Editing Bacliff, Texas (section)

==Geography and climate==
[[Image:MapofBacliff.gif|thumb|Map of the Bacliff CDP]]
Bacliff is a Census class code U5, populated area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://texas.hometownlocator.com/tx/galveston/bacliff.cfm|title=Bacliff, TX Profile: Facts & Data|website=texas.hometownlocator.com|access-date=2021-10-30|archive-date=2017-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621063458/http://texas.hometownlocator.com/tx/galveston/bacliff.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 5.85%, is water.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bacliff CDP, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 10, 2012 |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bacliff is east of [[League City, Texas|League City]],<ref name=Anders>Anders, Helen. "Bacliff's Noah's Ark calls." ''[[Austin American-Statesman]]''. Sunday September 9, 2012. Travel D10. Available on [[LexisNexis]]. Also available on [[ProQuest]] (publisher labeled as "[[McClatchy - Tribune Business News]]") ProQuest document ID 1038454263.</ref> {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of [[Kemah, Texas|Kemah]],<ref>Anonymous. "Texas Outlaw Challenge High-Performance Boat Competition Set." ''[[Entertainment Close - Up]]''. [[Close-Up Media, Inc.]] April 9, 2009. Available at [[ProQuest]], Document ID 818708343.</ref><!--Noah's Ark says 3 mi, Outlaw says south of--> {{convert|16|mi|km}} northeast of [[Galveston]],<ref name=Anders/> and {{convert|36|mi|km}} southeast of [[Downtown Houston]].<ref>Forsyth, John and Meg Tynan. "Try the shrimp creole at Lindy's, but don't expect to get the recipe." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Sunday July 10, 1988. Texas Magazine p. 2. Available at [[NewsBank]], Record Number: 07*10*555820. "Bacliff is 36 miles southeast of Houston on Texas 146."</ref> Most of the area is along the [[Galveston Bay]], east of <!--[[Texas State Highway 99]]/-->[[Texas State Highway 146]].<ref name=Tooheyconsider>Toohey, Mark. "Bacliff, Bayview voters consider incorporation." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Available at [[NewsBank]], Record Number HSC0706250286. "Most of the 3.6 square mile area is east of Texas 146 along Galveston Bay. It has a population of 7,000. "</ref>

The Bacliff, [[San Leon, Texas|San Leon]], and [[Bayview, Galveston County, Texas|Bayview]] communities form the "Bayshore" area.<ref name=Evansfigures>Evans, Thayer. "Crime numbers go down - Figures drop 26.4 percent in unincorporated Galveston County." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Thursday February 3, 2005. ThisWeek p. 1. "Other unincorporated areas are along Texas 6 outside Hitchcock and Santa Fe and in the Bayshore area, which includes Bacliff, Bayview and San Leon." Available at [[NewsBank]] Record Number: 3841079.</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Bacliff, Texas
|single line = Y
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|Jan high F = 62
|Feb high F = 66
|Mar high F = 72
|Apr high F = 77
|May high F = 84
|Jun high F = 89
|Jul high F = 91
|Aug high F = 92
|Sep high F = 88
|Oct high F = 81
|Nov high F = 72
|Dec high F = 65
|Jan low F = 43
|Feb low F = 46
|Mar low F = 53
|Apr low F = 60
|May low F = 67
|Jun low F = 73
|Jul low F = 74
|Aug low F = 74
|Sep low F = 70
|Oct low F = 60
|Nov low F = 52
|Dec low F = 45
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.76
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.91
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.11
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.22
|May precipitation inch = 4.92
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.35
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.78
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.84
|Sep precipitation inch = 7.12
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.93
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.43
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.36
|source 1 = [[Weather.com]]<ref name=climate>{{cite web | url =http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USTX0066?from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared | title =Monthly Averages for Bacliff, TX (English) | access-date =December 8, 2008 | archive-date =May 22, 2011 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110522141105/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USTX0066?from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared | url-status =live }}</ref>
|date=August 2010
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