Tiki Island, Texas facts for kids
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Tiki Island
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Village
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| Village of Tiki Island | |
Location of Tiki Island, Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Galveston |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2) |
| • Land | 0.48 sq mi (1.23 km2) |
| • Water | 1.11 sq mi (2.89 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,106 |
| • Density | 2,323.53/sq mi (897.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code |
77554
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| Area code(s) | 409 |
| FIPS code | 48-72989 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1388537 |
| Website | https://villageoftikiisland.gov/ |
Tiki Island is a village in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2020 census.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), of which 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), or 70.1%, is water.
The street names have a Polynesian theme: Bamboo, Castaway, Bora Bora, Coconut, Copra, Diamond Head, Easterly, Hawaii, Kona, Lanai, Leilani, Lotus, Majuro, Mango, Maui, Moorea, Oahu, Outrigger, Palmetto, Papeete, Paradise, Port O'Call, Tahiti, and Wahini.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1990 | 537 | — | |
| 2000 | 1,016 | 89.2% | |
| 2010 | 968 | −4.7% | |
| 2020 | 1,106 | 14.3% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 965 | 87.25% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 4 | 0.36% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 6 | 0.54% |
| Asian (NH) | 30 | 2.71% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.09% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 29 | 2.62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 6.42% |
| Total | 1,106 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,106 people, 626 households, and 350 families residing in the village.
Education
The eastern half of Tiki Island is zoned to the Texas City Independent School District (TCISD). The western half is zoned to the Hitchcock Independent School District (HISD).
On December 2, 2015, Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Michael Williams announced that TCISD would absorb La Marque Independent School District (LMISD), effective July 1, 2016. LMISD previously served the eastern half of Tiki Island. La Marque High School is the area's designated high school as the former LMISD area retained its school zones. Tiki Island is zoned to La Marque elementary and middle schools: La Marque Primary School, Hayley Elementary, and La Marque Middle School.
The former La Marque District (and the Texas City district) as well as the Hitchcock district (and therefore all of Tiki Island) are served by the College of the Mainland.
See also
In Spanish: Tiki Island (Texas) para niños
