La Marque, Texas
City of La Marque | |
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Welcome to La Marque | |
Location of La Marque, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°22′0″N 94°58′26″W / 29.36667°N 94.97389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Galveston |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.28 sq mi (36.98 km2) |
| • Land | 13.75 sq mi (35.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.53 sq mi (1.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,030 |
| • Density | 1,259.1/sq mi (486.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77568 |
| Area code | 409 |
| FIPS code | 48-41116 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1377749 |
| Website | http://www.ci.la-marque.tx.us/ |
La Marque (/lə ˈmɑːrk/ lə MARK) is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States, south of Houston. The city population in 2020 was 18,030. La Marque experienced considerable growth in the 1950s, during which the city provided a general administrative and trades and crafts workforce helping to support the petrochemical complex in adjoining Texas City. It is the hometown of U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Norman Bulaich.