Port Arthur, Texas
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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, uninhabited extension in Orange County. The largest oil refinery in the United States, the Motiva Refinery, is located there.[4]
Port Arthur | |
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Nickname(s): PA, PAT | |
Coordinates: 29°53′6″N 93°56′24″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Jefferson |
Settled | 1895 |
Incorporation | 1898 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• City Council | Mayor Thurman "Bill" Bartie District 1: Willie Lewis District 2: Tiffany Hamilton District 3: Doneane Beckcom District 4: Harold Doucet At-Large: Thomas Kinlaw III At-Large: Donald Frank |
• City Manager | Ronald Burton |
Area | |
• Total | 144.17 sq mi (373.41 km2) |
• Land | 77.15 sq mi (199.82 km2) |
• Water | 67.02 sq mi (173.58 km2) |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 56,039 |
• Density | 703.55/sq mi (271.64/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 77640-77642 |
Area code | 409 |
FIPS code | 48-58820[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1384151[2] |
Website | portarthur |
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 hurricanes and extensive damage to the city has been caused several times.