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Galena Park is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 10,740 at the 2020 census. The population is predominantly Hispanic.

History
Issac Batterson and his family settled in the area in 1833; it was a part of the Ezekiel Thomas survey. The area of Galena Park began as the settlement of Clinton in 1835. The center of what would become Galena Park was a tract that Batterson purchased from the estate of Ezekiel Thomas. By the late 1930s Houston was growing as a port, so Galena Park expanded. Since the 1940s, area residents considered the city to be a part of greater Houston. The 1980s also hit Galena Park's economy with layoffs from the steel mills as the U.S. steel contracted due to overseas competition. The economy further decreased after the September 11 attacks, when seaport administrators tightened security rules that governed whether sailors could leave ships docked at port. ==Geography==
Geography
Galena Park is located at (29.738928, –95.237211). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The city is east of the 610 Loop, north of the Houston Ship Channel, and adjacent to the City of Jacinto City, as well as the Clinton Park neighborhood of Houston. Clinton Drive is the main arterial road for Galena Park and traffic to and from the ship channel and the Port of Houston uses this road. The area around Galena Park includes freeways, freight railway, and heavy industry. The border between Galena Park, previously an all-white city and Clinton Park, an African-American neighborhood, was barricaded as of 2008. Rafael Longoria and Susan Rogers of the Rice Design Alliance said in 2008 that the barricade "provides a stark example of how the prevailing segregationist sentiments of the era [are] still in evidence." ==Demographics==
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the 2020 census, Galena Park had a population of 10,740, 3,112 households, and 2,481 families. The median age was 31.3 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.8 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 3,112 households in Galena Park, of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.8% were married-couple households, 18.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 3,299 housing units, of which 5.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, 10,887 people and 3,021 households resided in the city. The population density was . The 3,273 housing units had an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 11.4% White, not Hispanic, 6.6% African American, not Hispanic, 0.13% Native American or Native Alaskan, not Hispanic, 0.09% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, not Hispanic, and 0.25% from two or more races. People of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin of any race were 81.4% of the population, a 21% increase over the 2000 census. 2000 census As of the 2000 census, of the 3,054 households, 46.9% had children under 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were not families. About 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.47, and the average family size was 3.92. In the city, the age distribution was 33.8% under 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,660, and for a family was $34,702. Males had a median income of $29,814 versus $21,172 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,207. About 21.5% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.2% of those under 18 and 10.6% of those 65 or over. ==Government and infrastructure==
Government and infrastructure
As of May 2nd 2026, Oscar Mireles is the mayor of the City of Galena Park. Mayor Mireles also serves as the chief executive officer of the city, as the city's chief administrator and official representative. The City of Galena Park operates with a mayor-council type of government. The city council has four positions, with each having a responsibility for a particular municipal department. The Galena Park Fire Department and the Galena Park Police Department serve the citizens of the city. County, federal, and state representation Galena Park is located within Harris County Precinct 2; as of 2011, Jack Morman headed Precinct 2. Galena Park is located in District 143 of the Texas House of Representatives As of 2011, Ana Hernandez Luna represented the district. Galena Park is within District 6 of the Texas Senate; as of 2011, Mario Gallegos, Jr. was the representative. Galena Park was within Texas's 29th congressional district; as of 2019, Sylvia Garcia represented the district. The United States Postal Service operates the Galena Park Post Office at 1805 Clinton Drive. The designated public health center of the Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Health System) is the Strawberry Health Clinic in Pasadena. The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center, Houston. ==Education==
Education
Primary and secondary schools Public schools Students in Galena Park attend schools in Galena Park Independent School District. Four separate elementary schools, Galena Park Elementary School in Galena Park, MacArthur Elementary School in Galena Park, Jacinto City Elementary School in Jacinto City, and Pyburn Elementary School in Houston, serve students from the city of Galena Park Almost all Galena Park students are zoned to Galena Park Middle School (6–8) in Galena Park. A few in northeast Galena Park are zoned to Woodland Acres Middle School in Houston. All Galena Park residents are zoned to Galena Park High School (9–12) in Galena Park. In addition, GPISD operates the William F. "Bill" Becker Early Childhood Development Center, a preschool program for low-income families, in Galena Park. In the pre-1970 era of racial segregation in schools, the local high school for Black children was Fidelity Manor High School. Private schools Our Lady of Fatima School, a prekindergarten to grade 8 Roman Catholic school, is in Galena Park. The school is fully accredited by TEA and TCEA. It has served the community for over 60 years and is open in enrollment to all faiths and denominations. Colleges and universities The Galena Park ISD area (and therefore Galena Park) is zoned to the San Jacinto College system. Public libraries The Harris County Public Library (HCPL) system operates the Galena Park Branch at 1500 Keene Street in Galena Park. The branch, a partnership between HCPL and Galena Park, was built in March 1996, and opened in December of that year. Gallery of schools Image:GalenaParkMiddleSchool.JPG|Galena Park Middle School Image:GalenaParkElementarySchoolTexas.JPG|Galena Park Elementary School Image:MacArthurElementaryGalenaParkTX.JPG|MacArthur Elementary School Image:BeckerEarlyChildhoodGalenaParkTX.JPG|Becker Early Childhood Center ==Notable people==
Notable people
Michael Glyn Brown, former hand surgeon • Howard Twilley, professional football player ==Gallery==
Gallery
Image:GalenaParkFireDepartment.JPG|Galena Park Fire Station #1 Image:GalenaParkPoliceDepartment.JPG|Galena Park Police Department ==See also==
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