Seadrift, Texas facts for kids
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Seadrift, Texas
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Location of Seadrift, Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Calhoun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.53 sq mi (3.95 km2) |
| • Land | 1.28 sq mi (3.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
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| • Total | 995 |
| • Density | 650.3/sq mi (251.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
77983
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| Area code(s) | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-66416 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411848 |
Seadrift is a city in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. The population was 995 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Seadrift is located in southwestern Calhoun County. It is on the northeastern shore of San Antonio Bay, 60 miles (97 km) by air but 80 miles (130 km) by road northeast of Corpus Christi and 145 miles (233 km) southeast of San Antonio.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 1.98%, is water.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Seadrift has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 321 | — | |
| 1930 | 413 | 28.7% | |
| 1940 | 437 | 5.8% | |
| 1950 | 567 | 29.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,082 | 90.8% | |
| 1970 | 1,092 | 0.9% | |
| 1980 | 1,277 | 16.9% | |
| 1990 | 1,277 | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,352 | 5.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,364 | 0.9% | |
| 2020 | 995 | −27.1% | |
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2020 Census data
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 610 | 61.31% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 8 | 0.8% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 7 | 0.7% |
| Asian (NH) | 71 | 7.14% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 23 | 2.31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 276 | 27.74% |
| Total | 995 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 995 people, 617 households, and 353 families residing in the city.
Education
Seadrift residents are served by the Calhoun County Independent School District. Seadrift School serves residents from Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. Residents attend Calhoun High School in Port Lavaca for high school.
1979 incident
Seadrift is remembered for a killing that took place on August 3, 1979. Prior to this date, there had been several negative racial incidents between local citizens and Vietnamese refugees. As the central area relied heavily on the commercial fishing industry for income, many White natives felt threatened by the increasing number of Vietnamese. On the night of August 3, 1979, a fight broke out between Billy Joe Aplin, 35-year-old crabber, and Sau Van Nguyen, a Vietnamese crabber, which ended with the fatal shooting of Aplin. Within hours of the shooting, several Vietnamese boats were burned and there was an attempted bombing of a crab plant that employed Vietnamese workers. Sau Van Nguyen and his brother Chinh Nguyen were tried for murder and acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. The incident inspired the creation of both the 1981 documentary Fire on the Water and the 1985 film Alamo Bay. In January 2019, Title 8 Productions, LLC premiered an independent documentary called, Seadrift, in Park City Utah. It continues to be screened throughout the United States. The documentary series "Reel South" examined the 1979 incident in the 2020 film "Seadrift".
See also
In Spanish: Seadrift (Texas) para niños
