Victoria, Texas

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

Victoria is 30 feet [9.14 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Victoria can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Victoria had a population of 60,603 people^<3> (or 72.14% of the total population of Victoria County). The population of Victoria represented 0.29% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 39th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Victoria had a population of 62,558 people. This is an increase of 3.23% 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 Victoria.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bloomington	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Cuero	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	6,417	2.34% decrease
	Edna	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	5,807	1.56% decrease
	Goliad	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	2,017	2.13% increase
	Inez	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Kilgore	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	---

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

Websites for Victoria

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The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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) Victoria. 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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