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Port Neches, Texas
Location of Port Neches, Texas
Coordinates: 29°58′51″N 93°57′37″W / 29.98083, -93.96028
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Jefferson
Area
- Total	9.2 sq mi (23.8 km²)
- Land	9.1 sq mi (23.6 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	13,601
- Density	1,490.4/sq mi (575.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	77651
Area code(s)	409
FIPS code	48-58940GR2
GNIS feature ID	1375534GR3

Port Neches is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,601 at the 2000 census.

Contents 1 History 2 Early Pioneers 3 Geography 4 Demographics 5 Education 6 Famous Natives From Port Neches 7 Points of interest 8 External links

The area known as Port Neches was inhabited by Atakapa Indians, a tribe of coastal dwelling Indians. Port Neches was also the site of Fort Grigsby, a set of American Civil War-era defenses intended to stop a Union advance up the Neches River. The fort was constructed in October 1862, and abandoned someftime after July 1863.

Native Americans; the Nechez. SOUTHEAST TEXAS INDIAN HOMELAND: THE BURIAL MOUNDS OF OLD PORT NECHES

William Theodore Joseph Block (Will Block, Sr.) of Port Neches, Texas, was born on August 2, 1870. Over 130 years later, Her Majesty Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, appointed W. T. Block Jr. (his son) as "Knight of the Royal Order of Orange-Nassau" in a ceremony held at the Tex Ritter Park in Nederland Texas. The award was presented by the Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. W.T. Block, Jr. is known for his work in reconstructing the history of Dutch settlers in the Port Neches areas.

Port Neches is located on the Neches River in southeast Texas. The city is approximately five miles upstream from Sabine Lake, and 20 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico.

Port Neches is located at 29°58′51″N, 93°57′37″W (29.980863, -93.960382).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.8 km²), of which, 9.1 square miles (23.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.76%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 13,601 people, 5,280 households, and 3,975 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,490.4 people per square mile (575.2/km²). There were 5,656 housing units at an average density of 619.8/sq mi (239.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.75% White, 0.93% African American, 0.47% Native American, 1.57% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.07% of the population.

There were 5,280 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,523, and the median income for a family was $53,729. Males had a median income of $43,089 versus $27,847 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,273. About 4.4% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

The City of Port Neches is served by the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District.

Lew Ford - Right Fielder for the Minnesota Twins 2003-Current

David Pierce - Representative, New Hampshire House of Representatives 2006-Current

Wade Phillips - Coach of the Dallas Cowboys, 2007-current

Kathleen Miller Y'Barbo - Author 2000 - current

Todd Dodge - Coach of University of North Texas Screaming Eagles- current

Michael Hutchison - Author of "Brain Benders"

Mary Karr - Author of "Liars Club" and "Cherry"

Country/western singer, Tex Ritter, father of actor John Ritter, also recently deceased is buried in the Oak Bluff Cemetery Port Neches

• Port Neches, Texas is at coordinates 29°58′51″N 93°57′37″W / 29.980863, -93.960382Coordinates: 29°58′51″N 93°57′37″W / 29.980863, -93.960382

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Texas
County seat: Beaumont
Cities	Beaumont | Bevil Oaks | China | Groves | Nederland | Nome | Port Arthur‡ | Port Neches | Taylor Landing
CDP	Central Gardens
Communities	Fannett | Hamshire | LaBelle
Footnotes	‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties