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Census Data for Jamaica BeachPopulation ...The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2019 and it gave Jamaica Beach a population of 1,077 people. The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Jamaica Beach a population of 983 people. The city of Jamaica Beach is located in Galveston County. The 2010 Census gave Galveston County; a population of 291,309 people. This means that Jamaica Beach had 0.34% of the county's total population, making it Galveston's 12th most populous community. At the same time, Texas had a population of 25,145,561 people. Area ...The 2010 Census shows that the sampling area for Jamaica Beach has a total area of 0.76 square miles [2 km²]. Of this total, 0.58 square miles [1.5 km²] is land, with the balance (24.61%) being water (0.19 square miles [0.5 km²]). Galveston County has a land area of 378.4 square miles [979.9 km²]. At 0.58 square miles [1.5 km²], Jamaica Beach has 0.15% of the county's total land area.
Galveston County ...Jamaica Beach is located in Galveston County<3>. The county had a population of 291,309 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 983 people, Jamaica Beach represented 0.34% of the county's total. In addition, where the city of Jamaica Beach has a population density of 1,286 people per square mile [496.8 people/km²], Galveston County averages 769 people per square mile [297.3 people/km²]. For more information, please visit our Census Page for Galveston County. Census-to-Census Observations ...Introduction ...When the Census Bureau takes a census count (or enumeration) for Jamaica Beach, they start by specifying the boundaries of the area to be counted. This area (or sampling area) is a polygon and its shape can be quite complex - it may or may not match the geographical boundaries of Jamaica Beach. It's important to note that from one Census to the next, the shape and location of the polygon can change.
Location ...While generally coinciding with the GPS location (latitude/longitude) of Jamaica Beach, the latitude and longitude given by the Census Bureau actually indicates the GPS location of the polygon for Jamaica Beach.
Miscellaneous Information for Jamaica Beach ...The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Galveston County or the city of Jamaica Beach:
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Jamaica Beach. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jamaica Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ The official website of the U.S. Census Bureau The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Footnotes ...
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