Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

Back to Bolivar Peninsula, TX housing info, Galveston County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Bolivar Peninsula, TX Galveston County Population in July 2007: 4,364. Males: 2,229   (51.1%) Females: 2,135   (48.9%) Median resident age:   48.5 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 77650. Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,191 (it was $34,235 in 2000) Bolivar Peninsula:   $42,191 Texas:   $47,548 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,368 Bolivar Peninsula:   $32,368 Texas:   $23,938 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,037 (it was $52,900 in 2000) Bolivar Peninsula:   $88,037 Texas:   $120,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $106,417; Detached houses: $118,092; Townhouses or other attached units: $97,230; In 2-unit structures: $60,469; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $113,596; Mobile homes: $20,158; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,372 Bolivar Peninsula, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Aprils Flowers and Gifts Alice Donahue Real Estate Crystal Beach Plant Farm Bob's Sports Bar Avocet Beachfront Resort Community Races in Bolivar Peninsula: White Non-Hispanic (90.1%) Hispanic (7.0%) Other race (2.8%) Two or more races (1.7%) American Indian (1.4%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Bolivar Peninsula: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Bolivar Peninsula, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Bolivar Peninsula is mentioned 50 times on our forum: Is Galveston Finished?  (98 replies) Hurricane Ike - Texas Watch!  (107 replies) Scenic Drives  (30 replies) Dallas vs. Houston  (177 replies) 3 Best/Worst Things About Houston?  (130 replies) From Phoenix to Houston (the dream is dying)  (25 replies) Ancestries: United States (15.4%), Irish (13.7%), German (13.0%), French (7.5%), English (7.4%), Italian (3.1%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 45.2 square miles. Population density: 97 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

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Bolivar Peninsula-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 121% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/1961, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Bolivar Peninsula place center killed 8 people and injured 200 people.

On 5/21/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

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Notable locations in Bolivar Peninsula: Charpiot Marina (A), Point Bolivar Lighthouse (B), High Island Station (C), Bolivar Yacht Basin Marina (D), Flake (E), Stingaree Marina (F), Coyle Slip (G), The Breakers Building (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Port Bolivar Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Crab Lake (B), Johnson Bayou (C), Smith Pond (D), Knoll Ponds (E), Clark Lake (F), Clay Bottom Pond (G), Beacon Bayou (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beacon Bayou (A), Johnson Bayou (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Bolivar Beach (A), Crystal Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.1 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.2%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	11.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

This place:	4.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bolivar Peninsula, TX

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8.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,667 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.72%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($410 average AGI)

Galveston County:	0.15%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Harris County, TX	3.66% ($51,807 average AGI)
from Brazoria County, TX	0.57% ($45,088)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.19% ($23,108)

7.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,693 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.85%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($435 average AGI)

Galveston County:	0.08%
Texas average:	0.11%

to Harris County, TX	3.05% ($42,474 average AGI)
to Brazoria County, TX	0.62% ($49,049)
to Montgomery County, TX	0.18% ($58,198)

• Sector A Site #g-22 "bolivar" State Hwy 87 At Headhunter Road, Structure height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: KNKA676
  Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/12/2008, Expiration Date: 10/01/2018, Certifier: John J O'connor
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email: