Corpus Christi, Texas

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The coastal city of Corpus Christi is primarily located in Kleberg County and is the county seat. A portion of Corpus Christi extends into Nueces County and San Patricio County.

Time Zone: Corpus Christi lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Corpus Christi, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Corpus Christi had a population of 277,454 people^<1> (or 880.55% of the total population of Kleberg County). The population of Corpus Christi represented 1.33% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 8th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Corpus Christi had a population of 286,462 people. This is an increase of 3.25% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Corpus Christi.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Aransas Pass	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	8,810	8.26% increase
	Doyle	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Gregory	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,200	5.09% decrease
	Ingleside-On-the-Bay	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	685	3.95% increase
	Ingleside	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	9,039	3.72% decrease
	Port Aransas	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	3,842	14.01% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Corpus Christi.

Websites for Corpus Christi

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Corpus Christi. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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