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Port Alto, Texas

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About Port Alto (Click for more information)

 Located in Texas (see below)
 
 Located in Calhoun County (see below)
 
 Typical Abbreviation: Prt. Alto
 
 Time Zone: Located in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
 
 Elevation: Near sea level<1>
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Port Alto
        GNIS ID:   1365594
        FIPS State/Place Code:   48/58796
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About Calhoun County (Click for more information)

 Population
        2008 (Est):<2>   20,406
        2000:   20,659
 
 Total Area:   1,032 sq miles [2,673 km²]   - of which 50.4% is water (519 sq miles [1,346 km²])
 
 Housing Units:<3>   10,238
 
 The community of Port Lavaca is the County Seat for Calhoun County.
 
 Official Website:   http://www.tisd.net/~calhoun/
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Calhoun County
        GNIS ID:   1383814
        FIPS State/County Code:   48/57
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About Texas (Click for more information)

 Population
        2008::   24,326,974 (16.67% increase since 2000)
        2000:   20,851,820
 
 Official Website:   http://www.state.tx.us
 
 Tourism:   http://www.traveltex.com
 
 Parks:   http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
 
 Fishing:   http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/
 
 Hunting:   http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/hunt/
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Texas
        GNIS ID:   1779801
        FIPS State:   48
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Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Alto - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>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.

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<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).

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