Rockport, Texas Rockport, Texas Location of Rockport, Texas Location of Rockport, Texas State Texas Rockport is a town/city in Aransas County, Texas, United States.
Rockport is adjoining to the town of Fulton, and many refer to the combined communities as "Rockport-Fulton"; however, Rockport and Fulton are legally separate municipalities.
5.2 Rockport Beach Park Rockport is positioned at 28 2 55 N 97 2 28 W (28.048645, -97.041185), on the Live Oak Peninsula, the shore of Aransas Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico, and the easterly shore of Copano Bay.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 18.5 square miles (47.9 km2), of which 13.9 square miles (36.1 km2) is territory and 4.6 square miles (11.8 km2), or 28.84%, is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Rockport has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. There were 3,157 homeholds out of which 24.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was 21.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $32,741, and the median income for a family was $40,880.
About 16.4% of families and 20.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 42.3% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
The Hoopes-Smith House in Rockport is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rockport is a prominent tourist destination for its access to various forms of marine recreation such as boating, fishing (bay, offshore, wade, beach, and pier), duck hunting, the ski basin, swimming, birdwatching, and seafood.
The city's biggest enhance beach, Rockport Beach Park, offers a wide range of ways to have fun including a playground and two beach pavilions.
There are also historic sites such as the Fulton Mansion, and a tradition precinct and aquarium in downtown Rockport that offers a friendly and fun shopping and restaurant surrounding next to Rockport Harbor. The improve has the Texas Maritime Museum, the Fulton Mansion State Historic Site, art arcades, restaurants, and shops.
Large windswept live oaks are a dominating feature of the area, and the state's earliest live oak, "Big Tree", resides on close-by Lamar Peninsula.
Rockport Beach Park Which has a large enhance beach fronting Aransas Bay, two pavilions, saltwater pool, boat launching ramps, and various other amenities.
Several marinas are directed by the Aransas County Navigation District, and there is also the Key Allegro Marina, a prominent attraction, especially amid The Rockport Offshore Challenge or The R.O.C.
The region around and in Rockport is noted as a prime birdwatching center, positioned on a primary North American migratory bird route, the Central Flyway.
Local organizations such as the Aransas Bird and Nature Club have helped preserve unique birdwatching reserves such as the Connie Hagar sanctuary and Aransas Woods that are easily accessible.
All of Rockport is served by the Aransas County Independent School District and home to the Rockport-Fulton High School Pirates.
The Aransas County Public Library is positioned at 701 E.
Margaret Skeete, earliest living American from 1993 to 1994, and earliest person ever from Texas "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rockport city, Texas".
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Climate Summary for Rockport, Texas "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Rockport, Texas travel guide from Wikivoyage Municipalities and communities of Aransas County, Texas, United States
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