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More about Beaumont Beaumont is a city and county seat of Jefferson County in U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 113,866. Beaumont is part of the Beaumontâ€”Port Arthur metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the Gulf Coast. Oil was discovered at Spindletop near this city on January 10, 1901. Spindletop became the first major oil field. Beaumont was a small center for cattle raisers and farmers in its early years, and, with an active riverport by the late 1800s, it became an important lumber and rice-milling town. The Beaumont Rice Mill, founded in 1892, was the first commercial rice mill in Texas. Beaumonts lumber boom, which reached its peak in the late 1800s, was due in large part to the rebuilding and expansion of the railroads after the Civil War.qv By the early 1900s the city was served by the Southern Pacific, Kansas City Southern, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe, and Missouri Pacific railroad systems. The population grew from 3,296 in 1890 to 9,427 in 1900. A race riot took place in Beaumont in June 1943, after a white woman said she had been raped by a black man. [1] The Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Nederland, Texas, serves Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas. Lamar University is based in Beaumont. The citys daily newspaper is The Beaumont Enterprise. Gulf States Utilities had its headquarters in Beaumont until its absorption by Entergy Corporation in 1993. GSUs Edison Plaza headquarters is still the tallest building in Beaumont (as of 2005). Since 1907, Beaumont has been home of the South Texas State Fair. In 2004, the venue for the Fair changed to Ford Park, a new, larger facility on the west end of Beaumont. Beaumont Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 113,866 people, 44,361 households, and 29,100 families residing in the city. The population density is 517.2/kmÂ² (1,339.4/miÂ²). There are 48,815 housing units at an average density of 221.7/kmÂ² (574.2/miÂ²). The racial makeup of the city is 46.39% White, 45.85% African American, 0.24% Native American, 2.48% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.55% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. 7.93% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 44,361 households out of which 31.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% are married couples living together, 18.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% are non-families. 29.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.12. In the city the population is spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $32,559, and the median income for a family is $40,825. Males have a median income of $35,861 versus $24,255 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,632. 19.6% of the population and 16.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 28.6% of those under the age of 18 and 12.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Tonight...Mostly clear until late night then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 25 to 52 in the morning. Saturday Night...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows around 50. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday...Partly cloudy until late afternoon then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Warmer. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Monday...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Monday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Tuesday...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Wednesday...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Wednesday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Thanksgiving Day...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70. Lows in the mid 50s. Thursday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70. Lows in the mid 50s. Friday...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.

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