1563.85 Year
$18600.46 Year
$22474.81 Year | 
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Average Winter Low Temperature
Average Summer High Temperature
Average Summer Low Temperature
Average Annual Precipitation
Air Quality Index
Total Crime Index
Personal Crime Index
Culture Index | 60.7 Degrees
44 Degrees
92.5 Degrees
65.1 Degrees
44.6 Inches
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22.88 Degrees
86.56 Degrees
62.35 Degrees
38.69 Inches
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