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Welcome to Galveston County ...

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

The community of Galveston is the Seat for Galveston County.

Galveston County was founded in 1838. Galveston was created by taking area from Brazoria, Harris and Liberty Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Galveston had a population of 342,139 people. This is an increase of 16.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 292,484 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Galveston represented 1.16% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Galveston County:

  • Bayou Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
  • Clear Lake Shores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dickinson is located in Galveston County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
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  • Friendswood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Galveston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Galveston is located in Galveston County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,085 people
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  • Hitchcock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hitchcock is located in Galveston County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,884 people
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  • Jamaica Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Kemah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kemah is located in Galveston County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
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    • La Marque
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • La Marque is located in Galveston County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,642 people
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    • League City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Fe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Santa Fe is located in Galveston County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,461 people
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    • Texas City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Tiki Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Tiki Island is located in Galveston County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
      • Tiki Island has also been known as:
      • Village of Tiki Island
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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