League City, Texas League City, Texas City City of League City Location in Galveston county and in the state of Texas Location in Galveston county and in the state of Texas City Council Dan Becker City Manager Mark Rohr League City is a town/city in the U.S.
The town/city is in the county of Galveston.
As of the 2010 census, League City's populace was 83,560, up from 45,444 at the 2000 census.
The town/city has a small portion north of Clear Creek inside Harris County zoned for residentiary and commercial uses. League City is home to a several waterside resorts prominent with inhabitants of close-by Houston.
League City surpassed Galveston as Galveston County's biggest city between 2000 and 2005. 4.1 City government League City was settled at the former site of a Karankawa Indian village. Three families, the Butlers, Cowarts, and Perkinses, are considered to be beginning families of the city.
League acquired the territory from a man titled Muldoon on his entering the priesthood. League laid out his town site along the Galveston, Houston, and Henderson Railroad, already established in the area.
The name was changed a several times, alternating between Clear Creek and the new League City.
In the end, League City was chosen.
In the 2000s, rising real estate costs in Galveston forced many families to move to other areas, including League City.
This meant an influx of kids out of Galveston ISD and into other school districts like Clear Creek ISD and Dickinson ISD. In July 2013 the financial website Nerd - Wallet titled League City the best town/city in Texas for citizens looking for jobs. Map of League City League City is positioned at 29 29 59 N 95 05 23 W (29.499797, 95.089784). This is 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Houston, and the same distance northwest of Galveston.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 53.0 square miles (137.3 km2), of which 51.3 square miles (132.8 km2) is territory and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), or 3.22%, is water. Climate data for League City, Texas As of the census of 2010, there were 83,560 citizens , 30,192 homeholds, and 22,544 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 79.5% White, 7.1% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 5.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.7% some other race, and 2.9% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
According to the 2007 American Community Survey estimate, the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $78,250, and the median income for a family was $88,338. Males had a median income of $52,366 versus $34,301 for females.
The per capita income for the town/city was $27,170.
League City Post Office The United States Postal Service League City Post Office is positioned at 240 West Galveston Street. City government League City's City Hall League City became an incorporated town/city in 1962.
League City's government consists of seven council members and the mayor.
The mayor only votes in the event of a tie vote of town/city council.
The City's charter is purported to be a strong mayor form of government, but this copy has been debated for years.
By ordinance, a town/city administrator position was created under Mayor Leonard Cruse.
The administrator's position does not carry the authority of a town/city manager under a council manager form of government.
This administrator position does not have authority to conduct the city's company without the constant approval of council and mayor. This ordinance has created a form of government recently referred to "Hybrid" of strong mayor and council manager forms of government. In November town/city council voted to place Chief Jez on administrative leave.
In 2014, the police department moved to a new joint Public Safety Building that is shared with Police and Fire administration as well as housing the police department, dispatch, and the town/city jail.
The building is athwart the street from the old police department that now homes other town/city offices that were previously in leased space.
The town/city held an open home in January 2015 to serve as a grand open to the enhance and allowing people to come see the inner workings of the police department.
Clear Creek Independent School District is based in League City, and serves pupils in the Harris County portion and most of the Galveston County portion.
Most pupils in League City attend schools in Clear Creek ISD.
The CCISD portion of the town/city is divided between board of trustee districts 1, 4, and 5. They are represented by Robert Allan Davee, Stuart J.
Clear Creek High School, of Clear Creek ISD, is positioned in League City.
In fall 2007 Clear Springs High School opened in League City. In the fall of 2010 Clear Falls High School opened in the CCISD Education Village in southeastern League City.
Clear Path Alternative School is also positioned in the city.
Ed White Memorial High School is a state charter school in League City. Mary School, a Roman Catholic K 8 school directed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is in League City. The Harris County portion of League City is served by San Jacinto College. The Galveston County portion is served by the College of the Mainland. Helen Hall Library in League City, TX The Helen Hall Library, a member of the Galveston County Library System, is directed by the town/city and positioned at 100 West Walker Street. The League City Public Library was retitled after Hall in 1985.
Houston Gulf Airport was positioned in easterly League City.
League City in conjunction with Island Transit, Connect Transit, and UTMB, there is now a Park and Ride in the Victory Lakes subdivision.
The 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m2) Perry Family YMCA is positioned at 1701 League City Parkway.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, League City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. a b c d "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): League City city, Texas".
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