Galveston, Texas

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The coastal city of Galveston is located in Galveston County and is the county seat.

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

Indiana, Kentucky and Virginia have communities that are also named Galveston.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Galveston had a population of 57,247 people^<1> (or 22.83% of the total population of Galveston County). The population of Galveston represented 0.27% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 42nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Galveston had a population of 57,086 people. This is a decrease of 0.28% 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 Galveston.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bayou Vista	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,686	2.55% increase
	Dickinson	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	17,886	4.64% increase
	Hitchcock	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	7,201	12.76% increase
	Jamaica Beach	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,100	2.33% increase
	La Marque	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	14,236	4.05% increase
	Santa Fe	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	10,479	9.75% increase

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

Websites for Galveston

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People are finding 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) Galveston. 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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