gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:city
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gptkbp:airport
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gptkb:Scholes_International_Airport_at_Galveston
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gptkbp:area
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119.5 km² (land)
420.1 km² (water)
539.6 km² (total)
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gptkbp:areaCode
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409
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gptkbp:climate
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humid subtropical
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:county
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gptkb:Galveston_County
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gptkbp:demonym
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Galvestonian
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gptkbp:elevation
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2 m (7 ft)
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gptkbp:famousFor
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gptkb:Bishop's_Palace
gptkb:East_Beach
gptkb:Annual_Lone_Star_Rally
gptkb:Galveston_Hurricane_of_1900
gptkb:Galveston_Island_Historic_Pleasure_Pier
gptkb:Galveston_Railroad_Museum
gptkb:Juneteenth_celebrations
gptkb:Ocean_Star_Offshore_Drilling_Rig_&_Museum
gptkb:Port_of_Galveston
gptkb:Schlitterbahn_Waterpark_Galveston
gptkb:Seawall_Urban_Park
gptkb:Stewart_Beach
gptkb:Texas_A&M_University_at_Galveston
gptkb:The_Strand_Historic_District
gptkb:University_of_Texas_Medical_Branch
Mardi Gras celebrations
beaches
historic architecture
Moody Gardens
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gptkbp:founded
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1836
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gptkbp:governmentType
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Council–manager
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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Site of the first Juneteenth announcement in 1865
Site of the 1900 hurricane, deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Galveston
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gptkbp:incorporated
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1839
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gptkbp:locatedOn
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gptkb:Galveston_Island
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gptkbp:mayor
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Craig Brown (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Barry_White_(musician)
gptkb:George_Sealy_(businessman)
gptkb:J._Howard_Marshall_(businessman)
gptkb:Jack_Johnson_(boxer)
gptkb:John_Grant_(baseball_player)
gptkb:John_Sealy_(philanthropist)
gptkb:Marcia_Ball_(musician)
Bill Engvall (comedian)
Robert Durst (real estate heir)
Sam Maceo (organized crime figure)
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gptkbp:officialWebsite
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https://www.galvestontx.gov/
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 53,000 (2020 census)
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gptkbp:sisterCity
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gptkb:Niigata,_Japan
gptkb:Tampico,_Mexico
gptkb:Nice,_France
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Texas
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gptkbp:timezone
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gptkb:Central_Time_Zone_(CST)
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gptkbp:zipCode
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77550
77551
77552
77553
77554
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Thiruvananthapuram
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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