Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont is a city and county seat of Jefferson County in U.S. state of Texas within the Beaumont?Port Arthur metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 113,866. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the Gulf Coast.

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County seat - Jefferson County - U.S. state - Texas - 2000 - U.S. Census - Gulf Coast

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The Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Nederland, Texas, serves Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas. Lamar University is based in Beaumont. The city's daily newspaper is The Beaumont Enterprise.

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Southeast Texas Regional Airport - Nederland, Texas - Port Arthur, Texas - Lamar University

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Gulf States Utilities had its headquarters in Beaumont until its absorption by Entergy Corporation in 1993. GSU's Edison Plaza headquarters is still the tallest building in Beaumont (as of 2005). Since 1907, Beaumont has been home of the South Texas State Fair. In 2004, the venue for the Fair changed to Ford Park, a new, larger facility on the west end of Beaumont.

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Gulf States Utilities - Entergy Corporation - 1993 - As of 2005 - 1907 - South Texas State Fair

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