Point Comfort, Texas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Point Comfort, Texas
|
|
|---|---|
Location of Point Comfort, Texas
|
|
 |
|
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Calhoun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.32 sq mi (3.41 km2) |
| • Land | 1.31 sq mi (3.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population
(2020)
|
|
| • Total | 603 |
| • Density | 456.8/sq mi (176.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
77978
|
| Area code(s) | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-58568 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411451 |
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 7 miles (11 km) to Port Lavaca, the Calhoun County seat, and east 23 miles (37 km) to Palacios.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Point Comfort has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.
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.
| Climate data for Point Comfort, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 84 (29) |
91 (33) |
95 (35) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
106 (41) |
103 (39) |
106 (41) |
107 (42) |
96 (36) |
95 (35) |
86 (30) |
107 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 76.5 (24.7) |
79.5 (26.4) |
81.9 (27.7) |
86.7 (30.4) |
90.0 (32.2) |
94.1 (34.5) |
95.0 (35.0) |
97.2 (36.2) |
94.5 (34.7) |
90.5 (32.5) |
83.5 (28.6) |
79.3 (26.3) |
98.1 (36.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 64.0 (17.8) |
67.7 (19.8) |
72.6 (22.6) |
78.3 (25.7) |
84.0 (28.9) |
89.4 (31.9) |
91.2 (32.9) |
92.4 (33.6) |
88.7 (31.5) |
82.7 (28.2) |
73.7 (23.2) |
66.7 (19.3) |
79.3 (26.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 54.8 (12.7) |
58.6 (14.8) |
64.6 (18.1) |
70.6 (21.4) |
77.4 (25.2) |
82.9 (28.3) |
84.8 (29.3) |
85.3 (29.6) |
80.9 (27.2) |
73.6 (23.1) |
64.4 (18.0) |
57.3 (14.1) |
71.3 (21.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 45.7 (7.6) |
49.4 (9.7) |
56.5 (13.6) |
62.9 (17.2) |
70.7 (21.5) |
76.4 (24.7) |
78.4 (25.8) |
78.2 (25.7) |
73.2 (22.9) |
64.5 (18.1) |
55.0 (12.8) |
48.0 (8.9) |
63.2 (17.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 31.4 (−0.3) |
34.6 (1.4) |
38.9 (3.8) |
45.7 (7.6) |
56.4 (13.6) |
66.8 (19.3) |
71.7 (22.1) |
71.3 (21.8) |
60.6 (15.9) |
46.6 (8.1) |
38.0 (3.3) |
32.0 (0.0) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 14 (−10) |
18 (−8) |
23 (−5) |
33 (1) |
44 (7) |
56 (13) |
59 (15) |
60 (16) |
40 (4) |
35 (2) |
26 (−3) |
9 (−13) |
9 (−13) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.11 (79) |
1.84 (47) |
3.20 (81) |
2.61 (66) |
4.25 (108) |
4.85 (123) |
3.15 (80) |
3.42 (87) |
4.82 (122) |
3.65 (93) |
3.57 (91) |
2.92 (74) |
41.39 (1,051) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.7 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 87.0 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1970 | 1,446 | — | |
| 1980 | 1,125 | −22.2% | |
| 1990 | 956 | −15.0% | |
| 2000 | 781 | −18.3% | |
| 2010 | 737 | −5.6% | |
| 2020 | 603 | −18.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 Census data
| 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.
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. 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.
See also
In Spanish: Point Comfort (Texas) para niños
