Profile for Rockport, Texas, TX

Rockport is on Aransas Bay.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 17. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Seafair - Oct. 5-7, 2007
• Fiesta en la Playa - Sept. 1-2, 2007
• Rockport Art Festival - July 7-8, 2007
• Oktoberfest - Oct. 5-7, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Copano Bay State Fishing Pier, Goose Island State Park

Historic sites and museums: Fulton Mansion State Historical Park

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Rockport

Cemeteries (3)

Communities (1)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Rockport Chamber of Commerce

14% of Rockport residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Rockport ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Rockport
• Cemeteries in Aransas County
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• Aransas County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Veteran grave locator

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• Courts in Texas
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• Crime in Aransas County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Rockport was $25,135, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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24% of Rockport residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Rockport festival dates:

• Seafair - Oct. 5-7, 2007
• Fiesta en la Playa - Sept. 1-2, 2007
• Rockport Art Festival - July 7-8, 2007
• Oktoberfest - Oct. 5-7, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Rockport festival web sites:

• Seafair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Texas county fairs
• Texas festivals (Texas tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Aransas County genealogy forum

Median rent in Rockport, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $404.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,120.

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Libraries in Rockport include Aransas County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Rockport include Rockport Pilot

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Aransas County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Rockport political report.

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The average commute time for Rockport workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Rockport include Days Inn Rockport, Holiday Inn Express-Rockport, Lighthouse Inn at Aransas Bay.

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