League City, Texas
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Location of League City, Texas |
League City is in
Galveston County in the
U.S. state of
Texas within the
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. As of the
2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 45,444; it was 61,490 in the 2005 census estimate.
League City is home to several water-side resorts that are used by people from nearby
Houston.
League City is located at (29.499797, -95.089784). This is 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Houston, and the same distance northwest of
Galveston.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 135.6
km² (52.3
mi²). 132.7 km² (51.2 mi²) of it is land and 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (2.12%) is water.
League City was settled at the former site of a
Karankawa Indian village. Three families, the Butlers, Cowarts, and Perkins, are considered to be founding families of the city. The Cowart family settled on a creek now called Cowart's Creek after them (now often called "Coward's Creek"). The Perkins family built on a creek notably lined with
magnolia trees, and named it Magnolia Bayou. The Butler family settled inland.
The first resident of the town proper, George W. Butler, arrived from
Louisiana in
1873 and settled at the junction of
Clear Creek and Chigger Bayou. The area was known as Butler's Ranch or Clear Creek until J. C. League acquired the land from a man named Muldoon on his entering the priesthood. League laid out his town site on Galveston, Houston, and Henderson Railroad, already established in the area. This began a small feud over the name, as Butler was the postmaster. The name was changed several times, alternating between Clear Creek and the new League City. In the end, League City was chosen.
In
1907, League had two railroad flatcars of
live oak trees left by the railroad tracks. These were for the residents to plant on their property. Butler and his son Milby supervised the planting of these trees, now known as the Butler Oaks. Many of them line Main Street to this day.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 45,444 people, 16,189 households, and 12,465 families residing in the city. The
population density was 342.4/km² (886.9/mi²). There were 17,280 housing units at an average density of 130.2/km² (337.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.99%
White, 5.09%
African American, 0.37%
Native American, 3.17%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 5.29% from
other races, and 2.04% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 13.49% of the population.
There were 16,189 households out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were
married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $67,838, and the median income for a family was $72,760. Males had a median income of $52,366 versus $34,301 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $27,170. About 3.6% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Clear Creek Independent School District is based in League City, and serves pupils in the Harris County portion and most of the Galveston County portion. Most pupils in League City attend schools in Clear Creek ISD. Some in Galveston County attend school in
Dickinson ISD and
Santa Fe ISD.
Clear Creek High School, of Clear Creek ISD, is located in League City.
The CCISD portion of League City is served by the
San Jacinto College.The DISD and SFISD portions are served by the
College of the Mainland.
The Helen Hall Library [
1] serves the city. The small Harris County portion is also served by the
Harris County Public Library system.
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City of League City
