Surfside Beach, Texas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Surfside Beach, Texas
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Surfside Beach, Texas.

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Texas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Brazoria

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area_total_km2 = 5.8
area_land_km2 = 4.6
area_water_km2 = 1.2
area_total_sq_mi = 2.2
area_land_sq_mi = 1.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.5

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 763
population_density_km2 = 165.1
population_density_sq_mi = 427.7

timezone = Central (CST)
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timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 2
elevation_ft = 7
latd = 28 |latm = 57 |lats = 8 |latNS = N
longd = 95 |longm = 17 |longs = 4 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 77541
area_code = 979
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blank_info = 48-71384GR|2
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Surfside Beach is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States that is situated on the Gulf of Mexico just west of Galveston Island. The population was 763 at the 2000 census. Its mayor is Larry Davison, owner of the local surf shop Breaker Sports.

Surfside Beach is also the home of United States Congressman Ron Paul.

Geography

Surfside Beach is located at coord|28.952136|-95.284415|type:city_region:US|display=inline,title|format=dms GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.2 km²) of it (20.09%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 763 people, 352 households, and 197 families residing in the city. The population density was 427.7 people per square mile (165.5/km²). There were 879 housing units at an average density of 492.7/sq mi (190.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.66% White, 1.97% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 2.10% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% of the population.There were 352 households out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.68.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 111.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,778, and the median income for a family was $43,333. Males had a median income of $30,556 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,081. About 10.4% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city is served by Brazosport Independent School District.
* O. A. Fleming Elementary School
* Lanier Middle School
* Freeport Intermediate School
* Brazosport High School

The city is also served by Brazosport College.

The city is served by the Brazoria County Library System.

References

External links

* [http://www.surfsidetx.org/ City of Surfside Beach]