League City, Texas

Galveston County

48-41980

League City is a city in Galveston County and Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located on U.S. Highway 45 in southeast Texas, is in the north east about 8 miles from Galveston Bay, to the southeast about 37 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of ​​135.6 km ², of which 2.9 km ² water surface is.

History

George W. Butler, the founder of the city, the area reached in 1873 and settled at the confluence of Clear Creek with the Chigger Bayou. The place was until 1893 known under the name of Butler 's Ranch or Clear Creek. After that, the place was named after JC League, donated the land for the railroad and the first school.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 45,444 people in 16,189 households and 12,465 families. The population density was 342.4 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 83.99 % White, 5.09 % African American, 0.37 % Native American, 3.17 % Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander residents from the and 5.29 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.04% were of mixed descent, and 13.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 16,189 households, 42.6 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 65.4 % were married couples living together. 8.2% were single mothers and 23.0 % were non-families. 18.4 % of all households were single-person households 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 persons to.

29.4 % of the population were under 18 years old, 6.6 % from 18 to 24, 35.9 % 25-44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.9 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 97.5 males.

The median income for a household was $ 67,838, and the median income for a family $ 72,760. Males have a median income of $ 52,366 versus $ 34,301 for females. The per capita income was $ 27,170. 4.8 % of the population and 3.6 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 4.9 % have children under the age of 18 and 6.0 % of those 65 or older.