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Jamaica Beach is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. As of the As of 2000[update] census, the city population was 1,075.
[edit] HistoryPrior to its development, Jamaica Beach was a Karankawa burial ground. Johnny Goyen and Earl Galceran of the Jamaica Corporation developed Jamaica Beach as a 2,000-lot resort subdivision in close proximity to a marina. The city incorporated on May 12, 1975. By 1978 141 residents lived in Jamaica Beach. By 1988 the city had 446 residents and no businesses. By 1990 the city had 624 residents.[3] In September 2008 Jamaica Beach was affected by Hurricane Ike.[4] [edit] Geography Jamaica Beach is located at 29°11′31″N 94°58′50″W / 29.19194°N 94.98056°W (29.192080, -94.980488).[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (7.59%) is water. [edit] DemographicsAs of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,075 people, 483 households, and 303 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,487.7 people per square mile (576.5/km²). There were 1,078 housing units at an average density of 1,491.8/sq mi (578.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.07% White, 0.37% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 1.95% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.56% of the population. There were 483 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.74. In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $52,045, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $42,411 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,943. About 5.7% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. [edit] Government and infrastructureAs of 2008 the City Council includes Mayor Victor Pierson, Mayor Pro Tem Steve Spicer, and four aldermen (Brad South, Eddie Burke, Sherwood Green, and Mary Morse).[6] The city council established the Jamaica Beach Police Department in 1978; as of 2008 the department has one chief, one lieutenant, and five police officers. Jamaica Beach contracted its dispatching to the City of Hitchcock. After a large brush fire, the city created the Jamaica Beach Volunteer Fire Department and EMS in 1976. The city also has a municipal court, a water and sewer department, and a building department.[7] In November 2007 a United States Postal Service Contract Postal Unit opened inside a local business in Jamaica Beach.[8] The West Galveston Contract Unit (77554-9998) is at Bob Smith Drive near Farm to Market Road 3005. [edit] Education[edit] Primary and secondary schools[edit] Public schoolsPupils in Jamaica beach are zoned to schools in Galveston Independent School District. Students are zoned to Oppe Elementary School (K-4), Weis Middle School (5-6), Central Middle School (7-8), and Ball High School (9-12), all of which are in Galveston. [edit] Colleges and universitiesGalveston College also serves Jamaica Beach. [edit] References
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