La Porte, Texas
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La Porte, Texas

Administration
Full nameCity of La Porte
Official nameCity of La Porte
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHarris
Geography
Total Area20.0 sq mi (51.8 km2)
Land Area18.9 sq mi (49 km2)
Water Area1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
Elevation200 ft (61 m)
Demography
Total Population31880 (2000)
Density (pop.)649.8/km2 (1683.3/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneCentral (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes77571-77572
Area code281
FIPS code48-41440 
GNIS feature ID1339426 

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La Porte is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Bay Area of the Houston � Sugar Land � Baytown Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 31,880. La Porte is the fourth largest incorporated city in Harris County.

When La Porte celebrated its centennial in 1992, it was the home of Barbours Cut Terminal, operated by the Port of Houston Authority since 1977. 15 years later, The Port of Houston's newest addition, Bayport, was established just South of La Porte. Thus the area around La Porte has served an increasingly important role in international trade since the 1970s.

The area around modern La Porte gained fame early in Texas history as the location of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, which ended the Texas Revolution, establishing the independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. The San Jacinto Monument, in La Porte, commemorates the battle. During the early 1900s, particularly the 1920s and 1930s, La Porte's Sylvan Beach became a nationally known tourist destination attracting some of the nation's most well-known entertainers. As a result of changing economics in the Houston area and beach erosion the tourist business declined while industrial development in the area grew. During World War II and afterward La Porte's economy rapidly re-oriented toward petroleum/petrochemicals and shipping, which developed as the dominant industries in the Pasadena-Baytown area.

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All clear given after chemical release in La Porte - abc13.com Tweet this news
abc13.com---LA PORTE-, -TX- (KTRK) -- A chemical release at a plant in La Porte caused a brief shelter in place on Tuesday morning. A phosgene leak was detected at PPG ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:47:03 GMT+00:00
OMI Industries' Eco-friendly Ecosorb Spray Gel Provides New Ways to Combat ... - Trading Markets (press release) Tweet this news
Trading Markets (press release)---...- IL OMI has manufacturing, warehousing and a research and development facility in -LaPorte-, -TX-; Rising Sun, IN and Ventura, CA, respectively. ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:56:15 GMT+00:00
La Porte teens charged with building chemical bomb - Family Badge Tweet this news
Family Badge---LA PORTE-, -Texas- - Two juveniles were charged Friday with building and deploying homemade explosives, police said. Authorities said the teens filled plastic ... - Date : Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:59:36 GMT+00:00
Mourning a Marine - Dallas Morning News Tweet this news
Dallas Morning News---LA PORTE-, -Texas- - All that stood between the battleship USS Texas and sinking at its permanent berth in the Houston Ship Channel last week were a rag and a ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:41:18 GMT+00:00
Lyondell activates Gulf hurricane preparedness plan - Sify Tweet this news
Sify--The company operates a 268000 barrel per day refinery in Houston and a chemical complex on -La Porte-, -Texas-. (Reporting by Janet McGurty)--- - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:33:59 GMT+00:00
LOCAL AERIE RAISES MORE THAN $22000 FOR FRIEND, NEIGHBORS - The Cypress Times Tweet this news
The Cypress Times---LA PORTE-, TX -- Raising money is not an easy task given the country's current economic climate, but the members of Bayshore Aerie #2753 in -La Porte-, -Texas-, ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:02:32 GMT+00:00
Air Liquide starts work on Texas steam reformer - Hydrogen Journal Tweet this news
Hydrogen Journal--- Air Liquide has started work on construction of a steam methane reformer to make hydrogen, at -La Porte-, -Texas-. The unit is developed and operated by Air ... - Date : Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:05:29 GMT+00:00
Benito Pantoja shot dead for stealing a tip jar in Houston, Texas - Oye! Times (blog) Tweet this news
Oye! Times (blog)--The fatal shooting of a robbery suspect at 8300 -La Porte- Road about 2:45 am on Saturday (June 5) will be referred to a Harris County grand jury. ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:13:07 GMT+00:00
Students Tried to Sell 'Jell-O Shots' - MyFox Houston Tweet this news
MyFox Houston---LA PORTE-, -Texas- - Several students have been suspended from a La Porte middle school following accusations that they tried to sell gelatin shots that may ... - Date : Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:51:02 GMT+00:00
New Bullritos Opens, Hosts "Charit-a-Bull" Event - QSR magazine Tweet this news
QSR magazine--After opening its first location in -La Porte-, -Texas-, in 2008, Bullritos is opening its sixth location in Houston. The chain, founded by Gringo's owner, ... - Date : Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:10:04 GMT+00:00


Galveston Bay Area

Large citiesBaytown * Pasadena
Other citiesAnahuac * Beach City * Clear Lake Shores * Dickinson * El Lago * Deer Park * Friendswood * Kemah * La Marque * La Porte * League City * Nassau Bay * Morgan's Point * Seabrook * Shoreacres * Taylor Lake Village * Texas City * Webster
CDPs and non-
municipalities
Bacliff * Bayview * Clear Lake City (part of Houston/Pasadena) * Double Bayou * San Leon * Smith Point
CountiesChambers * Galveston * Harris
SubregionsPasadena/Baytown * Clear Lake Area * Texas City/La Marque * Chambers County
Bodies of
water
Armand Bayou * Cedar Bayou * Clear Creek * Clear Lake * Dickinson Bay * Galveston Bay * Lake Anahuac * Moses Lake * San Jacinto River * Taylor Lake * Trinity Bay * Trinity River
Major portsBarbours Cut * Bayport * Texas City
Nature
preserves
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge * Armand Bayou Nature Center * Baytown Nature Center * Pine Gully Park * Texas City Prairie Preserve

Municipalities and communities of Harris County, Texas

County seat: Houston
CitiesBaytown � * Bellaire * Bunker Hill Village * Deer Park * El Lago * Friendswood � * Galena Park * Hedwig Village * Hilshire Village * Houston � * Humble * Hunters Creek Village * Jacinto City * Jersey Village * Katy � * La Porte * League City � * Missouri City � * Morgan's Point * Nassau Bay * Pasadena * Pearland � * Piney Point Village * Seabrook � * Shoreacres � * South Houston * Southside Place * Spring Valley Village * Stafford � * Taylor Lake Village * Tomball * Waller � * Webster * West University Place
CDPsAldine * Atascocita * Barrett * Channelview * Cinco Ranch � * Cloverleaf * Crosby * Highlands * Mission Bend � * Sheldon * Spring
Unincorporated
communities
Airline * Bammel * Barker * Beaumont Place * Bridgeland Community * Cedar Bayou * Champion Forest * Cimarron * Copperfield * Cypress * Dyersdale * East Aldine * Fall Creek * Hockley * Houmont Park * Hufsmith * Kinwood * Klein * Kleinbrook * Kohrville * Louetta * Lynchburg * McNair * Northcliffe * Northcliffe Manor * North Houston * Remington Ranch * Rose Hill * Satsuma * Timber Meadows * Traces * Westfield * The Woodlands
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Houston �Sugar Land �Baytown
Metropolitan Area

CountiesAustin * Brazoria * Chambers * Fort Bend * Galveston * Harris * Liberty * Montgomery * San Jacinto * Waller
"Principal" citiesHouston * Sugar Land * Baytown * Galveston * Conroe
Other citiesAlvin * Angleton * Bellaire * Clute * Deer Park * Dickinson * Freeport * Friendswood * Galena Park * Humble * Jacinto City * Katy * Lake Jackson * La Marque * La Porte * League City * Missouri City * Pasadena * Pearland * Richmond * Rosenberg * South Houston * Stafford * Texas City * West University Place :For a complete listing, see list of cities and towns in Houston �Sugar Land �Baytown MSA
Unincorporated areasAtascocita * Channelview * Cloverleaf * Crosby * Cypress * Fresno * Hockley * Klein * Port Bolivar * Spring * The Woodlands
Bodies of waterBuffalo Bayou * Galveston Bay * Gulf Intracoastal Waterway * Houston Ship Channel * San Jacinto River * Trinity River * Lake Houston * Lake Conroe



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