Editing Shoreacres, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Shoreacres, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| image_map                = Harris County Texas incorporated and unincorporated areas Shoreacres highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location in [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] and the state of [[Texas]]
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers]], [[Harris County, Texas|Harris]]
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| area_total_km2           = 2.49
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 1566
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| postal_code              = 77571
| area_code                = [[Area code 281|281]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-67688<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              = 2411892<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411892}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.cityofshoreacres.us}}
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'''Shoreacres''' is a city located in [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]] alongside <!--[[Texas State Highway 99|State Highway 99]]/-->[[Texas State Highway 146|State Highway 146]]. Established with a mayor-alderman form of city government, it was incorporated in 1949.<ref>[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjs16 TSHA Online - Texas State Historical Association<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The population was 1,566 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Shoreacres city, Texas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:ShoreacresTXMap.gif|thumb|left|Map of Shoreacres]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.4|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 5.86%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shoreacres city, Texas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Isaiah P. Walker House.jpg|thumb|200px|Isaiah P. Walker House on the National Register of Historic Places]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 183
|1960= 518
|1970= 1872
|1980= 1260
|1990= 1316
|2000= 1488
|2010= 1493
|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=1566}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Shoreacres racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4867688&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |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>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><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)
|1,113
|71.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|27
|1.72%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|15
|0.96%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|16
|1.02%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|10
|0.64%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|54
|3.45%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|331
|21.14%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,566'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,566 people, 570 households, and 366 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,488 people, 559 households, and 455 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,656.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 594 housing units at an average density of {{convert|661.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.01% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.94% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.66% of the population.

There were 559 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $71,985, and the median income for a family was $75,941. Males had a median income of $51,523 versus $31,389 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $29,370. About 1.1% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
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Shoreacres is within the [[La Porte Independent School District]] and is zoned to:<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4867688_shoreacres/DC10BLK_P4867688_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Shoreacres city, TX]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on March 30, 2019. [http://www.cityofshoreacres.us/images/Aerial-full.jpg Aerial view].</ref> Bayshore Elementary School, La Porte Junior High School,<ref>"[https://www.lpisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=215189&type=d&pREC_ID=1024202 Attendance Zones]." [[La Porte Independent School District]]. Retrieved on March 30, 2019.</ref> and [[La Porte High School (Texas)|La Porte High School]].

Residents of La Porte ISD (and therefore Shoreacres) are zoned to [[San Jacinto College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.197. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.].</ref>

==Government==
Shoreacres is governed by a five-member city council under the city manager form of government as adopted under ORDINANCE No. 2017-266 that was approved by city council June 12, 2017. Council members serve staggered two-year terms.

The city provides police, recycling, parks, planning, zoning, floodplain management, and building code inspections among its services. The city provides fire, sanitation, and emergency medical services by contract.

[[Harris Health System]] (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Strawberry Health Center in [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]] for ZIP code 77571. The nearest public hospital is [[Ben Taub General Hospital]] in the [[Texas Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|title=Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code|publisher=[[Harris County Hospital District]]|date=2001-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011119141023/http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|accessdate=2021-04-08|archive-date=2001-11-19}} - See ZIP code 77571. [https://www.harrishealth.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/community-assessment/pregnancy-birth-data/2012/infant-mortality-rate-2012.pdf See this map for relevant ZIP code].</ref>

==Effects of Hurricane Ike, 2008==
{{See also|Effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas}}
On September 13, [[Hurricane Ike]] made landfall near [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]],<ref name="IBlast">{{cite web|title=Ike blasts Texas coast, floods homes, cuts power |author=Juan A. Lozano & Chris Duncan, Associated Press Writers |publisher=Yahoo! NEWS |date=2008-09-13 |access-date=2008-09-13 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ike |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916230056/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ike |archive-date=September 16, 2008 }}</ref>  with 88 percent of the homes in Shoreacres suffering flood damage.<ref name="Snyder">Snyder, Mike [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6109463.html Tiny Shoreacres bares big burden Two months after it was hit hard by the storm, the small coastal village in the 'shadow of La Porte' is still in ruins, with 88% of homes and half of its people gone], [[Houston Chronicle]], November 12, 2008, retrieved Nov. 13, 2008</ref>  No local deaths were reported.<ref name="Snyder" />

==Transportation==
[[Harris County Transit]] operates public transportation.<ref>"[http://www.harriscountytransit.com/docs/Laporte_Seabrook.pdf Clear Lake/La Porte/Seabrook 5]." [[Harris County Transit]]. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
[[History of the Galveston Bay Area]]

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.cityofshoreacres.us City of Shoreacres official website]
*{{Handbook of Texas|id=hjs16|name=Shoreacres, Texas}}
* {{Gnis|1347090|Shoreacres, Texas}}

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