Port Lavaca, Texas

Port Lavaca, Texas
Downtown Port Lavaca
Downtown Port Lavaca
Nickname(s): 
Port of the Cow,
Paradise on the Bay
Location of Port Lavaca, Texas
Location of Port Lavaca, Texas
Coordinates: 28°37′05″N 96°37′40″W / 28.61806°N 96.62778°W / 28.61806; -96.62778
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCalhoun
Area
 • Total14.11 sq mi (36.54 km2)
 • Land10.15 sq mi (26.29 km2)
 • Water3.96 sq mi (10.25 km2)
Elevation16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11,557
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
11,259
 • Density820/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77979
Area code361
FIPS code48-58916[4]
GNIS feature ID2411464[2]
Websitewww.portlavaca.org

Port Lavaca (/ləˈvɑːkə/ lə-VAH-kə) is a city in Calhoun County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 12,248 at the 2010 census[5] and 11,557 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County[6] and part of the Port Lavaca, Texas micropolitan statistical area. Port Lavaca is 130 miles (210 km) southwest of Houston.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Lavaca, Texas
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Port Lavaca city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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