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Welcome to Clute ...

The city of Clute is located on the Gulf Coast.

Clute is located in Brazoria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clute, you might consider that their post office opened in 1942.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clute has a population of 11,673 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Clute is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Clute: 979

The ZIP code for Clute: 77531<4>

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 (with 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.

Websites for Clute ...

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

Communities near Clute ...

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

  • Angleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Freeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweeny
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Brazoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Danbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Holiday Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Bailey's Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Surfside Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Liverpool
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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.

Adding Clute to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clute in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Clute was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clute post office opened in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clute.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clute.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clute - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Clute). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clute or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/