Profile for Kemah, Texas, TX

Kemah is on Galveston Bay.

Former and merged names include:
· Evergreen

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 4. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.7 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Jazz Fest - Sept. 28-30, 2007
• Pan Jam Festival - Oct. 20, 2007

Quotes:
When I was a boy in Houston several decades ago, Kemah was a sleepy little fishing port into which the shrimp and oyster boats came to unload their daily catch.
-- Around America
Walter Cronkite

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Hotels (22)

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Museums (2)

Parks (1)

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• Galveston County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Kemah city government
• Galveston County government
• Kemah Chamber of Commerce

12% of Kemah residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Kemah ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Kemah
• Cemeteries in Galveston County
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Post a query on a message board:

• Galveston County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Kemah business guide
• Kemah Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Texas
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• Crime in Galveston 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 Kemah was $23,373, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
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• Texas economic data

28% of Kemah residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Kemah festival dates:

• Jazz Fest - Sept. 28-30, 2007
• Pan Jam Festival - Oct. 20, 2007

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

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• Post history questions in Galveston County genealogy forum

Median rent in Kemah, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $645.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,254.

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

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The average commute time for Kemah workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Kemah include Days Inn, Kemah Escape, Passport Inn & Suites Kemah.

• Kemah travel guide
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• Texas tourism bureau

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