This article deals with the city of Point Comfort in Texas. For other Point Comforts, see Point Comfort (disambiguation).

Point Comfort, Texas
Location of Point Comfort, Texas
Coordinates: 28°40′34″N 96°33′32″W / 28.67611, -96.55889
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Calhoun
Area
- Total	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
- Land	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	781
- Density	596.8/sq mi (230.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	77978
Area code(s)	361
FIPS code	48-58568[1]
GNIS feature ID	1365500[2]

Point Comfort is a city in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Victoria, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 781 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Point Comfort is located at 28°40′34″N, 96°33′32″W (28.676078, -96.558750)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 781 people, 284 households, and 214 families residing in the city. The population density was 596.8 people per square mile (230.2/km²). There were 393 housing units at an average density of 300.3/sq mi (115.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.99% White, 1.41% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 5.89% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.59% of the population.

There were 284 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,500, and the median income for a family was $49,653. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $23,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,202. About 7.5% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Point Comfort is served by the Calhoun County Independent School District.

The city is served by

• Point Comfort Elementary School (Point Comfort)
• Travis Middle School (Port Lavaca)
• Calhoun High School (Port Lavaca)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Handbook of Texas Online article

• Point Comfort, Texas is at coordinates 28°40′34″N 96°33′32″W / 28.676078, -96.55875 (Point Comfort, Texas)Coordinates: 28°40′34″N 96°33′32″W / 28.676078, -96.55875 (Point Comfort, Texas)

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