Page Contents for El Lago, Texas
Statistics & Facts
Location
Weather & Climate
History & History-related items
Government
Chamber of Commerce.
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
Schools.
Miscellany
Statistics & Facts
The Texas state capital is Austin.
The population of El Lago is approximately 3,075 (2000), 2706 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 1,409 (2000), 1110 (2010).
The amount of land area in El Lago is 1.706 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.137 sq kilometers.
The distance from El Lago to Washington DC is 1254 miles.
The distance to the Texas state capital is 173 miles. (as the crow flies)
El Lago is positioned 29.57 degrees north of the equator and 95.04 degrees west of the prime meridian.
El Lago median income is $ 59,345.
El Lago average annual precipitation is 36.12 inches peryear.
The average low temperature is (winter) 22.8 and (summer) 65.9 degrees F.
The average high temperature is (winter) 51 and (summer) 91 degrees F.
Location
in southeast Harris County in the area between Houston and Galveston. It is across Taylor Lake from Clear Lake City. Nearby communities include: Clear Lake Shores, Kemah, Nassau Bay, Seabrook, League City, Taylor Lake Village and Webster.
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Climate
mild with weather typical of the gulf area - warm summers with high humidity and mild winters with no snowfall.
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History & History Related Items
In its early days, El Lago was the home of Pirate Jean LaFitte and his cohorts. El Lago, itself, began in the 1950s and was incorporated in 1961. The area grew greatly between 1967 and 1975 as workers came to the nearby Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
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El Lago City Government
El Lago City Hall98 Lakeshore Drive
El Lago, Texas 77586
Phone: 281 326-1951
El Lago Chamber
Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce1201 E. Nasa Road One
Houston, Texas 77058-3391
Phone: 281-488-7676
Fax: 281-488-8981
EmailServing the cities of Clear Lake Shores, ElLago, Kemah, League City, Nassau Bay, Seabrook, Taylor LakeVillage, and parts of Houston and Pasadena.
El Lago Organizations
Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce1201 E. Nasa Road One
Houston, Texas 77058-3391
Phone: 281-488-7676
Fax: 281-488-8981
EmailServing the cities of Clear Lake Shores, ElLago, Kemah, League City, Nassau Bay, Seabrook, Taylor LakeVillage, and parts of Houston and Pasadena.
El Lago Schools
Clear Creek ISD 2425 E Main St
League City, TX 77573
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 799
League City, Texas 77574
Phone: 281-332-2828
El Lago Miscellany
The population of El Lago was:
1967 - 750
1975 - 3,550
1990 - 3,269
2000 - 3,075
The 1990 and 2000 figures are from the US Census data. All other figures are from various other sources.