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LEAGUE CITY,
TEXAS
Galveston County,
Texas Gulf Coast
Highway 3, and Highway 75
25 miles NW of Galveston
25 miles SE of Houston
Population: 45,444 (2000) 18,996 (1990)
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Built on what had been a Karankawa Indian village, the town got its
modern start with the arrival of George W. Butler in 1873. First named
Butler's Ranch, the soon-to-be-a-community was renamed in the early
1890s when J. C. League bought the land and platted a town. The Clear
Creek Development Company was formed during the same early part of
the decade - to sell lots to settlers.
A post office opened in 1896 and by 1914 the town had a healthy population
of 500. Situated along the railroad from the port at Galveston,
League City was served by the Katy, I&GN, and the Galveston, Houston
and Henderson railroads as well as an Interurban from Houston.
From a population of just 800 in 1925, it increased to 1,200 in just
three years - falling back to 800 with the arrival of the Great Deprtession.
After WWII, Humble Oil had storage facilities here and the population
increased to 16,000 in the mid-1970s. |
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