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Beaumont, Texas

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Location

The Resume

    (1835- )
    Incorporated as a town (1838)
    Incorporated as a city (1881)
    10th largest city in Texas
    Located in Jefferson County
    Part of the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area
    City population: 115,282 as of the 2020 census
    Urban population: 147,922 as of the 2020 census
    Metro population: 404,872 as of the 2020 census
    Named after Mary Dewburleigh Barlace Warren Beaumont

Why Beaumont, Texas might be annoying:

    It is overshadowed by neighboring Houston.
    It has extremely hot and humid summers.
    On top of that, it is prone to hurricanes.
    Its economy primarily relies on the petroleum and petrochemical industries.
    It experienced a rapid population surge with the oil boom, and faced a serious housing shortage as a result.
    It was the site of racial tension riots after a white woman made a false claim that she was raped by a black man, which led to the whites looting and destroying the city's predominantly black neighborhoods (1943).
    It is considered one of the most polluted cities in America, due to the city being home to an abundance of chemical plants in the area.

Why Beaumont, Texas might not be annoying:

    It is considered an important hub center in southeast Texas.
    It is the largest incorporated city near the Louisiana border.
    Prior to the discovery of oil in the region, its economy relied on lumber, farming and port industries.
    It is home to Lamar University.
    It was an integral center for defense shipbuilding during World War II.
    It was the first city to incorporate desegregation into the defense industry under the Roosevelt administration.
    The Jefferson County courthouse, located in the city was the first jurisdiction to incorporate electronic filing and service of court documents.
    The Port of Beaumont is one of the largest seaports in the United States by tonnage.

Credit: Eddie Burphy


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