Baytown, Texas

Harris County Chambers County

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Baytown is a city in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States of America; it is part of the Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown Metropolitan Area.

Geography

The city is located about 20 km north of the east- west trending U.S. Highway 10 in southeast Texas, about 50 km from the Gulf of Mexico is removed and has a total area of 85.9 km ², of which 1.3 km ² water surface are. The distance to Houston in the West is about 45 km.

History

The settlement in the area of present-day Baytown began around 1822. One of the first settlers was Nathaniel Lynch, who built at the confluence of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou. The ferry still exists today in a modernized form and is known as the Lynchburg Ferry.

The economic boom the city received in 1916, when the first oil discoveries were made. The Humble Oil & Refining Company, founded by Ross S. Sterling, built a refinery, which at that time was the largest in the world. Later, Exxon Mobil was the most important oil companies with 10 processing plants in the area. In 1970, the United States Steel a large steel plant near the city, but was closed in 1986 again.

Demographics

According to the census of 2000, there were 66 430 people; were counted 23 483 households, and 17,025 families. The population density was 786 inhabitants per km ². Ethnically, the population itself is composed of 67.87 % White, 13.38 % African American, 0.51 % Native American, 0.98 % Asian, 0.08 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 14.42 % from other ethnic groups; 2.77% were descended from two or more races. 34.24 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 23 483 households 39.2 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.9 % were married couples living together. 14.2% were single mothers and 27.5 % were non-families. 23.0 % of all households were single-person households and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size is 3.32 people.

30.0% of the population were under 18 years old, 11.2 % from 18 to 24, 29.4 % 25-44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.0 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 31 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over 91.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 40,559, and the median income for a family $ 45,346. Males have a median income of $ 38,039 versus $ 25,012 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,641. 15.5 % of the population and 13.0 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 21.9 % have children under the age of 18 and 9.8 % of those 65 or older.

Crime

The crime rate is 322.9 index points; the U.S. national average of 329.7 points. In 2003, there were five murders, 31 rapes, 75 robberies, 153 assaults on persons, 590 burglaries, 2103 thefts and 232 car thefts.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Gary Busey, actor
  • John Hagee, a preacher and televangelist and founder and director of the Cornerstone Church in Texas
  • Renee Zellweger, actress
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