Page Contents for Clute, Texas

Statistics & Facts

Location

Weather & Climate

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Libraries.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Texas state capital is Austin.
The population of Clute is approximately 10,424 (2000), 11211 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 3,964 (1990), 3896 (2010).
The amount of land area in Clute is 12.238 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Clute is 5.3 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0.547 sq kilometers.
The distance from Clute to Washington DC is 1291 miles.
The distance to the Texas state capital is 169 miles. (as the crow flies)
Clute is positioned 29.02 degrees north of the equator and 95.39 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Clute median income is $ 32,622 (2000).
The Clute median home price is $ 48,400 (2000).
Clute average annual precipitation is 48 inches peryear.
Clute average annual humidity is 74
Clute average temperature is 71 degrees F.
The average winter temperature is 53.9 degrees F.
The average spring temperature is 68.9 degrees F.
The average summer temperature is 83.6 degrees F.
The average fall temperature is 71.7 degrees F.

Location

on Highway 288/332, about 50 miles south of Houston and 40 miles southwest of Galveston. Clute is part of an eleven city area called Brazosport. Nearby communities include Richwood, Lake Jackson, Oyster Creek, Freeport, Jones Creek, Surfside Beach, Angleton and Bailey's Prairie.
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Climate

sub-tropical
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History & History Related Items

Clute was named for Soloman J. Clute who obtained the EAgle Island Plantation in 1881. He later sold it to his brother, George, in 1886.

Here is a history page for Clute.
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The incorporation of Clute

1952

Attractions

The Great Texas Mosquito Festival
A three-day Family Event
100 Park View Drive
P.O. Box 997
Clute, TX 77531
Toll-free: 800-371-2971
Phone: 979-265-8392
Fax: 979-265-8767
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Clute City Government

City of Clute

Clute Chamber

Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce
Serving Brazoria, Clute, Freeport, Jones Creek, Lake Jackson, Oyster Creek, Quintana, Richwood, and Surfside Beach
420 Hwy 332 West
Brazosport, Texas 77531
Phone: 979-265-2505
Fax: 979-265-4246

Clute Organizations

Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce
Serving Brazoria, Clute, Freeport, Jones Creek, Lake Jackson, Oyster Creek, Quintana, Richwood, and Surfside Beach
420 Hwy 332 West
Brazosport, Texas 77531
Phone: 979-265-2505
Fax: 979-265-4246

Clute Libraries

Brazoria County Library System
Clute Branch
215 N. Shanks St.
Clute, TX 77531
Phone: (979)265-4582 Clute

Miscellany

The population of Clute was:
1990 - 8,910
2000 - 10,424