Country United States FIPS code 48-66416 Elevation 3 m Population 1,439 (2013) Area code 361 | Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1346842 Zip code 77983 Local time Saturday 12:37 PM | |
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Weather 25°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 63% Humidity Area 3.108 km² (3.108 km² Land / 10 ha Water) | ||
Seadrift is a city in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,364 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Map of Seadrift, TX 77983, USA
Geography
Seadrift is located in southwestern Calhoun County at 28°24′46″N 96°42′44″W (28.412896, -96.712244). It is on the northeast shore of San Antonio Bay, 60 miles (97 km) by air but 80 miles (130 km) by road northeast of Corpus Christi and 145 miles (233 km) southeast of San Antonio.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 1.98%, is water.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Seadrift has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
2000 Census data
At the census of 2000, there were 1,352 people, 488 households, and 347 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,083.1 people per square mile (417.6/km²). There were 652 housing units at an average density of 522.3/sq mi (201.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.74% White, 0.89% African American, 0.22% Native American, 10.21% Asian, 7.91% from other races, and 3.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.07% of the population.
There were 488 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the city, the population was 32.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,339, and the median income for a family was $31,010. Males had a median income of $29,531 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,481. About 20.6% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Seadrift residents are served by the Calhoun County Independent School District. Seadrift School serves residents from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. Residents attend Calhoun High School in Port Lavaca for high school.
1979 incident
Seadrift is remembered for a killing that took place on August 3, 1979. Prior to this date there had been several negative racial incidents between local white citizens and Vietnamese immigrants. As the central area relied heavily on the shrimping industry for income, many native white shrimpers felt threatened by the increasing number of Vietnamese shrimpers. On the night of August 3, 1979, several Vietnamese boats were burned and a vacant Vietnamese house was firebombed. A fistfight broke out between white and Vietnamese fishermen, which ended with the fatal shooting of 35-year-old crabber Billy Joe Aplin. Vietnamese crabber Sau Van Nguyen and his brother Chinh Nguyen were tried for murder and acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. The incident inspired the creation of both the 1981 documentary Fire on the Water and the 1985 film Alamo Bay.