Bacliff, Texas
Location of Bacliff, Texas
Coordinates: 29°30′19″N 94°59′20″W / 29.50528, -94.98889
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Galveston
Area
- Total	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
- Land	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	6,962
- Density	2,764.6/sq mi (1,067.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	77518
Area code(s)	281
FIPS code	48-05180[1]
GNIS feature ID	1329909[2]

Bacliff is a census-designated place (CDP) in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,962 at the 2000 census. Bacliff was originally called Clifton-by-the-Sea.

Geography

Bacliff is located at 29°30′19″N, 94°59′20″W (29.505397, -94.988764)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) of it is land and 0.40% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 6,962 people, 2,523 households, and 1,753 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,764.6 people per square mile (1,066.7/km²). There were 2,963 housing units at an average density of 1,176.6/sq mi (454.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.65% White, 1.78% African American, 0.78% Native American, 2.99% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 9.67% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.30% of the population.

There were 2,523 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,188, and the median income for a family was $35,182. Males had a median income of $30,783 versus $25,172 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,884. About 16.2% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.6% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Some of the areas with Bacliff addresses fall under the boundary of Dickinson Independent School District, and some addresses are zoned to Clear Creek Independent School District.

The DISD portion is zoned to Dickinson High School in Dickinson. The CCISD portion is zoned to Clear Creek High School in League City.

The DISD portion of Bacliff is served by the College of the Mainland. The CCISD portion of Bacliff is served by the San Jacinto College.

Community information

The Galveston County Department of Parks and Senior Services operates the Bacliff Community Center at 4503 11th Street.^[4]

Postal services

The United States Postal Service operates the Bacliff Post Office at 415 Grand Avenue, 77518-9998.

References

External links

• Handbook of Texas Online article

• Bacliff, Texas is at coordinates 29°30′19″N 94°59′20″W / 29.505397, -94.988764 (Bacliff, Texas)Coordinates: 29°30′19″N 94°59′20″W / 29.505397, -94.988764 (Bacliff, Texas)

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