Matagorda County, Texas Basics:
Matagorda County Texas - Government Site
Population: 37,824
Area: 1114 square miles
County Seat: Bay City
Area Code(s) in use: 979 361
Time Zone: CST
Matagorda County, Texas
Map of the Matagorda County area
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Places in Matagorda County, Texas
Airport
AG Aviation Airport, Bay City Municipal Airport, CIG 809 Heliport, Fay Ranch Airport, Fehmel Dusting Service Airport, Kubecka Aviation Airport, Matagorda Peninsula Airport, Matagorda Shore Facility Heliport, Palacios Municipal Airport, Pierce Field, Station 24 Heliport, Trull Airport, W D Cornilius Ranch Airport, Wagner Heliport
Bar
Dog Island Reef, Halfmoon Reef, Mad Island Reef, Raymond Landing Shoal, Shell Island Reef
Bay
Burkhart Cove, Coon Island Bay, East Matagorda Bay, Kain Cove, Live Oak Bay, Matagorda Bay, Spring Bayou Cove, Tres Palacios Bay, Turtle Bay, Zipperian Bayou
Beach
Shell Beach
Bend
Carancahua Bend, Devils Elbow, Red Bend, Walker Bend
Building
Bay City Fire Department, Bay City Fire Marshal's Office, Bay City Police Department, Bay City Public Library, Blessing Library, Collegeport Volunteer Fire Department, Hotel Blessing, Markham Volunteer Fire Department, Matagorda Branch Library, Matagorda County Courthouse, Matagorda County Museum, Matagorda County Sheriff's Office, Matagorda County Sheriff's Office, Matagorda County Sheriff's Office - Investigative, Matagorda Volunteer Fire Department, Matagorda Volunteer Fire Department, Midfield Volunteer Fire Department, Palacios Area Historical Association, Palacios Library, Sargent Branch Library, Texas Maritime Museum, Tres Palacios Oaks Volunteer Fire Department, Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department, Wadsworth Fire Department
Canal
Old Channel, Oyster Farm Drain
Cape
Decros Point, Grassy Point, Hotel Point, Jensen Point, Lund Motte, Matagorda Peninsula, Oliver Point, Palacios Point, Rattlesnake Point, Turtle Point, Well Point
Cemetery
Andrews Cemetery, Ashby Cemetery, Bay City Cemetery, Berean Cemetery, Blessing Cemetery, Collegeport Cemetery, Cornelius Cemetery, East End Cemetery, Free System Cemetery, Free System Cemetery, Grimes Cemetery, Hawley Cemetery, Hudgins Cemetery, Lacy Cemetery, Matagorda Cemetery, Matthews Cemetery, Partain Cemetery, Pleasant Green Cemetery, Sargent Cemetery, Union Cemetery, Williams Cemetery
Channel
Big Boggy Cut, Brown Cedar Cut, Crab Bayou, Culver Cut, Mad Island Bayou, Matagorda Ship Channel, Middle Channel, Tiger Island Channel
Church
Ashby Church, Berean Church, Church of Christ, Church of God of Prophecy, First Baptist Church, Mount Pilgrim Church, Pilgrim Rose Baptist Church, Prairie Center Mission, Saint Anthonys Catholic Church, Saint Francis Church, Saint Johns Episcopal Church, Saint Mark Church, Saint Mary Church, Solid Rock Fellowship Church, Texas Baptist Encampment Church, Trinity Baptist Church, Union Church, United Pentecostal Church, Vine Grove Church
Civil
Matagorda County
Dam
A H Johnson Reservoir Levee, Cooling Water Reservoir Dam, Fay Ranch Dam, Hudgins Dam, Lcra Dam
Flat
Ash Flat, Eidelbach Flat
Gut
Alligator Lake, Big Bayou, Boiler Bayou, Chinquapin Bayou, Cleveland Bayou, Cotton Bayou, Forked Bayou, Gold Bayou, Greens Bayou, Hilberts Bayou, Hooper Bayou, Long Bayou, Maverick Bayou, Palacios Bayou, Phillips Bayou, Saint Marys Bayou
Hospital
Matagorda General Hospital, Palacios Community Hospital
Island
Baxter Island, Coon Island, Dick Island, Dog Island, Dressing Point, Egret Island, Greek Island, Hog Island, McNabb Island, Rattlesnake Island, Selkirk Island, Tiger Island, Turkey Island, Wild Cow Island
Lake
Betts Lake, Big Lake, Black Lake, Boggy Lake, Bouldin Lake, Cannon Lake, Coon Lake, Crab Lake, Dead Caney Lake, Donaldson Lake, Freshwater Lake, Gottschalk Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Jennings Lake, Jug Hole, Kelly Lake, Lake Austin, Lake Bowie, Lake Kilbride, Lake Le Tulle, Little Lake, Mad Island Lake, McNab Lake, Mine Lake, Oyster Lake, Pelton Lake, Robbins Lake, Sartwelle Lakes, Sawmill Lake, Shell Lakes, Shoe Sugar Pond, Silver Lake, Spanish Lakes, Spring Bayou, Williams Lake, Willow Lake
Locale
C and R Marina, Caney Creek Marina, Citrus Grove School, East Bay Yacht Harbor Marina, El Campo Club, Matagorda Club, Matagorda Harbor Marina, Port of Bay City
Military (Historical)
Palacios Army Air Field (historical)
Oilfield
Clemville Oil Field, Midfield Oil Field, North Bay City Oil Field, North Markham Oil Field, Sugar Valley Oil Field
Park
Le Tulle Park, Mad Island Wildlife Management Area
Populated Place
Allenhurst, Ashby, Ashwood, At Last (historical), Bay City, Blessing, Buckeye, Camp Hulen, Caney, Cedar Lake, Cedar Lane, Cedar Lane, Chinquapin, Chinquapin Landing, Citrus Grove, Clemville, Collegeport, Elmaton, Gainesmore, Gulf, Gulf Hill, Hawkinsville, Manhattan (historical), Markham, Matagorda, Midfield, Palacios, Pheasant, Pledger, Podo (historical), Port Austin (historical), Prairie Center, Rugeley, Rymers, Sargent, Simpsonville, Sugar Valley, Tin Top, Van Vleck, Wadsworth
Reservoir
A H Johnson Reservoir, Bay City Lake, Cooling Water Reservoir, East Reservoir, Fay Ranch Reservoir, Gillett Lake, Hudgins Reservoir
School
Bay City High School, Bay City Junior High School, Blessing Elementary School, Blessing School, Cedar Lakes School, Central Elementary School, Cherry Elementary School, E Rudd Intermediate School, East Side Elementary School, Hilliard School, Holmes Elementary School, Holy Cross School, Jefferson Davis School, Kennedy School, Markham Elementary School, Matagorda County Alternative School - Palacios, Matagorda Elementary School, McAllister Junior High School, O H Herman Middle School, Palacios High School, Palacios Junior High School, Pierce Elementary School, Roberts Elementary School, Tidehaven High School, Tidehaven Intermediate School, Tidehaven School, Van Vleck Elementary School, Van Vleck High School, Vine Grove School
Spring
Baldwin Springs (historical), Caney Springs (historical), Cap Rock Springs (historical), Elliott Springs (historical), Kilpatrick Springs, Lee Springs, Mount Pilgram Springs (historical), Mulkey Springs (historical), Pledger Springs
Stream
Big Boggy Creek, Boggy Bayou, Briar Creek, Bucks Bayou, Buttermilk Slough, Caney Creek, Canoe Bayou, Cashs Creek, Cedar Lake Bayou, Colorado River, Compress Slough, Cottonwood Creek, Dead Slough, Dry Creek, East Branch Mad Island Slough, Grassy Slough, Hardeman Slough, Horn Creek, Jackson Ditch, Johnsons Timber Slough, Juanita Creek, Linnville Bayou, Little Boggy Creek, Little Robbins Slough, Live Oak Bayou, Live Oak Creek, Mad Island Slough, Pelican Slough, Peyton Creek, Pilkington Bayou, Red Bayou, Reed Creek, Salt Bayou, Snead Slough, Tres Palacios River, Turkey Island Slough, Turtle Creek, Wadsworth Slough, Wallace Creek, West Branch Colorado River, West Branch Mad Island Slough, Wildcat Slough, Willow Creek, Willow Dam Slough, Wilson Creek
Summit
Pepper Hill
Swamp
Robbins Slough
Tower
KIOX-AM (Bay City), KJOJ-FM (Freeport), KMKS-FM (Bay City), KMKS-FM (Bay City), KXGJ-FM (Bay City)
| Race | Population |
| White |  31,515 |
| Black | 4,673 |
| Asian | 896 |
| Mixed | 391 |
| American Indian | 318 |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 31 |
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