Clear Lake Shores, Texas

Clear Lake Shores is a city in Galveston County, Texas within the Houston•Sugar Land•Baytown metropolitan area. Clear Lake Shores is regarded as "The Yachting Capital of Texas" as the City has more boat slips than people. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 1,205.

History

During the oil boom years of the 1920s developers began to sell properties around Clear Lake as waterfront recreational retreats. The new development was named "Clear Lake Shores." Though initially successful the Great Depression halted most of the area's growth.^[3]

After World War II the area began to redevelop with increasing numbers of permanent residents (as opposed to simply weekend residents). The town incorporated in 1962 and has since continued to be primarily a residential with a small, tourism-focused business community.

In September 2008, the eye of Hurricane Ike hit and destroyed many homes. ^[4]

Geography

Clear Lake Shores is located at 29°32′47″N 95°1′57″W / 29.54639°N 95.0325°W (29.546493, -95.032605)^[5] and is part of the Clear Lake Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (27.69%) is water.

All Clear Lake Shores addresses share the "77565" zip code with the City of Kemah.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,205 people, 590 households, and 338 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,581.9 people per square mile (989.9/km²). There were 661 housing units at an average density of 1,416.3/sq mi (543.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.85% White, 0.33% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 1.00% from other races, and 2.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.32% of the population.

There were 590 households out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.60.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.7% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 40.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $67,500, and the median income for a family was $86,450. Males had a median income of $65,375 versus $41,563 for females. The per capita income for the city was $41,347. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Clear Lake Shores is served by the Clear Creek Independent School District. The community is within the Board of Trustee District 1,^[6] represented by Robert Allan Davee as of 2008.^[7]

Pupils are zoned to Stewart Elementary School (formerly Kemah Elementary School) in unincorporated Galveston County^[8], League City Intermediate School in League City^[9], and Clear Creek High School in League City.^[10] Residents are zoned to the College of the Mainland, a community college in Texas City.^[11][12]

See also

• Clear Lake (region)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ Jasinski, Laurie E.: Clear Lake Shores, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online Texas State Historical Association.
4. ^ "News briefs." Houston Chronicle. Tuesday April 23, 1991. A14.
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
6. ^ District 1 Map. Clear Creek Independent School District. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
7. ^ "School Board Members: Bios and Contact Information." Clear Creek Independent School District. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
8. ^ "Stewart Elementary School Boundary." Clear Creek Independent School District. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
9. ^ "League City Intermediate School Boundary." Clear Creek Independent School District. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
10. ^ "Clear Creek High School Boundary." Clear Creek Independent School District. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
11. ^ Texas Education Code, Section 130.174, "College of the Mainland District Service Area".
12. ^ "Welcome to College of the Mainland." College of the Mainland. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.

The Clear Lake Shores Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 8 to noon; featuring over 35 food vendors with fresh wholesome produce, baked good, fish, shrimp and ready to eat foods. See the website for more information: http://sites.google.com/site/farmersmarketatcls/Home

External links

• Clear Lake Shores
• Handbook of Texas Online article

Categories: Cities in Texas | Galveston County, Texas | Greater Houston