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The main settlements on the bay include Tiki Island located at the mainland base of the Galveston Causeway, and Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island, just south of Galveston Island State Park. Jamaica Beach, a resort with a population of about 1,075 was found in 1957 on the site of a former Karankawa Indian burial ground. [3]
The George and Cynthia Mitchell Memorial Causeway is a set of causeways in Galveston, Texas, United States. Two of the routes carry the southbound and northbound traffic of Interstate 45 , while the original causeway is restricted to rail traffic.
Texas population density map. As of May 2024, the 1,225 Texas municipalities [3] [a] include 971 cities, 231 towns, and 23 villages.These designations are determined by United States Census Bureau requirements based on state statutes and may not match a municipality's self-reported designation. [4]
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The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA.
The main article for this category is List of municipalities in Texas; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in Texas; See also Texas and categories Texas counties, Towns in Texas, Villages in Texas, Census-designated places in Texas, Unincorporated communities in Texas
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Port Lavaca-based Bauer-Smith Dredging Company started construction on the first bridge in February 1949; the project was funded by $1.7 million in public bonds. [1] [2] The 4.5 mile [2] long raised roadway structure opened on 17 June 1950 as a toll road [1] and was originally called the North Padre Island Causeway; on 26 November 1963, Nueces County officials renamed it after President ...