La Marque, Texas
La Marque (/lə ˈmɑːrk/ lə MARK) is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States, south of Houston. The city population in 2020 was 18,030. La Marque experienced considerable growth in the 1950s, during which the city provided a general administrative and trades and crafts workforce helping to support the petrochemical complex in adjoining Texas City. It is the hometown of U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Norman Bulaich.
City of La Marque | |
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Welcome to La Marque | |
Location of La Marque, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°22′0″N 94°58′26″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Galveston |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.28 sq mi (36.98 km2) |
| • Land | 13.75 sq mi (35.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 18,030 |
| • Density | 1,259.20/sq mi (486.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77568 |
| Area code | 409 |
| FIPS code | 48-41116 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1377749 |
| Website | http://www.ci.la-marque.tx.us/ |
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