Kemah, Texas Kemah, Texas Location of Kemah, Texas Location of Kemah, Texas Kemah (/ ki m / kee-m ) is a town/city in the U.S.
State of Texas, southeast of Houston along west Galveston Bay.
Located in Galveston County, Kemah's chief industry is shipping.
Originally a small fishing town, the town/city has turn into a tourist destination for the area's restaurants and attractions, which are contained inside the Kemah Entertainment District.
Kemah is positioned in the northeast corner of Galveston County at 29 32 33 N 95 1 13.08 W (29.5425, -95.0203) and is part of the Clear Lake Area.
It is bordered to the west and south by League City, to the northwest by Clear Lake Shores, to the southeast by unincorporated Bacliff, and at its northern end by Seabrook athwart the Clear Creek Channel in Harris County.
Texas State Highway 146 leads through the center of Kemah, dominant north 15 miles (24 km) to Baytown and south 12 miles (19 km) to Texas City.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Kemah has a total region of 1.91 square miles (4.94 km2), of which 1.84 square miles (4.76 km2) are territory and 0.069 square miles (0.18 km2), or 3.55%, are water. The land, measuring approximately 177 acres (72 ha), was the basis for a town that would be called Kemah.
This territory was granted to one of the first colonists who was a farmer and stockraiser, Michael Gouldrich, on August 24, 1824. Gouldrich's territory was positioned near Clear Creek and Galveston Bay.
However, after Gouldrich disappeared, William Vince from Harris County acquired Gouldrich's Clear Creek land.
After the 1900 Galveston hurricane, when the majority of the suburbs around Galveston Bay were destroyed, the Kipp and Bradford families were forced to evacuate, but later moved back to Evergreen in 1901.
From the 1920s to the 1950s Kemah became a momentous tourist destination resulting from investment by the Maceo crime syndicate which ran Galveston amid this time.
The syndicate created a lavish casino precinct along the boardwalk featuring venues such as the Chili Bowl and the Kemah Den. During the 1950s the state Attorney General and the Texas Rangers finally shut down the Galveston vice empire.
On October 22, 1966, the town of Kemah adopted Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes and became a General Law City.
This occurred when Landry's Restaurants opened the Kemah Boardwalk. The boardwalk now includes amusement rides for tourists and inhabitants to appreciate. The boardwalk also has various restaurants, mainly owned and directed by Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
The boardwalk also gives guests the opportunity to stay in Kemah at the Boardwalk Inn, and to shop at the small-town retail shops and kiosks.
Although the hurricane caused more damage to Galveston, Kemah still felt the effects of the storm.
Kemah town/city hall The Kemah Volunteer Fire Department and the Kemah Police Department serve Kemah.
Pupils in Kemah attend schools in Clear Creek Independent School District.
Pupils are zoned to Stewart Elementary School (formerly Kemah Elementary School) in unincorporated Galveston County, Bayside Intermediate School in League City, and Clear Falls High School in League City. Previously inhabitants were zoned to League City Intermediate School, and Clear Creek High School in League City. "Kemah, TX".
City of Kemah official website.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kemah city, Texas".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Clear Creek Independent School District.
Clear Creek Independent School District.
Clear Creek Independent School District.
Clear Creek Independent School District.
Clear Creek Independent School District.
"League City Intermediate School Boundary Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine.." Clear Creek Independent School District.
"Clear Creek High School Boundary." Clear Creek Independent School District.
Texas Education Code, Section 130.174, "College of the Mainland District Service Area".
City of Kemah official website Handbook of Texas Online: Kemah, Texas Municipalities and communities of Galveston County, Texas, United States
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Cities in Texas - Cities in Galveston County, Texas - Galveston Bay Area - Greater Houston - Populated coastal places in Texas
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