| Official Name: | Shoreacres, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chambers, Harris |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.49 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.35 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.14 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.96 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.91 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1566 |
| Population Density Km2: | 679.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1758.28 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Elevation Ft: | 10 |
| Coordinates: | 29.6203°N -95.0167°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 77571 |
| Area Code: | 281 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-67688[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1347090[3] |
Shoreacres is a city located in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas alongside State Highway 146. Established with a mayor-alderman form of city government, it was incorporated in 1949.[4] The population was 1,566 at the 2020 census.[5]
Shoreacres is located at (29.620395, –95.016710).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5sqkm, of which 2.4sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 5.86%, is water.[7]
| White (NH) | 1,113 | 71.07% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 27 | 1.72% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 15 | 0.96% | |
| Asian (NH) | 16 | 1.02% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 10 | 0.64% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 54 | 3.45% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 331 | 21.14% | |
| Total | 1,566 |
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,488 people, 559 households, and 455 families residing in the city. The population density was 1656.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 594 housing units at an average density of 661.1/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 94.15% White, 1.01% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.96% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.66% of the population.
There were 559 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $71,985, and the median income for a family was $75,941. Males had a median income of $51,523 versus $31,389 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,370. About 1.1% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
Shoreacres is within the La Porte Independent School District and is zoned to:[9] Bayshore Elementary School, La Porte Junior High School,[10] and La Porte High School.
Residents of La Porte ISD (and therefore Shoreacres) are zoned to San Jacinto College.[11]
Shoreacres is governed by a five-member City Council under the city manager form of government as adopted under ORDINANCE No. 2017-266 that was approved by city council June 12, 2017. The current City Manager is Troy D. Harrison Sr.. The current Mayor is David Jennings (term ends 2020). Council consists of five at-large Alderpersons including Mayor Pro-Tempore Ricky Bowles (term ends 2020), Bo Bunker (term ends 2021), Jerome McKown (term ends 2019), Neil Moyer (term ends 2020) and Felicia Ramos (term ends 2021). Council members serve staggered two-year terms.
The city provides police, recycling, parks, planning, zoning, floodplain management, and building code inspections among its services. The city provides fire, sanitation, and emergency medical services by contract.
Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Strawberry Health Center in Pasadena for ZIP code 77571. The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.[12]
See also: Effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas. On September 13, Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston,[13] with 88 percent of the homes in Shoreacres suffering flood damage.[14] No local deaths were reported.
Harris County Transit operates public transportation.[15]
History of the Galveston Bay Area
