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.

Geography

Beaumont is on Texas's coastal plain, about 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and just south of the dense pine forests of East Texas. The city is bordered on the east by the Neches River, and to the north by the Pine Island Bayou. Before being settled, the area that is now Beaumont was crisscrossed by numerous small streams, but most of these have been filled in or converted for drainage purposes.

Related Topics:
Gulf of Mexico - East Texas - Neches River - Pine Island Bayou

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Beaumont is located at 30°4'48" North, 94°7'36" West (30.079912, -94.126653){{GR|1}}.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 222.6 km² (85.9 mi²). 220.2 km² (85.0 mi²) of it is land and 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.07% water.

Related Topics:
United States Census Bureau - Km² - Mi²

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