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About Galveston (Click for more information)
| | Located in Texas (see below) |
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| | Located in Galveston County (see below) |
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| | Time Zone: Located in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. |
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| | Population |
| | 2008:<1> | 57,086 (0.28% decrease since 2000) |
| | 2000: | 57,247 |
| | (For more detail, see our Census Page for Galveston) |
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| | Total Area:<2> | 208.3 sq miles [539 km²] - of which 77.8% is water (162.2 sq miles [420.1 km²]) |
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| | Housing Units:<3> | 30,017 |
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| | Latitude/Longitude<4> |
| | Lat: | 29°14'38" N (or 29.24° N) |
| | Long: | -94°51'24" W (or -94.86° W) |
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| | Name of USGS Topo Map:<5> Galveston OE S |
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| | Federal Identification Codes for Galveston |
| | GNIS ID: 1377745 |
| | FIPS State/Place Code: 48/28068 |
| | (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Galveston) |
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Footnotes
| <1> | Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Galveston. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation |
| <4> | The longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Galveston, rather it may be a prominent feature such as the location of City Hall, the main Post Office, an airport, the center of population, etc. - Return to Citation |
| <5> | The USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Galveston. - Return to Citation |
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| Last Modified: 10 Jan 2010 |
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