Galveston, Texas, United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Galveston,_Texas,_United_States

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport	gptkb:Scholes_International_Airport_at_Galveston
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Dickens_on_The_Strand gptkb:Mardi_Gras!_Galveston gptkb:Lone_Star_Rally
gptkbp:area	208.3 km²
gptkbp:areaCode	409
gptkbp:climate	humid subtropical
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county	gptkb:Galveston_County
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Texas_A&M_University_at_Galveston gptkb:University_of_Texas_Medical_Branch
gptkbp:elevation	2 m
gptkbp:famousFor	gptkb:Galveston_Hurricane_of_1900 gptkb:Galveston_Island_Historic_Pleasure_Pier gptkb:Juneteenth_celebrations gptkb:Port_of_Galveston gptkb:Schlitterbahn_Waterpark_Galveston gptkb:University_of_Texas_Medical_Branch gptkb:Historic_Strand_District Moody Gardens
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Michel_B._Menard
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Galveston_City_Council
gptkbp:historicDistrict	gptkb:Strand_Historic_District gptkb:East_End_Historic_District gptkb:Silk_Stocking_Historic_District
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Galveston, Texas, United States
gptkbp:incorporated	1839
gptkbp:locatedOn	gptkb:Galveston_Island
gptkbp:mayor	Craig Brown (as of 2024)
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Bernardo_de_Gálvez
gptkbp:notableEvent	site of the 1900 hurricane, deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history origin of Juneteenth holiday
gptkbp:population	approximately 53,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:postalCode	77550–77555
gptkbp:publicSchool	gptkb:Galveston_Independent_School_District
gptkbp:sisterCity	gptkb:Niigata,_Japan gptkb:Tampico,_Mexico
gptkbp:state	gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:Central_Time_Zone_(CST)
gptkbp:touristAttraction	gptkb:Texas_Seaport_Museum gptkb:Bishop's_Palace gptkb:East_Beach gptkb:Galveston_Railroad_Museum gptkb:Ocean_Star_Offshore_Drilling_Rig_&_Museum gptkb:Seawall_Urban_Park gptkb:Galveston_Island_State_Park gptkb:Lone_Star_Flight_Museum gptkb:The_Grand_1894_Opera_House
gptkbp:website	https://www.galvestontx.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Braxton_Bragg gptkb:John_B._Magruder gptkb:YBN_Almighty_Jay gptkb:King_Vidor gptkb:Peso_Peso gptkb:Tina_Knowles gptkb:Maurice_Ewing gptkb:American_National
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5