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Groves, Texas
Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,335 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1886, Sam Courville moved his family from a Sabine Lake settlement in Port Arthur to a new home on 640 acres (2.6 km2) of land. In that general area around 1911, John Warne Gates purchased additional tracts of land. The land was conveyed to the Griffing brothers of Port Arthur in 1916, and three years later Griffing Brothers Nursery employee Wiley Choate supervised the planting of several thousand pecan trees on a 385-acre (1.56 km2) tract. In 1921, the Port Arthur Land Development Company took control of the site and divided the land into a residential subdivision known as "Pecan Grove". The name was later changed to "Groves", after development representative and pioneer Port Arthurian Asa Groves.
A post office was established in 1927, a school opened in 1929, and a public library opened in 1930. The community rapidly developed as a stop on the Kansas City Southern Railway. The Atlantic Refinery began operating in 1936. In 1940, a public water system was installed in the community. Several civic organizations, including the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Volunteer Fire Department, were formed during the 1940s. By the early 1950s, Groves had an estimated population of 1,300. In 1952, Groves voted to incorporate as a city. Rapid population growth followed, surpassing 17,000 in the 1960 census and reaching 18,067 by 1970. During the rest of the 20th century, the population slowly declined. In 2000, Groves was the fourth-largest city in Jefferson County, after Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Nederland.
Groves is in eastern Jefferson County, 16 miles (26 km) southeast of downtown Beaumont. The city of Port Arthur borders Groves on three sides (southeast, southwest, and northeast), while Port Neches lies to the northwest. Three State Highways—73, 87, and 347—pass through or near the city. Sabine Lake, an estuary of the Gulf of Mexico, is 3 miles (5 km) to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Groves has an area of 5.2 square miles (13.4 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.28%, is water. Most of the city sits at an elevation of 5 to 15 feet (1.5 to 4.6 m) above sea level.
As of the 2020 census, Groves had a population of 17,335, a median age of 37.0 years, 25.4% of residents under the age of 18, and 15.8% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.6 males.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,521 households in Groves, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.9% were married-couple households, 19.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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Groves, Texas
Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,335 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1886, Sam Courville moved his family from a Sabine Lake settlement in Port Arthur to a new home on 640 acres (2.6 km2) of land. In that general area around 1911, John Warne Gates purchased additional tracts of land. The land was conveyed to the Griffing brothers of Port Arthur in 1916, and three years later Griffing Brothers Nursery employee Wiley Choate supervised the planting of several thousand pecan trees on a 385-acre (1.56 km2) tract. In 1921, the Port Arthur Land Development Company took control of the site and divided the land into a residential subdivision known as "Pecan Grove". The name was later changed to "Groves", after development representative and pioneer Port Arthurian Asa Groves.
A post office was established in 1927, a school opened in 1929, and a public library opened in 1930. The community rapidly developed as a stop on the Kansas City Southern Railway. The Atlantic Refinery began operating in 1936. In 1940, a public water system was installed in the community. Several civic organizations, including the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Volunteer Fire Department, were formed during the 1940s. By the early 1950s, Groves had an estimated population of 1,300. In 1952, Groves voted to incorporate as a city. Rapid population growth followed, surpassing 17,000 in the 1960 census and reaching 18,067 by 1970. During the rest of the 20th century, the population slowly declined. In 2000, Groves was the fourth-largest city in Jefferson County, after Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Nederland.
Groves is in eastern Jefferson County, 16 miles (26 km) southeast of downtown Beaumont. The city of Port Arthur borders Groves on three sides (southeast, southwest, and northeast), while Port Neches lies to the northwest. Three State Highways—73, 87, and 347—pass through or near the city. Sabine Lake, an estuary of the Gulf of Mexico, is 3 miles (5 km) to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Groves has an area of 5.2 square miles (13.4 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.28%, is water. Most of the city sits at an elevation of 5 to 15 feet (1.5 to 4.6 m) above sea level.
As of the 2020 census, Groves had a population of 17,335, a median age of 37.0 years, 25.4% of residents under the age of 18, and 15.8% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.6 males.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,521 households in Groves, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.9% were married-couple households, 19.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.