Point Comfort, Texas
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Point Comfort, Texas
| settlement_type = City
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| image_map = TXMap-doton-PointComfort.PNG
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| map_caption = Location of Point Comfort, Texas
| image_map1 = Calhoun County PortComfort.svg
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Texas
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Calhoun
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| unit_pref = Imperial
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| area_total_km2 = 3.41
| area_land_km2 = 3.41
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.32
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.31
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 603
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 20
| coordinates = {{coord|28|40|17|N|96|33|33|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 77978
| area_code = 361
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| blank_info = 48-58568{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
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Point Comfort is a city in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 603 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Point Comfort is located in northeastern Calhoun County on the east side of Lavaca Bay. Texas State Highway 35 passes through the community, leading southwest across the bay {{convert|7|mi|0}} to Port Lavaca, the Calhoun County seat, and east {{convert|23|mi}} to Palacios.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Point Comfort has a total area of {{convert|3.4|km2|order=flip}}, all land.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Point Comfort city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4858568 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213070833/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4858568 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=July 7, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}
=Climate=
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Point Comfort has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
{{Weather box
|location = Point Comfort, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 84
|Feb record high F = 91
|Mar record high F = 95
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 95
|Dec record high F = 86
|Jan avg record high F = 76.5
|Feb avg record high F = 79.5
|Mar avg record high F = 81.9
|Apr avg record high F = 86.7
|May avg record high F = 90.0
|Jun avg record high F = 94.1
|Jul avg record high F = 95.0
|Aug avg record high F = 97.2
|Sep avg record high F = 94.5
|Oct avg record high F = 90.5
|Nov avg record high F = 83.5
|Dec avg record high F = 79.3
|year avg record high F = 98.1
|Jan high F = 64.0
|Feb high F = 67.7
|Mar high F = 72.6
|Apr high F = 78.3
|May high F = 84.0
|Jun high F = 89.4
|Jul high F = 91.2
|Aug high F = 92.4
|Sep high F = 88.7
|Oct high F = 82.7
|Nov high F = 73.7
|Dec high F = 66.7
|year high F = 79.3
|Jan mean F = 54.8
|Feb mean F = 58.6
|Mar mean F = 64.6
|Apr mean F = 70.6
|May mean F = 77.4
|Jun mean F = 82.9
|Jul mean F = 84.8
|Aug mean F = 85.3
|Sep mean F = 80.9
|Oct mean F = 73.6
|Nov mean F = 64.4
|Dec mean F = 57.3
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 45.7
|Feb low F = 49.4
|Mar low F = 56.5
|Apr low F = 62.9
|May low F = 70.7
|Jun low F = 76.4
|Jul low F = 78.4
|Aug low F = 78.2
|Sep low F = 73.2
|Oct low F = 64.5
|Nov low F = 55.0
|Dec low F = 48.0
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = 31.4
|Feb avg record low F = 34.6
|Mar avg record low F = 38.9
|Apr avg record low F = 45.7
|May avg record low F = 56.4
|Jun avg record low F = 66.8
|Jul avg record low F = 71.7
|Aug avg record low F = 71.3
|Sep avg record low F = 60.6
|Oct avg record low F = 46.6
|Nov avg record low F = 38.0
|Dec avg record low F = 32.0
|year avg record low F = 28.3
|Jan record low F = 14
|Feb record low F = 18
|Mar record low F = 23
|Apr record low F = 33
|May record low F = 44
|Jun record low F = 56
|Jul record low F = 59
|Aug record low F = 60
|Sep record low F = 40
|Oct record low F = 35
|Nov record low F = 26
|Dec record low F = 9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.11
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.84
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.20
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.61
|May precipitation inch = 4.25
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.85
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.15
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.42
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.82
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.65
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.57
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.92
|year precipitation inch =
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.7
|Feb precipitation days = 7.4
|Mar precipitation days = 6.6
|Apr precipitation days = 5.4
|May precipitation days = 6.3
|Jun precipitation days = 8.1
|Jul precipitation days = 5.9
|Aug precipitation days = 6.7
|Sep precipitation days = 8.9
|Oct precipitation days = 7.1
|Nov precipitation days = 7.2
|Dec precipitation days = 8.7
|year precipitation days = 87.0
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00417140&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: PT Comfort, TX
|access-date = February 2, 2023
}}
|source 2 = National Weather Service
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=crp
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Corpus Christi
|access-date = February 2, 2023
}}
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Demographics
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 1446
| 1980 = 1125
| 1990 = 956
| 2000 = 781
| 2010 = 737
| 2020 = 603
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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=2020 Census data=
| class="wikitable"
|+Point Comfort racial composition{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4858568&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Number !Percentage |
| White (NH)
|301 |49.92% |
| Black or African American (NH)
|11 |1.82% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|2 |0.33% |
| Asian (NH)
|15 |2.49% |
| Some Other Race (NH)
|4 |0.66% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|25 |4.15% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|245 |40.63% |
| Total
|603 | |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 603 people, 221 households, and 140 families residing in the city.
=2000 Census data=
As of the census of 2000, there were 781 people, 284 households, and 214 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|596.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 393 housing units at an average density of {{convert|300.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.99% White, 1.41% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 5.89% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.59% of the population.
There were 284 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the city, the population was 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,500, and the median income for a family was $49,653. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $23,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,202. About 7.5% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Point Comfort is served by the Calhoun County Independent School District. The city was served by Point Comfort Elementary School (Point Comfort) now closed, Travis Middle School (Port Lavaca) and Calhoun High School (Port Lavaca).
Economy
Point Comfort is the site of a controversial Formosa PVC plant, site of both the Formosa Plastics propylene explosion as well as large-scale waste violations that resulted in the largest citizen-led settlement of a Clean Water Act suit in the United States.{{Cite news|last=Fernández|first=Stacy|date=October 15, 2019|title=Plastic company set to pay $50 million settlement in water pollution suit brought on by Texas residents|work=The Texas Tribune|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/15/formosa-plastics-pay-50-million-texas-clean-water-act-lawsuit/}} In 2020, the latter controversy was portrayed in episode 12 ("Point Comfort") of the Netflix series Dirty Money. Plastic pollution continued in Lavaca Bay even after the court settlement.{{Cite news|last=Dermansky|first=Julie|date=January 18, 2020|title=Activists Find Evidence of Formosa Plant in Texas Still Releasing Plastic Pollution Despite $50 Million Settlement|work=The Texas Tribune|url=https://www.desmogblog.com/2020/01/18/diane-wilson-formosa-point-comfort-texas-plastic-pollution-settlement}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Texas}}
- [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjp10 Handbook of Texas Online article]
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Category:Cities in Calhoun County, Texas