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Port Arthur, Texas

Port Arthur
City
Port Arthur
Port Arthur
Nickname(s): 
PA, PAT
Location of Port Arthur, Texas - U.S. Census Map
Location of Port Arthur, Texas - U.S. Census Map
Port Arthur is located in Texas
Port Arthur
Port Arthur
Location in Texas
Port Arthur is located in the United States
Port Arthur
Port Arthur
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 29°52′06″N 93°53′24″W / 29.86833°N 93.89000°W / 29.86833; -93.89000
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJefferson, Orange
Settled1895
Incorporation1898
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • City CouncilMayor
Area
[1]
 • Total
144.17 sq mi (373.41 km2)
 • Land77.15 sq mi (199.82 km2)
 • Water67.02 sq mi (173.58 km2)
Elevation
[2]
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
56,039
 • Estimate 
({{{pop_est_as_of}}})
55,579
 • Density703.55/sq mi (271.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
77640-77642
Area code409
FIPS code48-58820[3]
GNIS feature ID2411461[2]
Websiteportarthur.net

Port Arthur is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, 90 mi (140 km) east of Houston. Part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, Port Arthur lies primarily in Jefferson County, with a small extension in Orange County. The largest oil refinery in the United States, the Motiva Refinery, is located there.[4]

The population of Port Arthur was 53,818 at the 2010 census,[5] down from 57,755 at the 2000 census. By 2020, its population had rebounded to 56,039.[6] Early attempts at settlements in the area had all failed. However, in 1895, Arthur Stilwell founded Port Arthur, and the town quickly grew. Port Arthur was incorporated as a city in 1898 and soon developed into a seaport. It eventually became the center of a large oil refinery network.[7] The Rainbow Bridge across the Neches River connects Port Arthur to Bridge City.

Port Arthur is vulnerable to tropical cyclones and the city has been extensively damaged by tropical cyclones several times.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Arthur, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Tropical Storm Harvey Closes America's Biggest Refinery". Maritime Executive. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Port Arthur city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Geography Profile: Port Arthur city, Texas". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Port Arthur incorporates- Retrieved 2013-09-10

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