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JACINTO
CITY, TEXASHarris
County, Texas Gulf Coast
Hwy 90, I-10 and Hwy 610
9 miles E of Houston
18
miles W of Baytown
47 miles N of Galveston
Population: 10,302 (2000) |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Named after the Battleground of the Texas Revolution,
began in 1941 when Frank Sharp built a subdivision to house steel mills and war
industry workers. After the war the population was 3,800 and the town incorporated.
Jacinto City holds the state record for the number of chambers of commerce in
operation at one time. In the 1950s they had three separate chambers.
Most
residents were refinery workers and their children attended Houston and Galena
Park schools.
Population Record High 11,500 in 1964 | | |
