Welcome to Clute ...

The city of Clute is located on the Gulf Coast.

Clute is located in Brazoria County<1>.

The location of Clute has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clute has a population of 11,673 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Clute is near sea level<4>.

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

Clute is within the boundaries of the (979) area code.

The ZIP code for Clute: 77531<5>

Websites for Clute ...

Official Website: www.ci.clute.tx.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clute had an population of 11,673 people. This is an increase of 4.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clute had a population of 11,211 people. This makes Clute the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Clute represents 0.04% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 199th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,211 people, the population of Clute increased 7.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,424 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clute.

Communities Also Named Clute ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clute - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clute.

Communities near Clute ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clute.

• Angleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
  • Angleton is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <6>
• Freeport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
• West Columbia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <6>
• Sweeny
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <6>
• Brazoria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
  • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <6>
• Danbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <6>
• Holiday Lakes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
  • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
• Bailey's Prairie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
  • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
• Surfside Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surfside Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
  • Surfside Beach is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <6>
• Liverpool
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Liverpool is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clute. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clute.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clute. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clute.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clute. See our Newspapers Page for Clute.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clute ...

Looking for more information about Clute? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clute, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clute.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clute: www.ci.clute.tx.us/

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/