Editing Clute, Texas

{{short description|City in Brazoria County, Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name        = City of Clute
| settlement_type      = [[City]]
| nickname             = 
| website              = [http://ci.clute.tx.us/ http://ci.clute.tx.us/]
| image_skyline        = Clute 288 Business.jpg
| imagesize            = 
| image_caption        = [[Texas State Highway 288 Business (Lake Jackson-Bonney)|SH&nbsp;288 Business]] in Clute
| image_map            = TXMap-doton-Clute.PNG
| mapsize              = 250x200px
| map_caption          = Location in the state of [[Texas]]
| image_map1           = Brazoria County Clute.svg
| mapsize1             = 250px
| map_caption1         = 
| subdivision_type     = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1    = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2    = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name     = United States
| subdivision_name1    = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_name2    = [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria]]
| founder              = Soloman J. Clute
| named_for            = 
| government_type      = Council-Manager
| leader_title         = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name          = 
| unit_pref            = Imperial
| area_footnotes       = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi     = 5.69
| area_total_km2       = 14.73
| area_land_sq_mi      = 5.32
| area_land_km2        = 13.78
| area_water_sq_mi     = 0.37
| area_water_km2       = 0.95
| population_as_of      = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US4815436&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48%7C16000US4815436&_street=&_county=clute&_cityTown=clute&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212053050/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US4815436&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48%7C16000US4815436&_street=&_county=clute&_cityTown=clute&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=| url-status=dead| archive-date=2020-02-12| title=US Census Bureau Population Finder: Baytown city, TX| publisher=factfinder.census.gov| access-date=2007-07-01}}</ref>
| population_total      = 10604
| population_density_sq_mi = 2197.78
| population_density_km2 = 848.58
| timezone              = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset            = -6
| timezone_DST          = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST        = -5
| coordinates           = {{coord|29|01|30|N|95|22|50|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_ft         = 10
| elevation_footnotes  = <ref name=gnis/>       
| established_title    = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date     = May 1952
| postal_code_type     = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code          = 77531
| area_code            = [[Area code 979|979]]
| blank_name           = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info           = 48-15652<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name          = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info          = 2409490<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409490}}</ref>
| footnotes            = 
}}

'''Clute''' is a city in [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria County]], [[Texas]], United States, within the [[Houston metropolitan area]]<!--The U.S. OMB considers all of Brazoria County to be in the Houston area-->. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city population was 10,604. The city gained some fame with the discovery of a fossilized [[mammoth]] named Asiel.

==History==
Clute's history began at the junction of the old Calvit and Eagle Island Plantations.<ref name="history">[http://www.ci.clute.tx.us/pages/history-of-clute.php History of Clute]</ref> [[Alexander Calvit]], one of [[Stephen F. Austin]]'s [[Old Three Hundred]], obtained title to the land in 1824.<ref name="history"/> Eagle Island Plantation belonged to [[Jared Groce]], the richest man in Austin's Colony.<ref name="history"/> Calvit's plantation later became the Herndon sugar plantation, owned by John H. Herndon, who married Calvit's only daughter.<ref name="Kleiner">[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfc09 Diana J. Kleiner. The History of Texas Online]</ref>

After the [[American Civil War]], Joseph Pegan, Soloman (or Solomon) J. Clute, and several relatives including George and John Clute, founded a community near the plantation site.<ref name="Kleiner"/> In 1881, the name Clute was adopted when both plantations were bought by Solomon J. Clute.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.traveltex.com/pg/City.aspx?id=dc927d8d-ecc8-40f0-968a-b3b04ef6f530 |title=Texas Travel |access-date=2010-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102175336/http://traveltex.com/pg/City.aspx?id=dc927d8d-ecc8-40f0-968a-b3b04ef6f530 |archive-date=2010-01-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  George was described as, "a little Yankee from New York with a long, white beard."<ref name="history"/> The other founders of Clute have also been described as northerners. The Clutes acquired additional land from Herndon, who put it up for auction in the 1870s.<ref name="Kleiner"/> A deed dated March 17, 1886, transferred ownership from Soloman J. Clute to George Clute for property known as Clute's Place. Soloman Clute administered the community until 1888 or 1889, when it was sold. The Eagle Island Plantation of [[William H. Wharton]] occupied the site of present Restwood Memorial Park.<ref name="Kleiner"/>

In 1933, Clute had only two businesses and a population of ten.<ref name="Kleiner"/> By 1937 the town had a school for white children with two teachers and two schools for black children with one teacher each.<ref name="Kleiner"/> In the early 1940s, Clute began to prosper with the advent of [[Dow Chemical]] and several large construction companies moving into Southern Brazoria County.<ref name="history"/> A post office was established by 1943, and a new grade school was built in the 1950s.

In 1950, Clute had a population of 700 and thirty-six businesses; in 1954 the residents numbered 3,200 and the businesses forty-five.<ref name="Kleiner"/> Clute was incorporated in May 1952 under the name Clute City, with a commission form of government; in 1955 the town changed its name back to Clute and adopted an alderman (city council) form of government.<ref name="Kleiner"/>

[[Brazoswood High School]] opened in Clute in 1969 with grades 9–11. The first class graduated 356 students in May 1971.  Brazoswood won the state championship in football in 1974.<ref>[http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/archives/football/champions.html UIL Football State Champions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212020748/http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/archives/football/champions.html |date=February 12, 2008 }}</ref>

==Mammoth discovery==
In November 2003, a pair of [[mammoth]] tusks were found buried in a [[sand pit]] near [[Brazoswood High School]] by a [[backhoe]] operator.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060630055607/http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=72c155b26a09d97b Jen Sansbury "Dispute could keep Asiel from coming home," Brazosport Facts, March 7, 2006]</ref> They are believed to be remains of the first-dated mammoth discovered on the Texas Gulf Coast.<ref name="ScienceDaily">{{Cite web |title=Team Excavating Mammoth On Gulf Coast |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/02/040211074545.htm |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=ScienceDaily |language=en}}</ref>

The mammoth was judged to be about 38,000 years old, judging from the age of logs recovered near the site, and was considered to be a [[Columbian mammoth]]. These mammoths were slightly larger and less hairy than their famous cousin, the [[woolly mammoth]]. In addition, fossil logs and remains of bison, horse, deer and turtle are present, providing a glimpse of a unique [[Last Glacial Period|Ice Age]] environment buried 35 feet below the surface, said [[Robson Bonnichsen]], director of the Center for the Study of the First Americans.<ref name="ScienceDaily"/>

There is now a restaurant/museum of the same name to honor the discovery.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|5.3|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}  (5.14%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1960= 4501
|1970= 6023
|1980= 9577
|1990= 8910
|2000= 10424
|2010= 11211
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=10604}}}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Clute racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4815652&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,404
|32.1%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,040
|9.81%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|45
|0.42%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|94
|0.89%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|3
|0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|46
|0.43%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|280
|2.64%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|5,692
|53.68%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''10,604'''
|
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 10,604 people, 4,453 households, and 2,854 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 10,424 people, 3,674 households, and 2,564 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,949.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,142 housing units at an average density of {{convert|774.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 64.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.66% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.76% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.96% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 23.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 48.09% of the population.

There were 3,674 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,622, and the median income for a family was $34,638. Males had a median income of $31,574 versus $18,396 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,008. About 16.0% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The public schools in the city are operated by the [[Brazosport Independent School District]]. Schools in Clute include:
* Madge Griffith Elementary School
* T. W. Ogg Elementary School
* Clute Intermediate School
* [[Brazoswood High School]]

The city is also served by [[Brazosport College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brazoriacad.org/uploads/1/2/9/0/12902727/brazosport_college_map.pdf|title=Brazosport College Map|publisher=Brazoria County Appraisal District|access-date=2020-06-18}}</ref> The [[Texas Legislature]] designated the Brazosport ISD as in the Brazosport College zone.<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170.  BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>

The Clute Library is a part of the [[Brazoria County Library System]].

==Culture==
Clute hosts "The Great Texas Mosquito Festival" every July. The festival has been held annually since 1981.  The three-day festival attracts some 18,000 visitors.<ref>{{Cite web| title = THE GREAT TEXAS MOSQUITO FESTIVAL  | year = 2009  | url = http://www.mosquitofestival.com/| access-date =5 January 2010 }}</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Ron Paul]], Clute is where former Rep. Ron Paul currently resides, and is also where his son, Sen. [[Rand Paul]] went to high school

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Clute, Texas}}
* {{official|http://ci.clute.tx.us}}
* [http://bcfas.org Brazosport Center for the Arts & Sciences Website]


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