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Bolivar Peninsula (/ ˈ b ɒ l ɪ v ər / BOL-i-vər) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,769 at the 2020 census . The communities of Port Bolivar , Crystal Beach , Caplen , Gilchrist , and High Island are located on Bolivar Peninsula.
The purpose of the GCA is to provide civic duties at Rollover Pass on the Bolivar Peninsula in the state of Texas and other civic and community projects to improve and enhance the quality of life for the residents and visitors of Bolivar Peninsula. [17] The GCA is a 501(c)4 organization whose members are from all over the United States.
The Bolivar Peninsula itself is a census-designated place, in Galveston County, Texas, United States, and part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The entire peninsula was severely damaged during Hurricane Ike on September 13, 2008; [ 1 ] re-building efforts were still continuing as late as 2013.
High Island is an unincorporated community located in the Bolivar Peninsula census-designated place, Galveston County, Texas, United States.The community is located in the extreme eastern part of the county on Bolivar Peninsula, less than one mile from Chambers County and less than two miles from Jefferson County.
[2] [3] Samuel D. Parr started a settlement in 1838 that would become Port Bolivar. [4] The original Fort Travis was located on the east end of Galveston. The present location was the Confederate Fort Green [5] In 1872 Bolivar Point Lighthouse was constructed north of Fort Travis.
A Bolivar school board member was censured Tuesday after an ethics investigation revealed his role in working against a tax levy that went to voters. Bolivar school board censures member for ...
Bolivar Roads is a natural navigable strait fringed by Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island emerging as a landform on the Texas Gulf Coast. [4] The natural waterway inlet has a depth of 45 feet (14 m) with an island to peninsula shoreline width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km).
Port Bolivar on the Bolivar Peninsula was a port of secondary importance. Other development in the area was initially mostly ranching interests and small farming communities. Texas soon joined the United States, and Galveston's importance continued to grow as it came to dominate the worldwide cotton trade.