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Population (year 2000): 1,667. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,716 (+2.9% change)
Males: 802 (48.1%), Females: 865 (51.9%)
Hardin County
Zip code:
77659
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $30,300 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,400 (year 2000)
Races in Sour Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
- Black (3.2%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (15.0%), French
(13.3%), Irish (10.6%), German (9.3%), English (8.6%), French
Canadian (2.9%).
Elevation: 44 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sour Lake
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sour Lake city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +102 (+6.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sour Lake:
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX)
- CHRISTUS ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX)
- DUBUIS HOSP OF BEAUMONT (about 20 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sour
Lake:
- SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL (about 30 miles;
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX; ID: BPT)
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 64 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
EFD)
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 66
miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sour Lake:
- BEAUMONT MUNI (about 16 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; ID:
BMT)
- HAWTHORNE FIELD (about 18 miles; KOUNTZE/SILSBEE,
TX; ID: 45R)
- LIBERTY MUNI (about 20 miles; LIBERTY, TX; ID: T78)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sour Lake:
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 23 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 58 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 62 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 63 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 68 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
- NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
(about 71 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 13,933)
Public high school in Sour Lake:
- HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S (Students: 675;
Location: 520 W HERRING; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sour Lake:
- SOUR LAKE EL (Students: 685; Location: 520 W
HERRING; Grades: PK - 05)
- HENDERSON MIDDLE (Students: 502; Location:
520 W HERRING; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHINA EL (Students: 268; Location: 520 W
HERRING; Grades: PK - 03)
- HARDIN CO J J A E P (Location: 520 W HERRING;
Grades: N - N )
- GULF COAST SP ED CO-OP (Location: 520 W
HERRING; Grades: N - N )
Library in Sour Lake:
- ALMA M. CARPENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $25,000; Location: 300 S ANN ST; 12,589 books;
511 audio materials; 609 video materials; 6 serial
subscriptions)
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