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Port Lavaca (/ l ə ˈ v ɑː k ə / ⓘ lə-VAH-kə) is a city in Calhoun County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 12,248 at the 2010 census [5] and 11,557 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County [6] and part of the Port Lavaca, Texas micropolitan statistical area. Port Lavaca is 130 miles (210 km ...
PORT LAVACA — Get this straight from the start: "Port L" is not "Port A." Port Lavaca is a residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural town of approximately 12,000 on Lavaca Bay, an ...
1909 Port O’Connor is established. The St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway establishes a terminus at Port O’Connor. [17] 1920 Port Lavaca builds a seawall to protect itself against hurricanes. [3] 1931 Lavaca Bay causeway is constructed. [3] 1934-1935 Oil and natural gas discovered near Port Lavaca. [3] 1947 Alcoa opens a plant at ...
The Port operates at a depth of 36 feet and a width of 200 feet. In November 2010, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized the Port to expand to a 44-foot depth and a 400-foot width; there are no current plans to do so. [3]
Lavaca County (/ l ə ˈ v ɑː k ə / ⓘ lə-VAH-kə) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census , its population was 20,337. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Hallettsville . [ 2 ]
The Lavaca River enters near the Port Lavaca Causeway as it traverses Lavaca Bay from Port Lavaca to Point Comfort at the center of the bay, which is also its narrowest width. [11] The river flows 115 miles (190 km) southeast from its source in northeast Gonzales County, draining approximately 2,280 square miles (5,900 km 2) into Lavaca Bay. [12]
Magnolia Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calhoun County, Texas, United States.It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 217. [2]
SH 238 in Port Lavaca: Future I-69 / US 59 / US 77 in Victoria; US 90 in San Antonio; I-10 in San Antonio to Comfort; I-35 in San Antonio; US 67 / US 277 in San Angelo; I-20 in Big Spring; I-27 from Lubbock to Amarillo; US 70 in Plainview; US 60 in Canyon; I-40 / US 60 / US 287 in Amarillo; North end: US 87 near Texline: Location; Country ...