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City
Offices
18100 Upper Bay Road
P.O. Box 58448
Nassau Bay, TX 77258
281.333.4211
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The City of Nassau Bay is a
unique community whose history is deeply rooted in the American space
program. See the Statistics and Facts below.
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Nassau Bay was built to provide housing
and commercial building space in support of the Manned Spacecraft
Center, now known as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. (See history
pages)
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Many astronauts who have worked and trained
at the space center have made Nassau Bay their home and raised their
families here.
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Aerospace administrators, engineers and
other support personnel have resided in Nassau Bay for the last
thirty-five year
Our Community
Nassau Bay is a small suburban community
of nearly two square miles. Our permanent resident population is nearly
4,300. During business hours our population is significantly greater.
Additionally, the Nassau Bay area receives an average of 2,700 tourist
visitors each day.
- About two-thirds of Nassau Bay is residential
while the remainder is commercial.
- Our commercial district includes over a
dozen buildings four to fourteen stories in height and many more
large office building complexes.
- We have three marinas with hundreds of pleasure
boats docked along our waterfront.
- We have four hotels with a combined total
of 600 rooms.
- A small portion of the Johnson Space Center
is within the jurisdictional boundaries of Nassau Bay. A larger
portion of the space center is within the jurisdictional boundaries
of the City of Houston.
Facts
at a Glance
| Statistics & Facts |
Population
and Housing |
| Population |
4,055 |
| Median family income |
$59,200 |
| Population density |
3,060 per sq. mile |
| Housing units |
1,670 per sq. mile |
Geography |
| Nearby
cities |
Webster,
League City, Pasadena and Houston are neighbors with other nearby
communities being El Lago, Seabrook, Kemah, Clear Lake Shores,
and Taylor Lake Village |
| Location |
Near Houston and next to the National Aeronautics & Space
Administration (NASA), Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center |
| Surroundings |
Surrounded
on three sides by water, including Clear Lake, Clear Creek and
Cow Bayou |
| Distance
to Washington DC |
1,257
miles |
| Distance
to Texas state capital |
171
miles. (as the crow flies) |
| Positioned |
29.54°
north of the equator and 95.08° west of the prime meridian |
| Land
area |
1.33
sq. miles |
| Surface
water |
.39
sq. miles |
Other
Facts |
| Incorporation
date |
March
14, 1970 |
| School
district |
Clear
Creek Independent School District (see Education
page) |
| Schools |
Robinson Elementary
Space Center Intermediate
and Clear Creek High |
| Services |
Own
police and volunteer fire departments |
Where We
Are
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