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|name = Beaumont, Texas
|official_name = City of Beaumont
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1835
|established_title2 = Incorporation
|established_date2 = 1838
|established_title3 = [[Demonym]]
|established_date3 = Beaumonter
|government_type = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
|leader_title = [[City Council]]
|leader_name = [[List of mayors of Beaumont, Texas|Mayor]] Becky Ames<br />Virginia Jordan<br />W. L. Pate, Jr.<br />Robin Mouton<br />Audwin M. Samuel<br />Mike Getz
|leader_title1 = [[City Manager]]
|leader_name1 = Kyle Hayes
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_magnitude = 1 E8
|area_total_km2 = 222.6
|area_total_sq_mi = 85.9
|area_land_km2 = 220.2
|area_land_sq_mi = 85.0
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|elevation_m = 5
|elevation_ft = 16
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|population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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|population_density_km2 =
|population_density_sq_mi = 1339.4
|population_est = 118299
|pop_est_as_of = 2016
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|population_urban = 147922 <small>([[List of United States urban areas|222th U.S.]])</small>
|population_metro = 404872 <small>([[Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|130th U.S.]])</small>
|population_note =
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code = 77701–77710, 77713, 77720, 77725, 77726
|area_code = 409
|website = [http://www.beaumonttexas.gov beaumonttexas.gov]
|footnotes =
|timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset = −6
|timezone_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = −5
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 48-07000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=September 11, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 1330268<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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}}
'''Beaumont''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|oʊ|m|ɒ|n|t}} {{respell|BOH|mont}}) is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson County]], [[Texas]] in the United States,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6962cjXgL?url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=July 12, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> within the Beaumont–[[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]] [[Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Located in [[Southeast Texas]] on the [[Neches River]] about {{convert|90|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Houston]] (city center to city center), Beaumont had a population of 118,296 at the time of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], making it the [[List of cities in Texas by population|twenty-fourth-most populous city in the state of Texas]].
Beaumont was founded as a town in 1835. The early European-American settlement had an economy based on the development of lumber, farming, and port industries. In 1892, [[Joseph Eloi Broussard]] opened the first commercially successful rice mill in the state, stimulating development of rice farming in the area; he also started an irrigation company (since 1933 established as the [[Lower Neches Valley Authority]]) to support rice culture. Rice became an important commodity crop in Texas, and is now cultivated in 23 counties.<ref name = "Handbook">{{cite web
| title = Broussard, Joseph Eloi
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbrbh
| accessdate = 2015-03-14 }}</ref>
A big change occurred in 1901 with the [[Spindletop]] gusher, which demonstrated the potential of the huge oil field. With Spindletop, several energy companies developed in Beaumont, and some continue. The area rapidly developed as one of the major petro-chemical refining areas in the country. Along with [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]] and [[Orange, Texas|Orange]], Beaumont forms the [[Golden Triangle (Texas)|Golden Triangle]], a major industrial area on the Texas [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]].
Beaumont is home of [[Lamar University]], a national [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Carnegie]] Doctoral Research university with 14,966 students, including undergraduates and post graduates. Over the years, several corporations have been based in this city, including [[Gulf States Utilities]] which had its headquarters in Beaumont until its takeover by [[Entergy Corporation]] in 1993. GSU's [[Edison Plaza]] headquarters is still the [[List of tallest buildings in Beaumont|tallest building in Beaumont]] ({{as of|2017|lc=y}}).
==History==
{{see also|Timeline of Beaumont, Texas}}
In 1824 Bobby and Nancy Tevis settled on the west bank of the [[Neches River]] and developed a farm. Soon after that, a small community grew up around the farm, which was named ''Tevis Bluff'' or ''Neches River Settlement''.<ref name=Beaumont_TX>{{cite web
| author = Paul E. Isaac
| title = Beaumont, Texas
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdb02
| accessdate = 19 February 2011 }}</ref> In 1835 the land of Tevis, together with the nearby community of ''Santa Anna'' (in total, {{convert|50|acre|ha}}), was purchased by [[Henry Millard]] (1796?–1844),<ref name=Millard>{{cite web
| author = Judith Linsley & Ellen Rienstra
| title = Henry Millard
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmi10
| accessdate = 20 February 2011 }}</ref> Joseph Pulsifer (1805–1861),<ref name=Pulsifer>{{cite web
| author = Judith Linsley & Ellen Rienstra
| title = Joseph Perkins Pulsifer
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpu04
| accessdate = 20 February 2011 }}</ref> and [[Thomas Byers Huling]] (1804–1865).<ref name=Huling>{{cite web
| author = Robert Wooster
| title = Thomas Byers Huling
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fhu24
| accessdate = 20 February 2011 }}</ref> They began planning a town to be laid out on this land.<ref name=Beaumont_TX/> Their partnership, J.P. Pulsifer and Company, controlled the first {{convert|50|acre|m2}} upon which the town was founded.<ref name=Pulsifer/> This town was named Beaumont, after Mary Dewburleigh Barlace Warren Beaumont, the wife of [[Henry Millard]]<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Beumont, Texas |url=www.beaumontcvb.com/about-beaumont/history/ |website=Beumont Convention & Visitor Bureau |accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref>. They added more property for a total of 200 acres.
Beaumont became a town on 16 December 1838. Beaumont's first mayor was [[Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas)|Alexander Calder]].<ref name = "Rienstra2">{{cite book
| last = Rienstra
| first = Ellen Walker
|author2=Linsley, Judith Walker
| title = Historic Beaumont: An Illustrated History
| publisher = Historical Publishing Network
| year = 2003
| page = 21
| url =
| isbn = 1-893619-28-1}}</ref>
From the town's founding in 1835, business activities included real estate, transportation, and retail sales. Later, other businesses were formed, especially in railroad construction and operation, new building construction, lumber sales, and communications. The Port of Beaumont became a successful regional shipping center. Beaumont was a small center for cattle raisers and farmers in its early years. With an active riverport by the 1880s, it became an important lumber and rice-milling town. The city exported rice as a commodity crop. Beaumont's lumber boom, which reached its peak in the late 19th century, was stimulated by the rebuilding and expansion of the railroads in the state and region after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Robert S. Maxwell |title=Lumber Industry |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/drl02 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |accessdate=September 11, 2018 |date=February 21, 2012}}</ref>
The Beaumont Rice Mill, founded in 1892 by [[Joseph Eloi Broussard]], was the first commercially successful rice mill in Texas.<ref name = "Handbook"/> In addition, Broussard cofounded the Beaumont Irrigation Company in 1898 to operate an irrigation system to support rice culture. The company along with four others established around the same time helped stimulate the expansion of rice cultivation from 1500 acres in 1892 to 400,000 acres in 23 counties by his death in 1956.<ref name = "Handbook"/> The other companies were The Port Arthur Rice and Irrigation Company, The McFaddin-Wiess-Kyle Canal Company, the Treadaway or Neches Canal Company, and the Taylors-Hillebrand complex.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jefferson County, Texas Its Geological, Historical and Agricultural Background Part D: Jefferson County Agriculture After 1900t |url=http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/jefferso.htm |publisher=W.. T. Block |accessdate=September 11, 2018}}</ref> The holdings of those companies formed the basis for the [[Lower Neches Valley Authority]] established by the state legislature in 1933.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senate Bill 38 |url=https://lrl.texas.gov/LASDOCS/43CS1/SB38/SB38_43CS1.pdf#page=74 |publisher=Legislative Reference Library of Texas |accessdate=September 11, 2018 |date=October 11, 1933}}</ref>
The rise of Beaumont's mill economy drew many new residents to the city, many of them immigrants. The first Jewish man in the city was from Louisiana, others migrated from the South, and were joined by immigrants. They worked as merchants and in a variety of jobs in the growing city and ranching area. In 1895 Jews formed their first congregation.<ref>[http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/tx/beaumont.html "Beaumont, Texas"], ''Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities''</ref> By the early 20th century, the city was served by the Southern Pacific; Kansas City Southern, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe; and Missouri Pacific railroad systems.<ref>Robert L. Schaadt, "The Business of Beaumont Prior to 1880," ''Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record'' 2006 42: 34–53</ref>
[[File:Lucas gusher.jpg|left|thumb|Lucas Gusher, [[Spindletop]]]] [[Petroleum|Oil]] was discovered at nearby [[Spindletop]] on 10 January 1901. Spindletop became the first major [[oil field]] and one of the largest in American history. With the discovery of oil at Spindletop, Beaumont's population more than tripled in two months from 9,000 in January 1901 to 30,000 in March 1901. Oil is, and has always been, a major export of the city, and a major contributor to the national GDP.
[[Captain W. C. Tyrrell|William Casper Tyrrell]], nicknamed "Captain W.C.", was a leading businessman and oil tycoon in the city in the early 20th century, developing businesses during the [[Texas Oil Boom]]. An entrepreneur from Pennsylvania and Iowa, he arrived after the gusher at [[Spindletop]], and invested in development of a commercial port in the city, and an irrigation system to support the local rice industry, as well as residential and retail development of suburban property. He was also a philanthropist. He purchased and donated First Baptist Church, whose congregation had moved to a new facility, to use as the city's first public library, now known as the [[Tyrrell Historical Library]].<ref>Carolyn Davis Smith, "Captain William Casper Tyrrell: Philanthropist Extraordinaire and the Legacy of Philanthropy in Beaumont," ''Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record'' 2002 38: 5–18</ref>
When the city became a major center for defense shipbuilding during [[World War II]], tens of thousands of rural Texans migrated there for the new high-paying jobs. The Roosevelt administration ordered the defense industry to be integrated, and many Southern whites were working closely with blacks for the first time. Housing was scarce in the crowded city, and racial tensions increased. In June 1943 after workers at the Pennsylvania shipyard in Beaumont learned that a white woman had accused a black man of raping her, nearly 2,000 went to the jail where a suspect was being held, attracting more men along the way and reaching a total of 4,000.<ref>{{cite web
| author = James S. Olson
| title = Beaumont riot of 1943
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jcb01
| accessdate = 28 July 2015 }}</ref>
Ultimately the white mob rioted for three days, destroying major black neighborhoods and killing five persons. No one was prosecuted for the deaths. The riot in [[Beaumont Race Riot of 1943|Beaumont]] was one of several in 1943 which centered in the defense industry, including [[Zoot Suit Riots|Los Angeles]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Zoot Suit Riots|url=http://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi07t.htm|publisher=Los Angeles Almanac|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}</ref> [[Detroit Race Riot (1943)|Detroit]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Hatred on the Home Front: The Race Riots During WWII|url=http://life.time.com/history/detroit-race-riots-1943-photos-from-a-city-in-turmoil-during-wwii/#1|publisher=Time Inc.|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}</ref> [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Race Riots|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1032.html|publisher=Encyclopedia of Chicago|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}</ref> and [[Mobile, Alabama]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit Race Riots 1943|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/eleanor-riots/|publisher=WGBH Educational Foundation|accessdate=September 22, 2015|quote=In many cities the demands of wartime were manifesting themselves in outbursts of intolerance. Race riots had already erupted in Los Angeles, as well as Mobile, Alabama, and Beaumont, Texas.}}</ref> as well as other cities across the country. The wartime social disruption was similar to [[List of ethnic riots#War and interwar period: 1914–1945|war time riots]] which had occurred in other parts of the country during and following [[World War I]].
In the postwar years, Beaumont's port continued in importance. As was typical with other cities, post-war highway construction led to the development of new suburbs and dispersal of the population in search of new housing. Recently, there has been some renewal in Downtown Beaumont and in other areas of the city.
In 1996, the Jefferson County courts, located in Beaumont, became the first court in the nation to implement electronic filing and service of court documents. This eliminated the need for law firms to print and mail reams of documents.
In 2005 and 2008, Beaumont and surrounding areas suffered extensive damage from [[Hurricane Rita]] and [[Hurricane Ike]], respectively. Mandatory evacuations were issued in advance of both storms.
In August 2017, Beaumont and surrounding areas experienced severe flooding as a result of [[Hurricane Harvey]]. Due to the flooding, Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital evacuated all of its highest level of acuity patients with the help of National Guard helicopters. In addition, many Beaumont residents had to be rescued by both boats and helicopters as a result of the floodwaters. {{as of|2018|October}}, many residents in the area are still attempting to recover from the hurricane.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|85.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|85.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}} (1.07%) is water.
Beaumont lies on Texas' coastal plain, about {{convert|30|mi|km}} inland from the [[Gulf of Mexico]], one hour drive east of [[Houston]], and just south of the dense pine forests of [[East Texas]]. The city is bordered on the east by the [[Neches River]] and to the north by [[Pine Island Bayou]]. Before being settled, the area was crisscrossed by numerous small streams. Most of these streams have since been filled in or converted for drainage purposes. The island directly across from Riverfront Park is called Trinity Island. There are also three other islands in the Neches River around the [[Downtown Beaumont|downtown]] area/port: Harbor, Smith and Clark.
===Climate===
{{Main|Climate of Beaumont, Texas}}
The city of Beaumont is within the [[humid subtropical]] climate regime,<ref>Thomas J. Larkin and George W. Bomar. [http://www.met.tamu.edu/osc/TXclimat.htm Climatic Atlas of Texas.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706024532/http://www.met.tamu.edu/osc/TXclimat.htm |date=2006-07-06 }} Retrieved on 2008-03-19.</ref> and is within the Piney Woods region of eastern Texas.<ref>{{WWF ecoregion|name=Piney Woods forests|id=na0523}} Retrieved on 2008-03-19.</ref> The area around Beaumont receives the most rainfall in the state: more than {{convert|48|in|mm}} annually. Summers in the area are usually hot and humid, due to the moisture that flows inland off of the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Winters are usually kept mild by the warm gulf waters. Hurricanes also pose a threat to the region. [[Hurricane Rita]] in 2005 and [[Hurricane Ike]] in 2008 both caused significant damage. [[Hurricane Harvey]] in 2017 caused historic flooding throughout the city.
On August 18, 2009, a tornado hit the west side of Beaumont, causing damage to cars and several local businesses. Injuries were minimal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6577352.html|title=Police: Tornado hits Beaumont store|date=18 August 2009<!--, 3:34PM-->|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=18 August 2009}}</ref>
While wintry precipitation is unusual, it does occur. The most recent significant wintry event to occur was December 8, 2017 when the [[Southeast Texas Regional Airport]] recorded 3 inches of snowfall.<ref>[http://w2.weather.gov/climate/getclimate.php?wfo=lch December 8, 2017 Snowfall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> December 11, 2008<ref>[http://www.weather.gov/lch/e121108 December 11, 2008 Snowfall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and December 4, 2009<ref>[http://www.weather.gov/lch/e120409 December 4, 2009 Snowfall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> were also days that Beaumont saw measurable snowfall. Snow also fell across the Beaumont area on Christmas Eve 2004.<ref>[http://www.weather.gov/media/hgx/research/2004ChristmasSnow.pdf Christmas Eve 2004 Snowfall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In January 1997, a severe and historic ice storm struck the region, leaving thousands without power and major tree damage in its wake.<ref>[http://www.weather.gov/lch/icestorm97 January 1997 Ice Storm<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In unofficial records, Beaumont received as much as 30 inches of snow during the blizzard of February 1895 that impacted the Gulf Coast.<ref>[http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photo1895.html Gulf Coast Blizzard of 1895<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Beaumont, Texas (1981–2010 normals)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 86
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 95
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 94
|Dec record high F = 86
|year record high F= 108
|Jan high F = 62.2
|Feb high F = 64.5
|Mar high F = 71.6
|Apr high F = 79.2
|May high F = 85.8
|Jun high F = 90.9
|Jul high F = 92.2
|Aug high F = 93.2
|Sep high F = 88.1
|Oct high F = 80.9
|Nov high F = 72.0
|Dec high F = 62.8
|Jan low F = 42.5
|Feb low F = 45.5
|Mar low F = 52.1
|Apr low F = 60.0
|May low F = 68.0
|Jun low F = 73.4
|Jul low F = 75.3
|Aug low F = 74.8
|Sep low F = 69.8
|Oct low F = 60.7
|Nov low F = 51.7
|Dec low F = 42.5
|Jan record low F = 11
|Feb record low F = 10
|Mar record low F = 20
|Apr record low F = 32
|May record low F = 45
|Jun record low F = 53
|Jul record low F = 61
|Aug record low F = 58
|Sep record low F = 45
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 22
|Dec record low F = 12
|year record low F= 10
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.94
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.86
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.50
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.92
|May precipitation inch = 5.18
|Jun precipitation inch = 7.20
|Jul precipitation inch = 6.20
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.96
|Sep precipitation inch = 6.35
|Oct precipitation inch = 5.44
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.78
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.99
|year precipitation inch= 60.34
|Jan precipitation days = 10.7
|Feb precipitation days = 9.8
|Mar precipitation days = 8.7
|Apr precipitation days = 6.6
|May precipitation days = 7.8
|Jun precipitation days = 10.7
|Jul precipitation days = 11.9
|Aug precipitation days = 10.8
|Sep precipitation days = 9.8
|Oct precipitation days = 7.8
|Nov precipitation days = 8.5
|Dec precipitation days = 10.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=lch
|title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|accessdate = 22 February 2012}}</ref> The Weather Channel (records)<ref name= Weather.com >
{{cite web
| url = http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/77705
| title = Monthly Averages for Beaumont, TX (77705)
| accessdate = 22 February 2012
| publisher = The Weather Channel
}}</ref>
|date=February 2012
}}
The Beaumont-Port Arthur region has historically been cited as one of the most polluted urban areas in the United States due to various energy industries and chemical plants in the area. Even so, {{as of|2014|July|lc=y}}, the Beaumont-Port Arthur region was not under any [[Environmental Protection Agency]] non-attainment restrictions; however, counties in the [[Greater Houston]] area, the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]], and [[El Paso]] were.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Green Book Nonattainment Areas for Criteria Pollutants As of July 02, 2014 |url=http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/greenbk/index.html |accessdate=2 October 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023194528/http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/greenbk/index.html |archivedate=October 23, 2014 }}</ref> {{as of|2014|October}}, the Beaumont-Port Arthur area was not under any [[Texas Commission on Environmental Quality]] attainment compliance deadlines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beaumont-Port Arthur: Current Attainment Status|url=http://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/sip/bpa/bpa-status|publisher=Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|accessdate=2 October 2014}}</ref> Regardless, according to an article published in 2007 focusing on [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]], a neighboring city to the southeast of Beaumont, pollution was believed to have caused some area residents to become sick. This has generated debates throughout the local media.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-20-texas-toxic_N.htm|title=Texas toxic town lures industry while residents wheeze|last=Rhor|first=Monica|date=20 October 2007|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 3296
|1900= 9427
|1910= 20640
|1920= 40422
|1930= 57732
|1940= 59061
|1950= 94014
|1960= 119175
|1970= 117548
|1980= 118067
|1990= 114177
|2000= 113866
|2010= 118296
|estyear=2016
|estimate=118299
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref>
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 118,296 people, 45,648 households, and 28,859 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,339.4 people per square mile (517.2/km²). There were 48,815 housing units at an average density of 574.2 per square mile (221.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 33.5% [[European American|non-Hispanic White]], 47.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.4% of the population.
There were 45,648 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city, the population was spread out with 28.3% the age of 19 or under, 8.5% from 20 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 95 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,699, according to the American Community Survey (5 year), and the median income for a family was $49,766. The per capita income for the city was $23,137. About 17.6% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line.
==Economy==
According to the City's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report<ref>{{cite web|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|url=http://www.beaumonttexas.gov/wp-content/uploads/pdf/finance/cafr_2014.pdf|publisher=City of Beaumont, Texas|accessdate=August 13, 2015|page=133|format=pdf}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:
[[File:Cthsptfacbmt.jpg|right|thumb|Refineries, Port of Beaumont and [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Texas)|the Jefferson County Courthouse]]]]
{| class="wikitable"
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! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|Conn's Appliances Inc
|4,615
|-
| 2
|Beaumont Independent School District
|2,536
|-
| 3
|[[ExxonMobil Corporation]]
|1,941
|-
| 4
|ENGlobal Corporation
|1,879
|-
| 5
|Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital
|1,574
|-
| 6
|Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital
|1,517
|-
| 7
|City of Beaumont
|1,355
|-
| 8
|[[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson County]]
|1,206
|-
| 9
|[[Lamar University]]
|1,183
|-
| 10
|Richard Design Services, Inc.
|590
|}
A significant element of the region's economy is the [[Port of Beaumont]], the nation's fourth-largest seaport by tonnage. The 842d Transportation Battalion, and the 596th Transportation Group are both stationed at the port in Beaumont.
In addition to companies doing business within the city limits, several large industrial facilities are located within the city's five-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries including the ExxonMobil Beaumont refinery and chemical plants, Goodyear Beaumont chemical plant, and DuPont chemical plant.
[[Jason's Deli]] has its headquarters in Beaumont.<ref name="jasonsdeli.com">"[http://www.jasonsdeli.com/corporate Corporate Office Contact Information]." [[Jason's Deli]]. Retrieved 25 February 2010.</ref> [[Conn's Appliances]] did have its headquarters in Beaumont; however, in mid-2012, Conn's moved its corporate headquarters to [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]].<ref>"[http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Conns_Inc.2949684ede493caf.html]." [[Conn's Appliances]]. Retrieved 2 January 2012.</ref> Originally [[Sweet Leaf Tea Company]] had its headquarters in Beaumont.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010607205432/http://www.sweetleaftea.com/index/index.html Contact Us]." [[Sweet Leaf Tea Company]]. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 10 January 2010.</ref> The headquarters moved to Austin in October 2003.<ref>"[http://www.sweetleaftea.com/history History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120153226/http://www.sweetleaftea.com/history |date=January 20, 2013 }}." [[Sweet Leaf Tea Company]]. Retrieved 10 January 2010.</ref>
===Businesses associated with Beaumont===
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* [[Bethlehem Steel]]/[[Trinity Industries]] Shipyard: dating from 1917 to 1994 under the names of Beaumont Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (1917-1922), Pennsylvania Shipyards (1922-1948), Bethlehem Steel Company (1948-1988), and Trinity Industries (1989-1994). Over eight hundred (800) vessels were built and repaired at the shipyard including barges, ships, and offshore drilling rigs including seventy-two (72) jack up offshore drilling rigs,<ref>{{cite web|title=Drilling Rigs Built in U.S. Shipyards |url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/merchantships/postwwii/drillingrigs.htm |publisher=ShipbuildingHistory.com |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110041418/http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/merchantships/postwwii/drillingrigs.htm |archivedate=November 10, 2015 |df= }}</ref> the second-most offshore drilling rigs built in the United States, and seventy-one (71) [[Type C1 ship]]s built for the [[U.S. Maritime Commission]] during [[World War II]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bethlehem Steel Company, Beaumont, TX |url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/2large/inactive/bethbeaumont.htm |publisher=Shipbuilding.com |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102224214/http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/2large/inactive/bethbeaumont.htm |archivedate=January 2, 2016 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Conn's]]: Chain of appliance and electronic stores; now headquartered in The Woodlands <ref>"[http://www.conns.com/about/ Conn's History]"</ref>
* [[Dresser Industries]]: A Dresser-Ideco plant was a major employer for seventy-seven years. The plant, with around 350 employees, closed in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dresser to shut oilfield plant; operations to be consolidated. (Dresser Industries Inc. Ideco Div)|url=http://business.highbeam.com/436402/article-1G1-3893300/dresser-shut-oil-field-plant-operations-consolidated|publisher=HighBeam Business|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Gulf Oil]]: Gulf Oil Company founded 1901, now Chevron
* [[Humble Oil]]: 50% of Humble Oil sold to Standard Oil of NJ to build its first refinery in Baytown. Merged and renamed Exxon 1972. Now [[ExxonMobil]]
* [[Jason's Deli]]: [[Fast casual]] chain with locations in 30 states; still HQed in Beaumont.<ref name="jasonsdeli.com"/>
* [[Magnolia Petroleum Company]]: Startup began in Corsicana in 1898, but became a major company in Beaumont in 1901. Owned KFDM radio, now 560 [[KLVI]], in the 1930s through the 1950s. Its refinery in Beaumont along with Texas Oil Co. & Gulf's in [[Port Arthur, Texas]] were 3 of the largest in the world. Magnolia later sold 45% ownership to Standard Oil of NY, Socony. Combined companies years later into [[Mobil]] now [[ExxonMobil]]
* [[Port of Beaumont]]: Young town of Beaumont grew quicker around this harbor about 1840 and would mark the spot that would become the port. Ranks consistently among the top five ports in the country for tonnage
* [[Sweet Leaf Tea]]: A ready-to-drink organic tea company started in Beaumont in 1998 by Clayton Christopher and David Smith, later moved to Austin, Texas.
* The Texas Oil Company: Founded in 1902 just west of Beaumont ([[Sour Lake, Texas]]) became [[Texaco]];, now owned/part of [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] formerly Standard Oil Company of California.
* The Texas Coffee Company: Home of Seaport Coffees and Texjoy Steak Seasoning among other products distributed regionally. The company was founded in 1921 by Charles J. Fertitta, Sr. In 1968, the Texas Coffee Company became the first company in the United States to begin packaging coffee in vacuum-packed foil bags.<ref>[http://www.texjoy.com/store/pg/37-About-Us.aspx About Us]. Texjoy.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref>
==Culture==
===Arts and theatre===
====Museums and buildings open for tours====
[[File:Art Museum of Southeast Texas.jpg|right|thumb|Art Museum of Southeast Texas, notice the last remaining column from the Perlstein Building.]]
[[File:Zaharias museum.jpg|right|thumb|[[Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center|Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum]] off [[Interstate 10]] in Beaumont]]
[[File:Mcfaddin ward house.jpg|right|thumb|[[McFaddin-Ward House]]]]
[[File:2014-10-11 Beaumont, Tx., French Trading, Historic homes 014.JPG|right|thumb|John Jay French Museum]]
* [[Art Museum of Southeast Texas]] (AMSET), with its Perlstein Plaza, dedicated in memory of pioneer real estate developer Hyman Asher Perlstein (1869–1947), who arrived in Beaumont in 1889 as a poor Jewish immigrant from Lithuania and eventually became one of the city's major builders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/tx/beaumont.html|title=ISJL - Texas Beaumont Encyclopedia|publisher=Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities}}</ref> The museum stands on the site of the Perlstein building, which was the tallest structure between [[Houston]] and [[New Orleans]] when it was erected in 1907. Only one column still remains from the building. AMSET, formerly the Beaumont Art Museum, exhibits 19th–21st century American art with a collecting focus on Texas art and Folk Art and offers 10–14 educational programs in any given year. Admission is free, and is the only museum open seven days per week.
* [[Beaumont Children's Museum]] Started in 2008 and opened in 2012, the museum moved to a temporary location in 2015 to the [[Beaumont Civic Center]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Beaumont Children's Museum|url=http://www.beaumontchildrensmuseum.org/|publisher=Beaumont Children's Museum|accessdate=January 19, 2015}}</ref>
* The Art Studio (TASI), a non-profit arts cooperative and art gallery space that rents subsidized space to visual artists. Also hosts poetry readings, music events, film screenings. Housed in a converted warehouse in the industrial district of Beaumont's downtown.
* [[Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center|Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum]]. Museum dedicated to the life of the Beaumont native and accomplished athlete.
* The [[Beaumont Art League]] is the oldest non-profit art gallery in the area, operating for 70 years. The two gallery spaces (at the old Fairgrounds on Gulf Street) host art exhibitions and juried shows year-round, including the notable BAL National Exhibition (formerly the Tri-State Show), which attracts artists from across the country.
* The Chambers House, built in 1906, this home is open for tours. It is filled with period furniture, personal items, and artifacts used in the home.<ref>http://chambershouse.org/</ref>
* The Clifton Steamboat Museum opened on 26 October 1995. The theme of the museum is "Heroes... Past, Present, and Future", honoring military and civilian heroes. The Clifton Steamboat Museum consists of a {{convert|24000|sqft|m2}}, two-story museum. Exhibits bring to life the wars fought in Southeast Texas and Louisiana, as well as the Steamboat Era, World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam. Upper art galleries of the museum feature original bronze sculptures; Native American artists, wildlife, and frontier paintings from famous artists. A special gallery in the museum is dedicated to the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. This gallery features many historical scouting artifacts, some dating before the 1960s. The tugboat, ''Hercules,'' {{convert|36|ft|m}} high, {{convert|22|ft|m}} wide, and {{convert|92|ft|m}} long, is included on the museum tour. Tours available by appointment only.<ref>http://www.cliftonsteamboatmuseum.com/</ref>
* [[Dishman Art Museum]] is the university art museum of [[Lamar University]]. The museum features 19th and 20th century European and American Art, as well as Tribal Art from Africa and New Guinea.
* [[Edison Museum]] – about inventor [[Thomas Edison]] The museum features exhibits and artifacts about Thomas Edison and his innovations.
* [[Fire Museum of Texas]] – Home of one of world's largest [[fire hydrant]]s. Antique fire trucks and equipment chronicle the history of firefighting in Texas. Educational programs stress the importance of fire safety.
* John Jay French House. This historic home is operated as a museum, to illustrate the life of a prosperous Texas pioneer family from 1845 to 1865. French, a tanner and merchant, built his home in 1845; it showcases period furnishings, clothing and pioneer household utensils. Outbuildings on the grounds include a blacksmith shop, tannery, privy and smokehouse.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
* The [[McFaddin-Ward House]], was built in 1905–06 in the Beaux-Arts Colonial style and is located in the [[Oaks Historic District (Beaumont, Texas)|Oaks Historic District]]. The structure and its furnishings reflect the prominent family who lived in the house for seventy-five years. This very large historic home has a substantial carriage house. The complex has a substantial permanent collection of antique furniture and household items. Educational programs focus on history and are geared toward children and adults.
* Red Lobster's historical marine museum
* [[Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum]], this complex includes several reconstructed buildings reminiscent of the original Gladys City. The buildings contain artifacts from the period.
====Other historic buildings====
[[File:Jefferson Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Jefferson Theatre]]
* [[Beaumont Commercial District]] is a collection of historic buildings in downtown, a national historic district registered with the NRHP.
* [[Crockett Street|Crockett Street Entertainment District]] The entertainment district includes five vintage buildings dating from around the turn of the 20th century. Each of the buildings has been renovated and several have been re-purposed to restaurants and entertainment.
* [[Jack Brooks Federal Building]], built in 1933 as a WPA project.
* [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Texas)|Jefferson County Courthouse]] is an excellent example of [[Art Deco]] architecture.
* The [[Jefferson Theatre]], built in 1927, is an historic theater that presents live musical and stage performances as well as limited revival screenings of classic films. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) and recognized also as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
* [[Julie Rogers Theater]] was formerly Beaumont's city hall and civic auditorium. The building was renovated to serve as a theater for live performances.
* [[St. Anthony Cathedral, Beaumont, Texas|St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica]]
[[File:Tyrrelllibrarycrop.jpg|left|thumb|Built in 1903 as First Baptist Church, this building is now Tyrrell Historical Library; a 2010 addition stands on the left]]
* [[Temple Emanuel (Beaumont, Texas)]] has a notable set of stained glass windows by Israeli artist [[Ze'ev Raban]]
* [[Tyrrell Historical Library]], formerly First Baptist Church; the building is now used as an historical library. It has an extensive collection of genealogical records.
====Performing arts====
*Beaumont Ballet Theatre - The company performs two times a year, a Fall Premier performance and Cinderella, performed in the spring.
* [http://beaumontcivicballet.net/ Beaumont Civic Ballet] Chartered in 1971, the ballet produces several performances each year, including ''[[The Nutcracker]].''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150101215312/http://www.beaumontcommunityplayers.com/home.htm Beaumont Community Players] - Begun in 1925, the Beaumont Community Players have performed several plays and musicals each year except for the [[World War II]] period. The Community Players have had several homes over the years including Little Theatre at Fair Park and [[Jefferson Theatre]]. Performances are now at the Betty Greenburg Center for Performing Arts.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150101215225/http://fineartscomm.lamar.edu/music/concerts-and-events/upcoming%20events.html Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music - Lamar University] presents a variety of jazz, orchestral, opera, choir and chorus, brass, and concert band performances throughout the year.
* [[Symphony of Southeast Texas]] - Founded in 1953 as the Beaumont Symphony Orchestra, the symphony has been performing several performances each year since then. Several guest artists including [[Van Cliburn]] and [[Ferrante & Teicher]] have appeared with the symphony.
===Tourism and recreation===
====In Beaumont====
* The [[Beaumont Botanical Gardens]] is located near the entrance to the 500 acre [[Tyrrell Park and Cattail Marsh|Tyrrell Park]]. On its 23.5 acre grounds, it includes over ten themed gardens, the 10,000 sq ft Warren Loose Conservatory and a large collection of [[bromeliad]]s.<ref>[http://www.beaumontrecreation.com/parks_guide_and_map.htm City of Beaumont, Texas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905060241/http://www.beaumontrecreation.com/parks_guide_and_map.htm |date=September 5, 2011 }}. Beaumontrecreation.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref>
* [[Tyrrell Park and Cattail Marsh]] features a botanical gardens and conservatory, the Henry Homberg Municipal Golf Course, a 900-acre cattail marsh nature area, and a 2.8 mile nature trail.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cattail Marsh|url=http://www.goldentriangleaudubon.org/focus-areas/cattail-marsh|publisher=Golden Triangle Audubon|accessdate=October 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Gerald E. McCleod|title=Day Trips: Cattail Marsh, Beaumont|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/columns/2015-02-13/day-trips-cattail-marsh-beaumont/|publisher=The Austin Chronicle|accessdate=October 24, 2015|date=February 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Tammy McKinley|title=Waste Water Renews Marsh|url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/photos/article/Waste-Water-Renews-Marsh-816959.php#item-38496|publisher=[[Hearst Newspapers II, LLC]]|accessdate=October 24, 2015|date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> restrooms, shelters, Babe Zaharias Drive Monument, baseball backstop, lighted basketball goals, benches, drinking fountains, {{convert|2.8|mi|km|adj=on}} nature trail, picnic tables
* Neches River Adventures is a two-hour eco-tour down the Neches River and bayous.<ref>http://www.nechesriveradventures.org/</ref>
* [[Ford Park]] includes [[Ford Arena]], as well as twelve competition softball fields, and exhibit halls.
====In downtown Beaumont====
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[[File:Beaumont February 16 037.JPG|thumb|right|Event Centre]]
Downtown Beaumont is the center of Business, Government and night time entertainment in southeast Texas. Downtown features the [[Crockett Street]] Entertainment Complex with entertainment options from dancing, to live music to dining or a bar. In addition to the night time entertainment downtown also features a museum district with five distinct museums.
Other entertainment and recreation venues located downtown include the following.
* [[Beaumont Civic Center]] - The 6,500 seat civic center is located in downtown Beaumont.
* The Event Centre and plaza features include a twelve-acre Great Lawn for concerts and a walking path. A 3,800 sq ft canopy with stage overlooks the Great Lawn, and a 14,000 sq ft canopy overlooks a two-acre lake with a thirty-five foot fountain. A 16,000 sq ft event hall is used for indoor events.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Event Centre|url=http://www.beaumontcvb.com/listing/the-event-centre/1481/|publisher=Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Clay Thorp|title=Take a look inside Beaumont's new Event Centre|url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Take-a-look-inside-Beaumont-s-new-Event-Centre-3697325.php|website=beaumontenterprise.com|publisher=[[Hearst Newspapers II, LLC]]|accessdate=November 24, 2015|date=July 12, 2012}}</ref>
* Beautiful Mountain Skate Plaza' - Located adjacent to the Event Centre is the 10,000 sq ft skate park. The skate park opened in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Randy Edwards|title=Skate Plaza Grand Opening|url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/entertainment/article/Skate-Plaza-Grand-Opening-4740947.php#photo-5058071|website=beaumontenterprise.com|publisher=[[Hearst Newspapers II, LLC]]|accessdate=November 24, 2015|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref> The park includes ledges, rails, banks, bank-to-bank, quarter pipes, and stairs. The park also has an amphitheater for other events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beautiful Mountain Skate Plaza|url=http://beaumonttexas.gov/departments/parks-recreation/beautiful-mountain-skate-plaza-2/|publisher=City of Beaumont Parks and Recreation|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Beaumont Texas Skate Park|url=http://www.spaskateparks.com/projects/detail/beaumont-texas-skate-park|website=spaskateparks.com|publisher=SPASkateparks|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Beth Rankin|title=Beaumont's long-awaited Beautiful Mountain Skate Plaza opens to rave reviews|url=http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/cat5/2013/08/15/beaumonts-long-awaited-beautiful-mountain-skate-plaza-opens-to-rave-reviews/#photo-297171|publisher=[[Hearst Newspapers II, LLC]]|accessdate=November 24, 2015|date=August 15, 2013}}</ref>
====Golf courses====
* [[Beaumont Country Club]]
* [[Tyrrell Park and Cattail Marsh#Features|Tyrrell Park - Henry Homberg Golf Course]]
* [[Brentwood Country Club]]
* [[Bayou Din Golf Club]]
====Within 30 minute drive====
* [[Big Thicket National Preserve]], located north of Beaumont, hiking, canoe paddling, and swimming are some of the available activities.
* [[McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge]], located about 30 minutes away from Beaumont, the refuge provides nature trails as well as photography, fishing, and hunting activities.
* [[Sea Rim State Park]], about 30 minutes from Beaumont adjacent to the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge, Sea Rim State Park provides access to [[Gulf of Mexico]] beaches as well as hiking trails.
* [[Village Creek State Park (Texas)|Village Creek State Park]] is located just north of Beaumont. Numerous activities including canoe paddling are provided.
* [[Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center]], located in Orange, about 20–25 minutes east of Beaumont, Shangri-La Gardens has sculptured gardens and natural settings, as well as boat tours.
* [[Stark Museum of Art]], also located in Orange, provides several exhibits.
===Events===
* Since 1907, Beaumont has been home of the [[South Texas State Fair]] and Rodeo, held at [[Ford Park]] during March. It is the second-largest fair in the state, attracting more than 500,000 visitors in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ymbl.org/history.htm |title=Young Men's Business League |publisher= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402214104/http://www.ymbl.org/history.htm |archivedate=April 2, 2009 }}</ref> The fair features a livestock show, a commercial exhibition, a carnival [[Midway (fair)|midway]] and numerous food choices. The Fair moved from the [[Fair Park Coliseum (Beaumont, Texas)|Fair Park Coliseum]] to Ford Park in 2004, a new, larger facility on the west end of Beaumont. The fair was previously held in the fall but was moved to spring after hurricanes [[Hurricane Rita|Rita]] in 2005 and [[Hurricane Ike|Ike]] in 2008 caused its cancellation twice within three years. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150102044122/http://www.ymbl.org/events/2015/ymbl-championship-rodeo YMBL Championship Rodeo] is held at Ford Park during the South Texas State Fair. The rodeo is an annual event and is sanctioned by the [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]]. Admission to the rodeo is included in fair admission.
* The [[Gusher Marathon]], organized in 2010 by the local nonprofit Sports Society for American Health, is the city's first annual [[marathon]]. ''The Gusher'' takes place in March and includes a [[5000 metres|5K]], [[half marathon]] and full marathon. The course begins at the [[Montagne Center]] of [[Lamar University]] and tours [[Beaumont Commercial District|Downtown]] and Lamar before returning to the Montagne.
* The Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest is a Jazz festival held in downtown Beaumont since 2005.
* The [[Boomtown Film and Music Festival]] is a [[film festival|film]] and music festival that began in 2008 to replace the Spindletop Film Festival.
* [[Dog Jam]] is a rock concert held annually at [[Ford Park]].
* July 4 Celebration - Each year, a July 4 celebration is held in downtown Beaumont. The celebration includes live music in and around Riverfront Park, a concert by the Symphony of Southeast Texas in the Julie Rogers Theatre, followed by a fireworks display viewed from Riverfront Park.
* Lunch at the Lake - Each Monday starting in March, the City of Beaumont provides live music and seating at the Event Centre in downtown Beaumont. Ten vendors feature a wide choice of food selections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofbeaumont.com/New_Featured_Item_IV.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-01-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102034935/http://www.cityofbeaumont.com/New_Featured_Item_IV.htm |archivedate=January 2, 2015 |df= }}</ref>
===Parades===
* [[Beaumont Downtown Winter Parade|Downtown Winter Parade]] - On the first Saturday of December, downtown hosts the Beaumont Downtown Winter Parade. The parade features floats that travel down Main, College and Pearl streets. In recent years the parade has also featured a lighted boat parade that travels down the Neches River; spectators can watch from Riverfront Park.
* Neches River Festival Parade - Part of the Neches River Festival held in April, this is a downtown parade. The festival has been held since 1948.
==Sports==
===Professional sports===
* The Oxford City F.C. Of Texas plays at Ford Arena, As a farm team of [[Oxford City F.C.]]
* The [[American Basketball Association]]'s [[Southeast Texas Mavericks]]<ref>[http://www.setxmavericks.com/ de beste bron van informatie over setxmavericks. Deze website is te koop!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716043255/http://www.setxmavericks.com/ |date=July 16, 2011 }}. setxmavericks.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref> moved to Shreveport, La in 2013.
* The [[Texas Strikers]], professional arena soccer team [[Premier Arena Soccer League|PASL]], started playing at [[Ford Arena]] in 2012.
* The [[Beaumont Exporters]] were a minor league baseball team that played at [[Magnolia Ballpark]] and the [[Stuart Stadium]] from 1920–49 and 1953-55. (Both stadiums were demolished.)
* The [[Beaumont Golden Gators]] were a minor league baseball team that played at [[Vincent-Beck Stadium]] from 1983 to 1986.
* The [[Beaumont Bullfrogs]] were a minor league baseball team that played in Beaumont.
* The [[Texas Wildcatters]] were an [[ECHL]] Hockey team based in Beaumont from 2003 to 2008
* The [[Beaumont Drillers]] were an [[IPFL]] football team that played in Beaumont from 2003 to 2007
===University sports===
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The sports teams of [[Lamar University]] compete in [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[NCAA]] athletics as the '''Lamar Cardinals'''. The athletics program is a full member of the [[Southland Conference]]. The [[Lamar Cardinals|Cardinals]] and [[Lamar Cardinals#Women's sports|Lady Cardinals]] compete in 17 [[varsity team|varsity]] sports. The [[Lamar Cardinals#Men's basketball|Cardinals Basketball]] team plays in the [[Montagne Center]] and [[Lamar Cardinals#Baseball|Cardinals Baseball]] Team plays in [[Vincent-Beck Stadium]].
The university brought back football in 2010. As part of the return, [[Provost Umphrey Stadium]] was completely renovated. The return was official when the [[Lamar Cardinals#Football|Cardinals Football]] team played its first game in 21 years in the fall of 2010. The team currently competes in the [[Southland Conference]] as a member of the [[Division I (NCAA)#Football Championship Subdivision|NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision]] (formerly Division I-AA).
==Government==
===Local government===
According to the city's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $219.0 million in revenues, $202.8 million in expenditures, $900.1 million in total assets, $586.8 million in total liabilities, and $202.2 million in cash and investments.<ref name="City of Beaumont CAFR">{{cite web|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015|url=http://www.beaumonttexas.gov/wp-content/uploads/pdf/finance/cafr_2015.pdf|publisher=City of Beaumont, Texas|accessdate=July 16, 2016|date=March 26, 2016}}</ref>
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| Becky Ames
| 2007–present
| Citywide
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| At Large Position 1
| Bill Sam
| 2018-present
| Citywide
|-
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| At Large Position 2
| W.L. Pate, Jr.
| 2007–present
| Citywide
|-
| style="background:grey;"|
|Ward 1
|Virginia Jordan
|2017–present
| North Beaumont
|-
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| Ward 2
| Mike Getz
|2011–present
| West Beaumont
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| Ward 3
| Audwin M. Samuels
| 1984–1992, 1999–present
| Central Beaumont
|-
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| Ward 4
|Robin Mouton
|2015–present
| South Beaumont
|}
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* [[Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas)|Alexander Calder]], circa 1840
* ?
* Archibald N. Vaughan, circa 1860
*
* John C. Craig, 1881-1882
* ?
* Emmett E. Fletcher, circa 1917<ref name=Tyrrell>{{cite web |url=http://portal.beaumonttexas.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?startid=3433592&dbid=0 |title=Tyrrell Digital Archive |author=[[Tyrrell Historical Library]] |publisher=City of Beaumont |accessdate=April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* E.J. Diffenbacher, circa 1918<ref name=Tyrrell />
* B.A. Steinhagen, circa 1922<ref name=Tyrrell />
* ?
* J. Austin Barnes, circa 1925<ref name=League>{{cite web |url= https://www.tml.org/pastpres |title=Past Presidents of the Texas Municipal League |publisher=Texas Municipal League |location=Austin |accessdate=April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* P. D. Renfro, circa 1936<ref name=League />
* Otho Plummer, circa 1952-1954<ref name=Graveyard>{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/beaumont.html |title=Mayors of Beaumont, Texas |editor=[[Lawrence Kestenbaum]] |work=[[Political Graveyard]] |accessdate= April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* Elmo R. Beard, circa 1955<ref name=Graveyard />
* Jimmie P. Cokinos, 1956-1960<ref>{{citation |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |title= Beaumont political legend Jimmie Cokinos dies |date= November 6, 2013 |url=http://www.chron.com/news/article/Beaumont-political-legend-Jimmie-Cokinos-dies-4956508.php }}</ref>
* ?
* Ken Ritter, 1970-1978<ref name=enterprise2014 />
* [[Maury Meyers]], 1978-1982, 1986-1990<ref name=enterprise2014>{{citation |url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Former-Beaumont-mayor-Maurice-Meyers-dies-5554661.php |title=Former Beaumont mayor Maury Meyers dies |work=[[Beaumont Enterprise]] |date=June 16, 2014 }}</ref>
* William E. "Bill" Neild 1982-1986
* David Moore, circa 1994-2001<ref>{{citation |work=Houston Chronicle |title=Beaumont ex-mayor convicted of bribery |date=November 27, 2002 |url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Beaumont-ex-mayor-convicted-of-bribery-2094111.php }}</ref>
* Guy Goodson, [[Pro tempore|pro tem]] circa 2001<ref name=League />
* Evelyn M. Lord, circa 2002<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030407060754/http://cityofbeaumont.com/mayor.htm |url=http://cityofbeaumont.com/mayor.htm |archivedate=April 7, 2003 |deadurl=yes |title=Mayor |publisher=City of Beaumont |via=Internet Archive, [[Wayback Machine]] |df= }}</ref>
* Guy N. Goodson 2004-2007
* Becky Ames, 2007–present<ref>{{cite web |url= http://beaumonttexas.gov/city-council |title=City Council |publisher=City of Beaumont, Texas |accessdate=April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
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===State facilities===
The [[Texas Department of Transportation]] operates the Beaumont District Office in Beaumont.<ref>"[http://www.dot.state.tx.us/local_information/beaumont_district/ Beaumont District Office]."<!--Please go to "View District Location--> [[Texas Department of Transportation]]. Retrieved on 11 January 2010.</ref>
The [[Texas Courts of Appeals|Texas Ninth Court of Appeals]] is located in the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont.<ref>"[http://www.9thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/court/contact.asp Contact Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118062440/http://www.9thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/court/contact.asp |date=January 18, 2016 }}." Texas Ninth Court of Appeals. Retrieved 10 March 2010.</ref> The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] (TDCJ) operates the Beaumont District Parole Office in Beaumont.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm Parole Division Region I] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130938/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm |date=September 28, 2011 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved 15 May 2010.</ref> The Texas Department of Corrections operates three facilities of various custody types in unincorporated areas of Jefferson County, with a total capacity of about 7500 inmates.
===Federal facilities===
The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] operates the [[Beaumont Federal Correctional Complex]] in an [[unincorporated area]] in Jefferson County, south of Beaumont.<ref>"[http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=bml FCI Beaumont Low Contact Information]." [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref>
==Education==
===Colleges and universities===
====Lamar University====
{{Main|Lamar University}}
Beaumont has one state university, [[Lamar University]], which is a part of the [[Texas State University System]]. Lamar University was established in 1923 as '''South Park Junior College'''. The university is currently classified as a national university. It is also classified as a Doctoral Research University – Moderate Research Activity by the Carnegie Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup_listings/view_institution.php?unit_id=226091|publisher=Carnegie Foundation|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref> With over 100 degrees offered, the university's main academic offerings are in Business, Nursing, Teaching and Engineering. [[Lamar University]]'s enrollment has grown tremendously in the first decade of the 21st century.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lamar University History|url=http://www.lamar.edu/about-lu/history.html|publisher=Lamar University|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref> This has prompted a building boom at the campus. The school's enrollment as of Fall, 2015 was above 14,966 students.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Brian Sattler|title=LU posts new enrollment record|url=http://www.lamar.edu/news-and-events/news/2015/09/lu-posts-new-enrollment-record.html|publisher=Lamar University|accessdate=October 15, 2015|date=September 22, 2015}}</ref>
====Lamar Institute of Technology====
{{Main|Lamar Institute of Technology}}
[[Lamar Institute of Technology]], located directly adjacent to [[Lamar University]], serves as the region's technical college for two-year degrees and certificates. Originally a part of Lamar University and its predecessors since 1923, Lamar Institute of Technology was chartered in 1949 when the Lamar College Bill was passed. The bill was sponsored in the Texas Legislature by State Representative Jack Brooks and Senator W.R. Cousins, Jr. of Beaumont. Lamar Institute of Technology became a separate entity in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lamar Institute of Technology - History|url=http://www.lit.edu/about/History.aspx|publisher=Lamar Institute of Technology|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/memorial/70/70_2_Cousins_sr125.pdf|title=Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, 70th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, Senate Resolution 125|page=310|publisher=State of Texas}}</ref> As of Fall, 2014, enrollment totaled 2,920 students.
===Primary and secondary schools===
Beaumont is served by the [[Beaumont Independent School District]].
'''High Schools'''
* [[West Brook Senior High School]]
* Beaumont United High School
[[Harmony Science Academy of Beaumont]], public charter school.
[[Premier High School of Beaumont]], also a public charter school in Beaumont.
The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont]] runs three Catholic elementary schools in Beaumont, St. Anne Catholic School, St. Anthony Cathedral Catholic School, and Our Mother of Mercy Catholic School. [[Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School]] is the city's lone Catholic high school. [[Legacy Christian Academy]], on Highway 105, enrolls PK-3 through 12th grade. All Saints Episcopal School, on Delaware St., enrolls Kindergarten through 8th grade.
Residents who live in unincorporated Jefferson County but have a Beaumont address are zoned either to [[Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District]] or [[Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District]].
==Media==
{{see also|List of newspapers in Texas|List of radio stations in Texas|List of television stations in Texas}}
===Newspapers===
The ''[[Beaumont Enterprise]]'' is the only daily newspaper serving Beaumont. Operating since 1880 ''The Enterprise'' is one of the oldest continually operated business in Beaumont. It is operated by the [[Hearst Corporation]].
Two weekly publications ''[[The Examiner (Beaumont)|The Examiner]]'' and ''The Southeast Texas Record'' serve Beaumont and the area. The Examiner is primarily an investigative reporting paper. the ''Southeast Texas Record'' is a legal journal that covers [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson]] and [[Orange County, Texas|Orange County]] courts.
===Television===
* [[KBTV-TV|KBTV]] (FOX) 4.1 with BOUNCE on 4.2; RF channel 40
* [[KFDM]] (CBS)/DT 6.1 with (CW Network on 6.2) RF channel 25 / PSIP 6.x; KBTV is operated by the same owners of KFDM, [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]].
* [[KBMT]] (ABC)/DT 12.1 with (NBC) at 720p on 12.2; RF channel 12 / PSIP 12.x with [[Cozi]] on 12.3 and [[MeTV]] on 12.4. [[Tegna, Inc.|Tegna]] owns KBMT.
* KEBQ-TV 9 (Soul Of The South)
* KUMY-TV 22
* [[KITU-TV]] ([[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]) 34.1 - 34.5; RF channel 33
* [[KBMT-LD]]/K36ID LMAed by KBMT/London from KVHP; RF channel 43/36 and PSIP 12.5/.6 with MyTV on 12.5
* [[LUTV (Beaumont, Texas)|LUTV]] Lamar University's video service that provides [[C-SPAN]]-like coverage on local government proceedings, and original programming from students. It does not have an over the air channel and is available only on cable TV.
The region currently has no [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] station of its own; [[KUHT]] on channel 8 and KLTL on channel 20 (a [[Louisiana Public Broadcasting]] affiliate) do not reach the area. KUHT has a construction permit for a digital translator on RF 24, which would share KFDM's antenna on 25 but the University of Houston has had financial cutbacks and recently cancelled a translator application in Victoria. What outcome this will have on the Beaumont facility remains to be seen.
===Radio===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Frequency
! Call letters / licensed to (if not Beaumont)
! Format
! Owner
! Notes
|-
| 560
|[[KLVI]]
|[[News]], [[Talk radio]]
|[[iHeartMedia]]
|-
| 990
|KZZB
|[[Gospel]] "Gospel 990"
|Martin Broadcasting
|-
| 1150
|[[KBPO]] (Port Neches)
|Spanish-language [[Christian Radio]]
|Christian Ministries of the Valley
|-
| 1250
|[[KDEI]] (Port Arthur)
|[[Catholic]] radio
|[[Radio Maria]]
|-
| 1300
|KSET (Lumberton)
|Silent
|Proctor-Williams, Inc.
|-
| 1340
|KOLE (Port Arthur)
|Various
|[[Birach Broadcasting]]
|-
| 1450
|[[KIKR]]
|[[Sports]] "Sports Radio 1450/1510 AM"
|[[Cumulus Broadcasting]]
|-
| 1510
|[[KBED]] (Nederland)
|[[Sports]] "Sports Radio 1450/1510 AM"
|[[Cumulus Broadcasting]]
|Simulcast of [[KIKR]] only during daytime hours
|-
| 1600
|KOGT (Orange)
|[[Country music|Country]]
|
|-
| 88.1
|[[KLBT]]
|Contemporary Christian
|The King's Musician Educational Foundation
|-
| 88.5
|[[KGHY]]
|Southern Gospel "The Gospel Highway"
|CCS Radio
|-
| 89.7
|[[KTXB]]
|[[Christian radio]] "Family Radio"
|[[Family Stations]]
|-
| 90.5
|[[KZFT]] (Fanette)
|[[Christian radio]]
|[[American Family Radio|AFR]]
|-
| 91.3
|[[KVLU]]
|[[Public Radio]]
|[[Lamar University]]
|-
| 92.5
|[[KCOL-FM|KCOL]] (Groves)
|[[Oldies]] "Cool 92.5"
|[[iHeartMedia]]
|-
| 93.3 (Port Arthur)
|[[KQBU-FM|KQBU]]
|[[Regional Mexican]] "Que Buena 93.3"
|[[Univision]]
|-
| 94.1
|[[KQXY]]
|[[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]] "Q94"
|[[Cumulus Broadcasting]]
|-
| 95.1
|[[KYKR]]
|[[Country music|Country]] "Kicker 95.1"
|[[iHeartMedia]]
|-
| 97.5
|[[KFNC]] (Mont Belvieu)
|[[Sports]] "ESPN 97.5"
|Gow Media-Houston
|-
| 98.5
|[[KTJM]] (Port Arthur)
|[[Regional Mexican]] "La Raza 98.5/103.3"
|[[Liberman Broadcasting]]-Houston
|-
| 99.9
|[[KSHN]] (Liberty)
|[[Full service (radio format)|Full service]] "Shine All 9"
|Trinity River Valley Broadcasting
|-
| 100.7
|[[KKHT]] (Lumberton)
|[[Christian radio]] "100.7 The Word"
|[[Salem Broadcasting]]
|-
| 101.7
|[[KAYD]] (Silsbee)
|[[Country music|Country]] "KD101"
|[[Cumulus Broadcasting]]
|-
| 102.5
|[[KTCX]]
|[[Urban contemporary]] "Magic 102.5"
|[[Cumulus Broadcasting]]
|-
| 103.3
|K277AG (Beaumont)
|[[Hip-Hop]], [[R&B]] "The Beat 103.3"
|[[iHeartMedia]]
|Simulcast of KKMY-HD2
|-
| 104.5 (Orange)
|[[KKMY]]
|[[Rhythmic CHR]] "104.5 Kiss FM"
|[[iHeartMedia]]
|-
| 105.3
|[[KXXF]] (Winnie)
|Classic country (with [[Walton and Johnson]] mornings)
|[[Excel Media]]
|-
| 106.1
|[[KIOC]] (Orange)
|[[Rock music|Rock]] "Big Dog 106"
|[[iHeartMedia]]
|-
| 107.9
|[[KQQK]]
|[[Regional Mexican]] "107.9 El Norte"
|[[Liberman Broadcasting]]-Houston
|-
|}
==Transportation==
[[Jack Brooks Regional Airport]] (BPT), located {{convert|9|mi|km}} south of Beaumont's central business district, serves the region with regional jet flights nonstop to [[Dallas/Fort Worth Airport]] (DFW), Texas with this scheduled passenger service being operated by [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] on behalf of [[American Airlines]]. The [[Beaumont Municipal Airport]] (BMT) near the western city limit is available for [[general aviation]] travel.
[[Amtrak]]'s [[Sunset Limited]] serves [[Beaumont (Amtrak station)|Beaumont's train station]].
The city operates the [[Beaumont Municipal Transit System]], a citywide bus system called (BMT).
Major Highways
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==Notable people==
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For a more extensive list of people associated with Beaumont, Texas see: [[:Category:People from Beaumont, Texas|People from Beaumont, Texas]]
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* [[Chip Ambres]], minor league baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ambrech01.shtml| title= Chip Ambres|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kelly Asbury]], film director, writer, illustrator and voice actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-notable-people-kelly-asbury.html |title=Kelly Asbury |publisher=Museum of the Gulf Coast |accessdate=October 7, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016053439/http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-notable-people-kelly-asbury.html |archivedate=October 16, 2013 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Doug Ault]], Major League Baseball player
* [[Melvin Baker]], football player
* [[Jerry Ball]], football player for [[Southern Methodist University|SMU]] and in NFL, 3-time Pro Bowl selection; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BallJe00.htm| title= Jerry Lee Ball|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Vance Bedford]], football coach
* [[Charlotte Beers]], businesswoman and former Under Secretary of State<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/content/advertising-%E2%80%A2-charlotte-beers|title= Advertising • Charlotte Beers|publisher=Texas Monthly|accessdate= October 4, 2013}}</ref>
* [[James Brown (quarterback)|James Brown]], starting quarterback of [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas Longhorns]] from 1994–97<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.texassports.com/news/2012/5/7/050712aaa_347.aspx#.UlRPmcYjwZk|title = Catching up with: James Brown|publisher=The University of Texas at Austin|accessdate= October 7, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Ben Broussard]], Major League Baseball first baseman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=brousbe01| title =Ben Broussard Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|accessdate= 26 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jay Bruce]], Major League Baseball player, three-time All-Star; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bruceja01.shtml| title= Jay Allen Bruce|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[James Busceme]], boxer who fought [[Alexis Arguello]] for world title in 1982
* [[Wayde Butler]], football player
* [[Tracy Byrd]], country music artist; grew up in [[Vidor, Texas|Vidor]]<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69319/byrd-chesnutt-plan-hometown-labor-day-bash|title=Byrd, Chesnutt Plan Hometown Labor Day Bash|publisher= Billboard|accessdate = October 8, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Henry E. Chambers]], Louisiana historian and educator; was a [[school principal]] in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans/bios/c-000021.txt |title=Biography of Henry Edward Chambers |publisher=usgwarchives.org |accessdate=15 March 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728150339/http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans/bios/c-000021.txt |archivedate=July 28, 2011 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Mark Chesnutt]], country music artist; grew up in [[Nederland, Texas|Nederland]]<ref name="Billboard"/>
* [[Robert Crippen]], astronaut<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.php?id=107|title=Robert L. Crippen |publisher= New Mexico Museum of Space History|accessdate = October 8, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Tiffany Derry]], celebrity chef, ''[[Top Chef]]'' contestant and fan favorite winner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dallas.eater.com/tags/tiffany-derry|title=Greyhound Benefit; Derry & Immanivong Team Up|publisher= Eater Dallas|accessdate = October 8, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Mel Farr]], football player, UCLA, first-round draft choice of [[Detroit Lions]], NFL Rookie if the Year; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Mel Farr|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/melfarr/2513848/profile|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|accessdate=January 18, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Miller Farr]], NFL player, first-round draft choice, three-time [[American Football League|AFL]] All-Star; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Miller Farr|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FarrMi01.htm?redir|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|accessdate=January 18, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Debra Jo Fondren]], model and actress, lived in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debrajofondren.com/VIP25-27.pdf|title= Golden Triangle Godiva |publisher= debrajofonden.com|accessdate = October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Lew Ford]], Major League Baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=fordle01| title= Lew Ford Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Herman Fontenot]], NFL player{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO BEAUMONT-->* [[Larry Graham]], bass player for Sly and The Family Stone, pioneered "slapping" technique, founder and frontman of [[Graham Central Station]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-music-legends-larry-graham.html|title=Larry Graham|publisher=Museum of the Gulf Coast|accessdate=October 9, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702122234/http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-music-legends-larry-graham.html|archivedate=July 2, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Detrick Hughes]], poet, author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pw.org/content/detrick_hughes|title= Detrick Hughes|publisher= Poets & Writers|accessdate = January 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Harry James]], musician and bandleader in [[Grammy Hall of Fame Award|Grammy Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artandseek.net/2013/03/15/this-week-in-texas-music-history-harry-james/|title= This Week in Texas Music History: Harry James |publisher= KERA, North Texas Public Broadcasting|accessdate = October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Blind Willie Johnson]], Baptist minister and seminal gospel/blues bottle-neck guitarist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fjoaw|title= JOHNSON, "BLIND WILLIE"|publisher= Texas State Historical Association|accessdate = October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[George Jones]], country music artist; grew up in Vidor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/113277/george-jones-ranked-frank-sinatra-and-billie-holiday-heres-why|title= Why George Jones Ranks with Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday |publisher= New Republic|accessdate = October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Louie Kelcher]], NFL player, 4-time All-Pro for [[San Diego Chargers]]; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Louie Kelcher |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KELCHLOU01 |publisher=databaseSports.com |accessdate=January 18, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118234617/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KELCHLOU01 |archivedate=January 18, 2015 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Jerry LeVias]], college and NFL football player, member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry LeVias|url=http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=90046|publisher=National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, Inc.|accessdate=January 18, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Bruce Lietzke]], professional golfer, 22 victories, member of winning 1981 Ryder Cup team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-sports-legends-bruce-lietzke.html |title=Bruce Lietzke |publisher=Museum of the Gulf Coast |accessdate=October 9, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703050251/http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-sports-legends-bruce-lietzke.html |archivedate=July 3, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Barbara Lynn]], R&B music artist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesmusicnow.com/lynn.html|title= An R&B comeback, more than three decades in the making|publisher= Blues Music Now|accessdate = October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Robert Mann (Louisiana)|Bob Mann]], political historian, columnist, head of Department of Journalism at [[Louisiana State University|LSU]]; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peerygenealogy.com/home/e1690.htm|title=Robert Townley Mann, Sr.|publisher=''The Beaumont Enterprise'', August 13, 2008|accessdate=October 18, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Masada (wrestler)|Masada]], pro wrestler
* [[Christine Michael]], [[Texas A&M]] running back<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Christine-Michael-5307| title = Christine Michael -| publisher= 247sports.com|accessdate= November 23, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Millar]], Major League Baseball player; played in college for [[Lamar University|Lamar]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millake01.shtml| title= Kevin Charles Millar|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Frank Middleton]], NFL player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MiddFr20.htm|title= Frank Middleton |publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate= October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Roger Mobley]], child actor; police officer in Beaumont
* [[Vamsi Mootha]], Indian-American physician-scientist{{Citation needed|date = October 2013}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO BEAUMONT-->
* [[David Ozio]], bowler, won 11 titles on [[PBA Tour]]; executive at Etonic Shoe Company<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba.com/Bowlers/Bowler/8472|title = David Ozio|publisher=PBA|accessdate= October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Kendrick Perkins]], NBA player; member of [[2008 NBA Finals|2008 NBA]] champion Boston Celtics<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/perkike01.html| title= Kendrick Le'Dale Perkins|publisher= Basketball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Mark Petkovsek]], Major League Baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/petkoma01.shtml| title= Mark Joseph Petkovsek|publisher= Basketball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Dade Phelan]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of [[Texas House of Representatives]] from District 21; real estate developer born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texansfordade.com/about-dade|title=About Dade Phelan|publisher=texansfordade.com|accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Bob Pollard]], NFL player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PollBo20.htm| title= Mark Joseph Petkovsek|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kheeston Randall]], football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/kheestonrandall/2532935/profile|title = Kheeston Randall
|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC|accessdate= October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Taylor Reed]], football player
* [[J.P. Richardson]], "The Big Bopper", DJ, rock & roll singer, killed with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in 1959 plane crash<ref>{{cite web|title=J.P. Richardson|url=http://www.biography.com/people/j-p-richardson-20730865|publisher=.biography.com|accessdate=1 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Allan Ritter]], member of Texas House of Representatives from Jefferson and Orange counties, born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/25363/allan-ritter#.UwYx25WPIfg|title=Allan Ritter's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=February 20, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Frank Robinson]], Major League Baseball player and manager, member of [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Robinson|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinfr02.shtml|publisher=BASEBALL REFERENCE. COM|accessdate=1 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[The Gourds|Kevin Russell]], musician, born and raised in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Russell|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-russell-mn0000766774|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=January 19, 2015|quote=When Kevin was in junior high, his dad moved them from Beaumont, TX, to Houston. Unsettled by the change from a blue-collar neighborhood to the high-class suburbs, Russell turned to guitar and writing songs.}}</ref>
<!--KEVIN RUSSELL EDITOR's NOTES: No Wikipedia page for this individual. One is for a European footballer and the other is for a musician in Germany born in Hamburg. The Kevin Russell with Beaumont ties is a member of The Gourds and has numerous credits to his name. Until a Wikipedia page can be created for him, changing link to The Gourds page to minimize confusion for the Wikipedia reviewer.-->
* [[Brian Sanches]], Major League Baseball player; grew up in Nederland, TX<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanchbr01.shtml| title= Brian Lee Sanches|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Bubba Smith]], football player, [[College Football Hall of Fame]], [[Super Bowl V]] champion in NFL and actor<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitBu00.htm| title= Bubba Smith|publisher= Football-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Tom Tierney (artist)|Tom Tierney]], noted [[paper doll]] artist, cartoonist, and painter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tomtierney.com/contents/01/intro01/page01.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717094008/http://www.tomtierney.com/contents/01/intro01/page01.htm |archivedate=July 17, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Billy Tubbs]], basketball coach at Lamar, Texas Christian and Oklahoma University, 1988 NCAA Final Four
* [[Jason Tyner]], Major League Baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tynerja01.shtml| title= Bubba Smith|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Helen Vinson]], actress, appeared in more than 40 films between 1932 and 1945; born in Beaumont
* [[Clay Walker]], country music artist; grew up in [[Vidor, Texas]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Clay Walker|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Clay+Walker|publisher=Last.fm Ltd.|accessdate=2 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Ben Wells (gridiron football)|Ben Wells]], defensive back for CFL's [[Montreal Alouettes]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], rock music artist, brother to Johnny Winter; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Edgar Winter|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Edgar+Winter|publisher=Last.fm Ltd.|accessdate=2 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Johnny Winter]], blues and rock music artist, brother to Edgar Winter; born in Beaumont<ref>Sullivan, Mary Lou (2010). Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter. Backbeat Books. pp. 5, 19–21, 120–121. {{ISBN|978-0-87930-973-2}}</ref>
* [[Will Wynn]], former mayor of Austin<ref>[http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2003-02-14/145355/ Everybody Loves a Wynn-er] 14 February 2003. Clark-Madison, Mike. Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 13 September 2016.</ref>
* [[Babe Zaharias|Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias]], Olympic champion athlete and Hall of Fame pro golfer; one of the founders of LPGA<ref>{{cite web|title=Babe Zaharias|url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/players/z/babe-zaharias.aspx|publisher=lpga.com|accessdate=2 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Gus Zernial]], Major League Baseball player, 1951 American League home run leader; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=zernigu01|
title=Gus Zernial Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
{{div col end}}
==Architecture==
{{Main|Beaumont Commercial District|List of tallest buildings in Beaumont}}
[[File:CropBEAUMONTpsBEST.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|<span style="font-size:100%;">Downtown Beaumont, Texas from Laurel St.</span>]] Beaumont has 8 buildings over {{convert|100|ft|m}} tall, the tallest being the [[Edison Plaza]], which is {{convert|254|ft|m}} tall.<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=entergybuilding-beaumont-tx-usa Edison Plaza | Buildings]. Emporis. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref> The old [[Edson Hotel]], built in 1928 is nearly the same height at {{convert|240|ft|m}}.<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=edsonhotel-beaumont-tx-usa Edson Hotel | Buildings]. Emporis. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref> One of the most prominent downtown buildings is the 15-story [[San Jacinto Building]]. Built in 1921, it sports one of the largest four faced clock towers in the nation, each dial being {{convert|17|ft|m}} in diameter.<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=sanjacintobuilding-beaumont-tx-usa San Jacinto Building | Buildings]. Emporis. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref> In 1922 the 11-story [[Hotel Beaumont]] was built across the street from the San Jacinto. The Hotel Beaumont bears a resemblance to the old [[Winecoff Hotel]] in [[Atlanta]]. The second [[oil boom]] of 1925 brought more people and wealth to Beaumont, the same year the 12-story American National Bank Building (now [[Orleans Building]]), was erected, and in 1926 Forrest Goodhue built the 12-story [[Goodhue Building]] which included a penthouse. In 1928, the Edson Hotel was built. No other buildings were built until [[Century Tower (Beaumont)|Century Tower]] in 1962 and in 1982 Edison Plaza was built. In 1994 the 12-story LaSalle Hotel, built in 1927, was demolished.
The [[Jefferson Theatre]] was built in 1927 by the Jefferson Amusement Company for $1 million and was Beaumont's showpiece for many years. In 1928 the City Hall and Auditorium was built. It is now the [[Julie Rogers Theater]].
Beaumont's [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Texas)|Jefferson County Courthouse]] is one of the tallest county courthouses in the state and is an excellent example of Art Deco architecture.<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=jeffersoncountycourthouse-beaumont-tx-usa Jefferson County Courthouse | Buildings]. Emporis. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref>
Across the street from the [[Jack Brooks Federal Building]] is the [[Kyle Building]], built in 1933. The storefront was recently restored and is considered to be one of the best examples of Zig-Zag architecture in Texas.<ref>[http://www.houstondeco.org/1930s/kyle.html 1930s | Kyle Block]. Houston Deco. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref>
The [[Oaks Historic District (Beaumont, Texas)|Oaks Historic District]] has many restored historic homes.
<center>
<gallery>
Image:KyleBESTEDIT.JPG|[[Kyle Building]], [[Edson Hotel]], [[Goodhue Building]]
File:Firstnatbanktall.jpg|[[Orleans Building]]
Image:sanjachotelbmt.JPG|Left-[[San Jacinto Building]], Right-[[Hotel Beaumont]]
Image:centurytower.JPG| [[Century Tower (Beaumont)|Century Tower]]
Image:goodhuebuilding.JPG| [[Goodhue Building]]
Image:jeffhotelbmt.JPG|[[Jefferson Theatre]].
Image:JulierogersEDITBEST.jpg| [[Julie Rogers Theater]]
Image:edisonplaza.jpg| [[Edison Plaza]]
</gallery>
</center>
==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[List of museums in East Texas]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in Beaumont]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==Further reading==
{{See also|Timeline of Beaumont, Texas#Bibliography|l1=Bibliography of the history of Beaumont, Texas}}
* "Banking in Beaumont 1960–2006", ''Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record'' (Nov 2007), Vol. 43, pp 2–6; Examines the banking system since the 1960s and the effects of the One Bank Holding Company Act of 1970.
* [http://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1337&context=ethj Burran, James A. "Violence in an 'Arsenal of Democracy': The Beaumont Race Riot, 1943"], ''East Texas Historical Journal,'' 1976 Vol. 14, Iss.1, Article 8, available at ScholarWorks
* Faucett, William T. "Shipbuilding in Beaumont during World War II", ''Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record'' 2005 41: 55–65.
* Linsley, Judith Walker; Rienstra, Ellen Walker; and Stiles, Jo Ann. ''Giant under the Hill: A History of the Spindletop Oil Discovery at Beaumont, Texas, in 1901'' (Austin: Texas State Hist. Assoc., 2002). 304 pp.
* Looscan, Adele B. "Elizabeth Bullock Huling," ''Southwestern Historical Quarterly'' 11 (July 1907).
* Martin, Madeleine. ''More Early Southeast Texas Families'' (Quanah, Texas: Nortex, 1978).
* Schaadt, Robert L. "The Business of Beaumont Prior to 1880," ''Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record'' 2006 42: 34–53.
==External links==
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* [http://www.cityofbeaumont.com/ City of Beaumont]
* [http://www.beaumontcvb.com/ Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091211074429/http://insetx.com/ In Southeast Texas – In depth view of the area's events & happenings]
* [http://www.beaumontmainstreet.com/default.php Beaumont Main Street, Celebrating Downtown]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918010753/http://beaumont-tx-complex.com/ Beaumont Civic Center Complex.]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Beaumont-Texas.html Beaumont, TX at City-Data.com]
* [http://www.istweb.org/ Islamic Society of Triplex Inc]
* [http://oxfordcityfctexas.pointstreaksites.com/view/oxfordcityfc/home-page-1066/ Oxford City F.C. Of Texas]
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Beaumont (Texas)|display=Beaumont|volume=3|page=598}}
* {{Cite NSRW|wstitle=Beaumont, Texas}}
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'''Beaumont''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|oʊ|m|ɒ|n|t}} {{respell|BOH|mont}}) is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson County]], [[Texas]] in the United States,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6962cjXgL?url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=July 12, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> within the Beaumont–[[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]] [[Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Located in [[Southeast Texas]] on the [[Neches River]] about {{convert|90|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Houston]] (city center to city center), Beaumont had a population of 118,296 at the time of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], making it the [[List of cities in Texas by population|twenty-fourth-most populous city in the state of Texas]].
Beaumont was founded as a town in 1835. The early European-American settlement had an economy based on the development of lumber, farming, and port industries. In 1892, [[Joseph Eloi Broussard]] opened the first commercially successful rice mill in the state, stimulating development of rice farming in the area; he also started an irrigation company (since 1933 established as the [[Lower Neches Valley Authority]]) to support rice culture. Rice became an important commodity crop in Texas, and is now cultivated in 23 counties.<ref name = "Handbook">{{cite web
| title = Broussard, Joseph Eloi
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbrbh
| accessdate = 2015-03-14 }}</ref>
A big change occurred in 1901 with the [[Spindletop]] gusher, which demonstrated the potential of the huge oil field. With Spindletop, several energy companies developed in Beaumont, and some continue. The area rapidly developed as one of the major petro-chemical refining areas in the country. Along with [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]] and [[Orange, Texas|Orange]], Beaumont forms the [[Golden Triangle (Texas)|Golden Triangle]], a major industrial area on the Texas [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]].
Beaumont is home of [[Lamar University]], a national [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Carnegie]] Doctoral Research university with 14,966 students, including undergraduates and post graduates. Over the years, several corporations have been based in this city, including [[Gulf States Utilities]] which had its headquarters in Beaumont until its takeover by [[Entergy Corporation]] in 1993. GSU's [[Edison Plaza]] headquarters is still the [[List of tallest buildings in Beaumont|tallest building in Beaumont]] ({{as of|2017|lc=y}}).
==History==
{{see also|Timeline of Beaumont, Texas}}
In 1824 Bobby and Nancy Tevis settled on the west bank of the [[Neches River]] and developed a farm. Soon after that, a small community grew up around the farm, which was named ''Tevis Bluff'' or ''Neches River Settlement''.<ref name=Beaumont_TX>{{cite web
| author = Paul E. Isaac
| title = Beaumont, Texas
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdb02
| accessdate = 19 February 2011 }}</ref> In 1835 the land of Tevis, together with the nearby community of ''Santa Anna'' (in total, {{convert|50|acre|ha}}), was purchased by [[Henry Millard]] (1796?–1844),<ref name=Millard>{{cite web
| author = Judith Linsley & Ellen Rienstra
| title = Henry Millard
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmi10
| accessdate = 20 February 2011 }}</ref> Joseph Pulsifer (1805–1861),<ref name=Pulsifer>{{cite web
| author = Judith Linsley & Ellen Rienstra
| title = Joseph Perkins Pulsifer
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpu04
| accessdate = 20 February 2011 }}</ref> and [[Thomas Byers Huling]] (1804–1865).<ref name=Huling>{{cite web
| author = Robert Wooster
| title = Thomas Byers Huling
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fhu24
| accessdate = 20 February 2011 }}</ref> They began planning a town to be laid out on this land.<ref name=Beaumont_TX/> Their partnership, J.P. Pulsifer and Company, controlled the first {{convert|50|acre|m2}} upon which the town was founded.<ref name=Pulsifer/> This town was named Beaumont, after Mary Dewburleigh Barlace Warren Beaumont, the wife of [[Henry Millard]]<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Beumont, Texas |url=www.beaumontcvb.com/about-beaumont/history/ |website=Beumont Convention & Visitor Bureau |accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref>. They added more property for a total of 200 acres.
Beaumont became a town on 16 December 1838. Beaumont's first mayor was [[Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas)|Alexander Calder]].<ref name = "Rienstra2">{{cite book
| last = Rienstra
| first = Ellen Walker
|author2=Linsley, Judith Walker
| title = Historic Beaumont: An Illustrated History
| publisher = Historical Publishing Network
| year = 2003
| page = 21
| url =
| isbn = 1-893619-28-1}}</ref>
From the town's founding in 1835, business activities included real estate, transportation, and retail sales. Later, other businesses were formed, especially in railroad construction and operation, new building construction, lumber sales, and communications. The Port of Beaumont became a successful regional shipping center. Beaumont was a small center for cattle raisers and farmers in its early years. With an active riverport by the 1880s, it became an important lumber and rice-milling town. The city exported rice as a commodity crop. Beaumont's lumber boom, which reached its peak in the late 19th century, was stimulated by the rebuilding and expansion of the railroads in the state and region after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Robert S. Maxwell |title=Lumber Industry |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/drl02 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |accessdate=September 11, 2018 |date=February 21, 2012}}</ref>
The Beaumont Rice Mill, founded in 1892 by [[Joseph Eloi Broussard]], was the first commercially successful rice mill in Texas.<ref name = "Handbook"/> In addition, Broussard cofounded the Beaumont Irrigation Company in 1898 to operate an irrigation system to support rice culture. The company along with four others established around the same time helped stimulate the expansion of rice cultivation from 1500 acres in 1892 to 400,000 acres in 23 counties by his death in 1956.<ref name = "Handbook"/> The other companies were The Port Arthur Rice and Irrigation Company, The McFaddin-Wiess-Kyle Canal Company, the Treadaway or Neches Canal Company, and the Taylors-Hillebrand complex.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jefferson County, Texas Its Geological, Historical and Agricultural Background Part D: Jefferson County Agriculture After 1900t |url=http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/jefferso.htm |publisher=W.. T. Block |accessdate=September 11, 2018}}</ref> The holdings of those companies formed the basis for the [[Lower Neches Valley Authority]] established by the state legislature in 1933.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senate Bill 38 |url=https://lrl.texas.gov/LASDOCS/43CS1/SB38/SB38_43CS1.pdf#page=74 |publisher=Legislative Reference Library of Texas |accessdate=September 11, 2018 |date=October 11, 1933}}</ref>
The rise of Beaumont's mill economy drew many new residents to the city, many of them immigrants. The first Jewish man in the city was from Louisiana, others migrated from the South, and were joined by immigrants. They worked as merchants and in a variety of jobs in the growing city and ranching area. In 1895 Jews formed their first congregation.<ref>[http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/tx/beaumont.html "Beaumont, Texas"], ''Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities''</ref> By the early 20th century, the city was served by the Southern Pacific; Kansas City Southern, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe; and Missouri Pacific railroad systems.<ref>Robert L. Schaadt, "The Business of Beaumont Prior to 1880," ''Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record'' 2006 42: 34–53</ref>
[[File:Lucas gusher.jpg|left|thumb|Lucas Gusher, [[Spindletop]]]] [[Petroleum|Oil]] was discovered at nearby [[Spindletop]] on 10 January 1901. Spindletop became the first major [[oil field]] and one of the largest in American history. With the discovery of oil at Spindletop, Beaumont's population more than tripled in two months from 9,000 in January 1901 to 30,000 in March 1901. Oil is, and has always been, a major export of the city, and a major contributor to the national GDP.
[[Captain W. C. Tyrrell|William Casper Tyrrell]], nicknamed "Captain W.C.", was a leading businessman and oil tycoon in the city in the early 20th century, developing businesses during the [[Texas Oil Boom]]. An entrepreneur from Pennsylvania and Iowa, he arrived after the gusher at [[Spindletop]], and invested in development of a commercial port in the city, and an irrigation system to support the local rice industry, as well as residential and retail development of suburban property. He was also a philanthropist. He purchased and donated First Baptist Church, whose congregation had moved to a new facility, to use as the city's first public library, now known as the [[Tyrrell Historical Library]].<ref>Carolyn Davis Smith, "Captain William Casper Tyrrell: Philanthropist Extraordinaire and the Legacy of Philanthropy in Beaumont," ''Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record'' 2002 38: 5–18</ref>
When the city became a major center for defense shipbuilding during [[World War II]], tens of thousands of rural Texans migrated there for the new high-paying jobs. The Roosevelt administration ordered the defense industry to be integrated, and many Southern whites were working closely with blacks for the first time. Housing was scarce in the crowded city, and racial tensions increased. In June 1943 after workers at the Pennsylvania shipyard in Beaumont learned that a white woman had accused a black man of raping her, nearly 2,000 went to the jail where a suspect was being held, attracting more men along the way and reaching a total of 4,000.<ref>{{cite web
| author = James S. Olson
| title = Beaumont riot of 1943
| work = The Handbook of Texas Online
| url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jcb01
| accessdate = 28 July 2015 }}</ref>
Ultimately the white mob rioted for three days, destroying major black neighborhoods and killing five persons. No one was prosecuted for the deaths. The riot in [[Beaumont Race Riot of 1943|Beaumont]] was one of several in 1943 which centered in the defense industry, including [[Zoot Suit Riots|Los Angeles]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Zoot Suit Riots|url=http://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi07t.htm|publisher=Los Angeles Almanac|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}</ref> [[Detroit Race Riot (1943)|Detroit]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Hatred on the Home Front: The Race Riots During WWII|url=http://life.time.com/history/detroit-race-riots-1943-photos-from-a-city-in-turmoil-during-wwii/#1|publisher=Time Inc.|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}</ref> [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Race Riots|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1032.html|publisher=Encyclopedia of Chicago|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}</ref> and [[Mobile, Alabama]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit Race Riots 1943|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/eleanor-riots/|publisher=WGBH Educational Foundation|accessdate=September 22, 2015|quote=In many cities the demands of wartime were manifesting themselves in outbursts of intolerance. Race riots had already erupted in Los Angeles, as well as Mobile, Alabama, and Beaumont, Texas.}}</ref> as well as other cities across the country. The wartime social disruption was similar to [[List of ethnic riots#War and interwar period: 1914–1945|war time riots]] which had occurred in other parts of the country during and following [[World War I]].
In the postwar years, Beaumont's port continued in importance. As was typical with other cities, post-war highway construction led to the development of new suburbs and dispersal of the population in search of new housing. Recently, there has been some renewal in Downtown Beaumont and in other areas of the city.
In 1996, the Jefferson County courts, located in Beaumont, became the first court in the nation to implement electronic filing and service of court documents. This eliminated the need for law firms to print and mail reams of documents.
In 2005 and 2008, Beaumont and surrounding areas suffered extensive damage from [[Hurricane Rita]] and [[Hurricane Ike]], respectively. Mandatory evacuations were issued in advance of both storms.
In August 2017, Beaumont and surrounding areas experienced severe flooding as a result of [[Hurricane Harvey]]. Due to the flooding, Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital evacuated all of its highest level of acuity patients with the help of National Guard helicopters. In addition, many Beaumont residents had to be rescued by both boats and helicopters as a result of the floodwaters. {{as of|2018|October}}, many residents in the area are still attempting to recover from the hurricane.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|85.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|85.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}} (1.07%) is water.
Beaumont lies on Texas' coastal plain, about {{convert|30|mi|km}} inland from the [[Gulf of Mexico]], one hour drive east of [[Houston]], and just south of the dense pine forests of [[East Texas]]. The city is bordered on the east by the [[Neches River]] and to the north by [[Pine Island Bayou]]. Before being settled, the area was crisscrossed by numerous small streams. Most of these streams have since been filled in or converted for drainage purposes. The island directly across from Riverfront Park is called Trinity Island. There are also three other islands in the Neches River around the [[Downtown Beaumont|downtown]] area/port: Harbor, Smith and Clark.
===Climate===
{{Main|Climate of Beaumont, Texas}}
The city of Beaumont is within the [[humid subtropical]] climate regime,<ref>Thomas J. Larkin and George W. Bomar. [http://www.met.tamu.edu/osc/TXclimat.htm Climatic Atlas of Texas.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706024532/http://www.met.tamu.edu/osc/TXclimat.htm |date=2006-07-06 }} Retrieved on 2008-03-19.</ref> and is within the Piney Woods region of eastern Texas.<ref>{{WWF ecoregion|name=Piney Woods forests|id=na0523}} Retrieved on 2008-03-19.</ref> The area around Beaumont receives the most rainfall in the state: more than {{convert|48|in|mm}} annually. Summers in the area are usually hot and humid, due to the moisture that flows inland off of the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Winters are usually kept mild by the warm gulf waters. Hurricanes also pose a threat to the region. [[Hurricane Rita]] in 2005 and [[Hurricane Ike]] in 2008 both caused significant damage. [[Hurricane Harvey]] in 2017 caused historic flooding throughout the city.
On August 18, 2009, a tornado hit the west side of Beaumont, causing damage to cars and several local businesses. Injuries were minimal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6577352.html|title=Police: Tornado hits Beaumont store|date=18 August 2009<!--, 3:34PM-->|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=18 August 2009}}</ref>
While wintry precipitation is unusual, it does occur. The most recent significant wintry event to occur was December 8, 2017 when the [[Southeast Texas Regional Airport]] recorded 3 inches of snowfall.<ref>[http://w2.weather.gov/climate/getclimate.php?wfo=lch December 8, 2017 Snowfall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> December 11, 2008<ref>[http://www.weather.gov/lch/e121108 December 11, 2008 Snowfall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and December 4, 2009<ref>[http://www.weather.gov/lch/e120409 December 4, 2009 Snowfall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> were also days that Beaumont saw measurable snowfall. Snow also fell across the Beaumont area on Christmas Eve 2004.<ref>[http://www.weather.gov/media/hgx/research/2004ChristmasSnow.pdf Christmas Eve 2004 Snowfall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In January 1997, a severe and historic ice storm struck the region, leaving thousands without power and major tree damage in its wake.<ref>[http://www.weather.gov/lch/icestorm97 January 1997 Ice Storm<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In unofficial records, Beaumont received as much as 30 inches of snow during the blizzard of February 1895 that impacted the Gulf Coast.<ref>[http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photo1895.html Gulf Coast Blizzard of 1895<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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The Beaumont-Port Arthur region has historically been cited as one of the most polluted urban areas in the United States due to various energy industries and chemical plants in the area. Even so, {{as of|2014|July|lc=y}}, the Beaumont-Port Arthur region was not under any [[Environmental Protection Agency]] non-attainment restrictions; however, counties in the [[Greater Houston]] area, the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]], and [[El Paso]] were.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Green Book Nonattainment Areas for Criteria Pollutants As of July 02, 2014 |url=http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/greenbk/index.html |accessdate=2 October 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023194528/http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/greenbk/index.html |archivedate=October 23, 2014 }}</ref> {{as of|2014|October}}, the Beaumont-Port Arthur area was not under any [[Texas Commission on Environmental Quality]] attainment compliance deadlines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beaumont-Port Arthur: Current Attainment Status|url=http://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/sip/bpa/bpa-status|publisher=Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|accessdate=2 October 2014}}</ref> Regardless, according to an article published in 2007 focusing on [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]], a neighboring city to the southeast of Beaumont, pollution was believed to have caused some area residents to become sick. This has generated debates throughout the local media.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-20-texas-toxic_N.htm|title=Texas toxic town lures industry while residents wheeze|last=Rhor|first=Monica|date=20 October 2007|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 3296
|1900= 9427
|1910= 20640
|1920= 40422
|1930= 57732
|1940= 59061
|1950= 94014
|1960= 119175
|1970= 117548
|1980= 118067
|1990= 114177
|2000= 113866
|2010= 118296
|estyear=2016
|estimate=118299
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref>
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As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 118,296 people, 45,648 households, and 28,859 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,339.4 people per square mile (517.2/km²). There were 48,815 housing units at an average density of 574.2 per square mile (221.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 33.5% [[European American|non-Hispanic White]], 47.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.4% of the population.
There were 45,648 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city, the population was spread out with 28.3% the age of 19 or under, 8.5% from 20 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 95 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,699, according to the American Community Survey (5 year), and the median income for a family was $49,766. The per capita income for the city was $23,137. About 17.6% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line.
==Economy==
According to the City's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report<ref>{{cite web|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|url=http://www.beaumonttexas.gov/wp-content/uploads/pdf/finance/cafr_2014.pdf|publisher=City of Beaumont, Texas|accessdate=August 13, 2015|page=133|format=pdf}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:
[[File:Cthsptfacbmt.jpg|right|thumb|Refineries, Port of Beaumont and [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Texas)|the Jefferson County Courthouse]]]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|Conn's Appliances Inc
|4,615
|-
| 2
|Beaumont Independent School District
|2,536
|-
| 3
|[[ExxonMobil Corporation]]
|1,941
|-
| 4
|ENGlobal Corporation
|1,879
|-
| 5
|Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital
|1,574
|-
| 6
|Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital
|1,517
|-
| 7
|City of Beaumont
|1,355
|-
| 8
|[[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson County]]
|1,206
|-
| 9
|[[Lamar University]]
|1,183
|-
| 10
|Richard Design Services, Inc.
|590
|}
A significant element of the region's economy is the [[Port of Beaumont]], the nation's fourth-largest seaport by tonnage. The 842d Transportation Battalion, and the 596th Transportation Group are both stationed at the port in Beaumont.
In addition to companies doing business within the city limits, several large industrial facilities are located within the city's five-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries including the ExxonMobil Beaumont refinery and chemical plants, Goodyear Beaumont chemical plant, and DuPont chemical plant.
[[Jason's Deli]] has its headquarters in Beaumont.<ref name="jasonsdeli.com">"[http://www.jasonsdeli.com/corporate Corporate Office Contact Information]." [[Jason's Deli]]. Retrieved 25 February 2010.</ref> [[Conn's Appliances]] did have its headquarters in Beaumont; however, in mid-2012, Conn's moved its corporate headquarters to [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]].<ref>"[http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Conns_Inc.2949684ede493caf.html]." [[Conn's Appliances]]. Retrieved 2 January 2012.</ref> Originally [[Sweet Leaf Tea Company]] had its headquarters in Beaumont.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010607205432/http://www.sweetleaftea.com/index/index.html Contact Us]." [[Sweet Leaf Tea Company]]. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 10 January 2010.</ref> The headquarters moved to Austin in October 2003.<ref>"[http://www.sweetleaftea.com/history History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120153226/http://www.sweetleaftea.com/history |date=January 20, 2013 }}." [[Sweet Leaf Tea Company]]. Retrieved 10 January 2010.</ref>
===Businesses associated with Beaumont===
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* [[Bethlehem Steel]]/[[Trinity Industries]] Shipyard: dating from 1917 to 1994 under the names of Beaumont Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (1917-1922), Pennsylvania Shipyards (1922-1948), Bethlehem Steel Company (1948-1988), and Trinity Industries (1989-1994). Over eight hundred (800) vessels were built and repaired at the shipyard including barges, ships, and offshore drilling rigs including seventy-two (72) jack up offshore drilling rigs,<ref>{{cite web|title=Drilling Rigs Built in U.S. Shipyards |url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/merchantships/postwwii/drillingrigs.htm |publisher=ShipbuildingHistory.com |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110041418/http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/merchantships/postwwii/drillingrigs.htm |archivedate=November 10, 2015 |df= }}</ref> the second-most offshore drilling rigs built in the United States, and seventy-one (71) [[Type C1 ship]]s built for the [[U.S. Maritime Commission]] during [[World War II]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bethlehem Steel Company, Beaumont, TX |url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/2large/inactive/bethbeaumont.htm |publisher=Shipbuilding.com |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102224214/http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/2large/inactive/bethbeaumont.htm |archivedate=January 2, 2016 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Conn's]]: Chain of appliance and electronic stores; now headquartered in The Woodlands <ref>"[http://www.conns.com/about/ Conn's History]"</ref>
* [[Dresser Industries]]: A Dresser-Ideco plant was a major employer for seventy-seven years. The plant, with around 350 employees, closed in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dresser to shut oilfield plant; operations to be consolidated. (Dresser Industries Inc. Ideco Div)|url=http://business.highbeam.com/436402/article-1G1-3893300/dresser-shut-oil-field-plant-operations-consolidated|publisher=HighBeam Business|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Gulf Oil]]: Gulf Oil Company founded 1901, now Chevron
* [[Humble Oil]]: 50% of Humble Oil sold to Standard Oil of NJ to build its first refinery in Baytown. Merged and renamed Exxon 1972. Now [[ExxonMobil]]
* [[Jason's Deli]]: [[Fast casual]] chain with locations in 30 states; still HQed in Beaumont.<ref name="jasonsdeli.com"/>
* [[Magnolia Petroleum Company]]: Startup began in Corsicana in 1898, but became a major company in Beaumont in 1901. Owned KFDM radio, now 560 [[KLVI]], in the 1930s through the 1950s. Its refinery in Beaumont along with Texas Oil Co. & Gulf's in [[Port Arthur, Texas]] were 3 of the largest in the world. Magnolia later sold 45% ownership to Standard Oil of NY, Socony. Combined companies years later into [[Mobil]] now [[ExxonMobil]]
* [[Port of Beaumont]]: Young town of Beaumont grew quicker around this harbor about 1840 and would mark the spot that would become the port. Ranks consistently among the top five ports in the country for tonnage
* [[Sweet Leaf Tea]]: A ready-to-drink organic tea company started in Beaumont in 1998 by Clayton Christopher and David Smith, later moved to Austin, Texas.
* The Texas Oil Company: Founded in 1902 just west of Beaumont ([[Sour Lake, Texas]]) became [[Texaco]];, now owned/part of [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] formerly Standard Oil Company of California.
* The Texas Coffee Company: Home of Seaport Coffees and Texjoy Steak Seasoning among other products distributed regionally. The company was founded in 1921 by Charles J. Fertitta, Sr. In 1968, the Texas Coffee Company became the first company in the United States to begin packaging coffee in vacuum-packed foil bags.<ref>[http://www.texjoy.com/store/pg/37-About-Us.aspx About Us]. Texjoy.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref>
==Culture==
===Arts and theatre===
====Museums and buildings open for tours====
[[File:Art Museum of Southeast Texas.jpg|right|thumb|Art Museum of Southeast Texas, notice the last remaining column from the Perlstein Building.]]
[[File:Zaharias museum.jpg|right|thumb|[[Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center|Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum]] off [[Interstate 10]] in Beaumont]]
[[File:Mcfaddin ward house.jpg|right|thumb|[[McFaddin-Ward House]]]]
[[File:2014-10-11 Beaumont, Tx., French Trading, Historic homes 014.JPG|right|thumb|John Jay French Museum]]
* [[Art Museum of Southeast Texas]] (AMSET), with its Perlstein Plaza, dedicated in memory of pioneer real estate developer Hyman Asher Perlstein (1869–1947), who arrived in Beaumont in 1889 as a poor Jewish immigrant from Lithuania and eventually became one of the city's major builders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/tx/beaumont.html|title=ISJL - Texas Beaumont Encyclopedia|publisher=Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities}}</ref> The museum stands on the site of the Perlstein building, which was the tallest structure between [[Houston]] and [[New Orleans]] when it was erected in 1907. Only one column still remains from the building. AMSET, formerly the Beaumont Art Museum, exhibits 19th–21st century American art with a collecting focus on Texas art and Folk Art and offers 10–14 educational programs in any given year. Admission is free, and is the only museum open seven days per week.
* [[Beaumont Children's Museum]] Started in 2008 and opened in 2012, the museum moved to a temporary location in 2015 to the [[Beaumont Civic Center]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Beaumont Children's Museum|url=http://www.beaumontchildrensmuseum.org/|publisher=Beaumont Children's Museum|accessdate=January 19, 2015}}</ref>
* The Art Studio (TASI), a non-profit arts cooperative and art gallery space that rents subsidized space to visual artists. Also hosts poetry readings, music events, film screenings. Housed in a converted warehouse in the industrial district of Beaumont's downtown.
* [[Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center|Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum]]. Museum dedicated to the life of the Beaumont native and accomplished athlete.
* The [[Beaumont Art League]] is the oldest non-profit art gallery in the area, operating for 70 years. The two gallery spaces (at the old Fairgrounds on Gulf Street) host art exhibitions and juried shows year-round, including the notable BAL National Exhibition (formerly the Tri-State Show), which attracts artists from across the country.
* The Chambers House, built in 1906, this home is open for tours. It is filled with period furniture, personal items, and artifacts used in the home.<ref>http://chambershouse.org/</ref>
* The Clifton Steamboat Museum opened on 26 October 1995. The theme of the museum is "Heroes... Past, Present, and Future", honoring military and civilian heroes. The Clifton Steamboat Museum consists of a {{convert|24000|sqft|m2}}, two-story museum. Exhibits bring to life the wars fought in Southeast Texas and Louisiana, as well as the Steamboat Era, World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam. Upper art galleries of the museum feature original bronze sculptures; Native American artists, wildlife, and frontier paintings from famous artists. A special gallery in the museum is dedicated to the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. This gallery features many historical scouting artifacts, some dating before the 1960s. The tugboat, ''Hercules,'' {{convert|36|ft|m}} high, {{convert|22|ft|m}} wide, and {{convert|92|ft|m}} long, is included on the museum tour. Tours available by appointment only.<ref>http://www.cliftonsteamboatmuseum.com/</ref>
* [[Dishman Art Museum]] is the university art museum of [[Lamar University]]. The museum features 19th and 20th century European and American Art, as well as Tribal Art from Africa and New Guinea.
* [[Edison Museum]] – about inventor [[Thomas Edison]] The museum features exhibits and artifacts about Thomas Edison and his innovations.
* [[Fire Museum of Texas]] – Home of one of world's largest [[fire hydrant]]s. Antique fire trucks and equipment chronicle the history of firefighting in Texas. Educational programs stress the importance of fire safety.
* John Jay French House. This historic home is operated as a museum, to illustrate the life of a prosperous Texas pioneer family from 1845 to 1865. French, a tanner and merchant, built his home in 1845; it showcases period furnishings, clothing and pioneer household utensils. Outbuildings on the grounds include a blacksmith shop, tannery, privy and smokehouse.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
* The [[McFaddin-Ward House]], was built in 1905–06 in the Beaux-Arts Colonial style and is located in the [[Oaks Historic District (Beaumont, Texas)|Oaks Historic District]]. The structure and its furnishings reflect the prominent family who lived in the house for seventy-five years. This very large historic home has a substantial carriage house. The complex has a substantial permanent collection of antique furniture and household items. Educational programs focus on history and are geared toward children and adults.
* Red Lobster's historical marine museum
* [[Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum]], this complex includes several reconstructed buildings reminiscent of the original Gladys City. The buildings contain artifacts from the period.
====Other historic buildings====
[[File:Jefferson Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Jefferson Theatre]]
* [[Beaumont Commercial District]] is a collection of historic buildings in downtown, a national historic district registered with the NRHP.
* [[Crockett Street|Crockett Street Entertainment District]] The entertainment district includes five vintage buildings dating from around the turn of the 20th century. Each of the buildings has been renovated and several have been re-purposed to restaurants and entertainment.
* [[Jack Brooks Federal Building]], built in 1933 as a WPA project.
* [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Texas)|Jefferson County Courthouse]] is an excellent example of [[Art Deco]] architecture.
* The [[Jefferson Theatre]], built in 1927, is an historic theater that presents live musical and stage performances as well as limited revival screenings of classic films. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) and recognized also as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
* [[Julie Rogers Theater]] was formerly Beaumont's city hall and civic auditorium. The building was renovated to serve as a theater for live performances.
* [[St. Anthony Cathedral, Beaumont, Texas|St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica]]
[[File:Tyrrelllibrarycrop.jpg|left|thumb|Built in 1903 as First Baptist Church, this building is now Tyrrell Historical Library; a 2010 addition stands on the left]]
* [[Temple Emanuel (Beaumont, Texas)]] has a notable set of stained glass windows by Israeli artist [[Ze'ev Raban]]
* [[Tyrrell Historical Library]], formerly First Baptist Church; the building is now used as an historical library. It has an extensive collection of genealogical records.
====Performing arts====
*Beaumont Ballet Theatre - The company performs two times a year, a Fall Premier performance and Cinderella, performed in the spring.
* [http://beaumontcivicballet.net/ Beaumont Civic Ballet] Chartered in 1971, the ballet produces several performances each year, including ''[[The Nutcracker]].''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150101215312/http://www.beaumontcommunityplayers.com/home.htm Beaumont Community Players] - Begun in 1925, the Beaumont Community Players have performed several plays and musicals each year except for the [[World War II]] period. The Community Players have had several homes over the years including Little Theatre at Fair Park and [[Jefferson Theatre]]. Performances are now at the Betty Greenburg Center for Performing Arts.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150101215225/http://fineartscomm.lamar.edu/music/concerts-and-events/upcoming%20events.html Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music - Lamar University] presents a variety of jazz, orchestral, opera, choir and chorus, brass, and concert band performances throughout the year.
* [[Symphony of Southeast Texas]] - Founded in 1953 as the Beaumont Symphony Orchestra, the symphony has been performing several performances each year since then. Several guest artists including [[Van Cliburn]] and [[Ferrante & Teicher]] have appeared with the symphony.
===Tourism and recreation===
====In Beaumont====
* The [[Beaumont Botanical Gardens]] is located near the entrance to the 500 acre [[Tyrrell Park and Cattail Marsh|Tyrrell Park]]. On its 23.5 acre grounds, it includes over ten themed gardens, the 10,000 sq ft Warren Loose Conservatory and a large collection of [[bromeliad]]s.<ref>[http://www.beaumontrecreation.com/parks_guide_and_map.htm City of Beaumont, Texas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905060241/http://www.beaumontrecreation.com/parks_guide_and_map.htm |date=September 5, 2011 }}. Beaumontrecreation.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref>
* [[Tyrrell Park and Cattail Marsh]] features a botanical gardens and conservatory, the Henry Homberg Municipal Golf Course, a 900-acre cattail marsh nature area, and a 2.8 mile nature trail.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cattail Marsh|url=http://www.goldentriangleaudubon.org/focus-areas/cattail-marsh|publisher=Golden Triangle Audubon|accessdate=October 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Gerald E. McCleod|title=Day Trips: Cattail Marsh, Beaumont|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/columns/2015-02-13/day-trips-cattail-marsh-beaumont/|publisher=The Austin Chronicle|accessdate=October 24, 2015|date=February 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Tammy McKinley|title=Waste Water Renews Marsh|url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/photos/article/Waste-Water-Renews-Marsh-816959.php#item-38496|publisher=[[Hearst Newspapers II, LLC]]|accessdate=October 24, 2015|date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> restrooms, shelters, Babe Zaharias Drive Monument, baseball backstop, lighted basketball goals, benches, drinking fountains, {{convert|2.8|mi|km|adj=on}} nature trail, picnic tables
* Neches River Adventures is a two-hour eco-tour down the Neches River and bayous.<ref>http://www.nechesriveradventures.org/</ref>
* [[Ford Park]] includes [[Ford Arena]], as well as twelve competition softball fields, and exhibit halls.
====In downtown Beaumont====
{{main|Downtown Beaumont}}
[[File:Beaumont February 16 037.JPG|thumb|right|Event Centre]]
Downtown Beaumont is the center of Business, Government and night time entertainment in southeast Texas. Downtown features the [[Crockett Street]] Entertainment Complex with entertainment options from dancing, to live music to dining or a bar. In addition to the night time entertainment downtown also features a museum district with five distinct museums.
Other entertainment and recreation venues located downtown include the following.
* [[Beaumont Civic Center]] - The 6,500 seat civic center is located in downtown Beaumont.
* The Event Centre and plaza features include a twelve-acre Great Lawn for concerts and a walking path. A 3,800 sq ft canopy with stage overlooks the Great Lawn, and a 14,000 sq ft canopy overlooks a two-acre lake with a thirty-five foot fountain. A 16,000 sq ft event hall is used for indoor events.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Event Centre|url=http://www.beaumontcvb.com/listing/the-event-centre/1481/|publisher=Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Clay Thorp|title=Take a look inside Beaumont's new Event Centre|url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Take-a-look-inside-Beaumont-s-new-Event-Centre-3697325.php|website=beaumontenterprise.com|publisher=[[Hearst Newspapers II, LLC]]|accessdate=November 24, 2015|date=July 12, 2012}}</ref>
* Beautiful Mountain Skate Plaza' - Located adjacent to the Event Centre is the 10,000 sq ft skate park. The skate park opened in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Randy Edwards|title=Skate Plaza Grand Opening|url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/entertainment/article/Skate-Plaza-Grand-Opening-4740947.php#photo-5058071|website=beaumontenterprise.com|publisher=[[Hearst Newspapers II, LLC]]|accessdate=November 24, 2015|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref> The park includes ledges, rails, banks, bank-to-bank, quarter pipes, and stairs. The park also has an amphitheater for other events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beautiful Mountain Skate Plaza|url=http://beaumonttexas.gov/departments/parks-recreation/beautiful-mountain-skate-plaza-2/|publisher=City of Beaumont Parks and Recreation|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Beaumont Texas Skate Park|url=http://www.spaskateparks.com/projects/detail/beaumont-texas-skate-park|website=spaskateparks.com|publisher=SPASkateparks|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Beth Rankin|title=Beaumont's long-awaited Beautiful Mountain Skate Plaza opens to rave reviews|url=http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/cat5/2013/08/15/beaumonts-long-awaited-beautiful-mountain-skate-plaza-opens-to-rave-reviews/#photo-297171|publisher=[[Hearst Newspapers II, LLC]]|accessdate=November 24, 2015|date=August 15, 2013}}</ref>
====Golf courses====
* [[Beaumont Country Club]]
* [[Tyrrell Park and Cattail Marsh#Features|Tyrrell Park - Henry Homberg Golf Course]]
* [[Brentwood Country Club]]
* [[Bayou Din Golf Club]]
====Within 30 minute drive====
* [[Big Thicket National Preserve]], located north of Beaumont, hiking, canoe paddling, and swimming are some of the available activities.
* [[McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge]], located about 30 minutes away from Beaumont, the refuge provides nature trails as well as photography, fishing, and hunting activities.
* [[Sea Rim State Park]], about 30 minutes from Beaumont adjacent to the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge, Sea Rim State Park provides access to [[Gulf of Mexico]] beaches as well as hiking trails.
* [[Village Creek State Park (Texas)|Village Creek State Park]] is located just north of Beaumont. Numerous activities including canoe paddling are provided.
* [[Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center]], located in Orange, about 20–25 minutes east of Beaumont, Shangri-La Gardens has sculptured gardens and natural settings, as well as boat tours.
* [[Stark Museum of Art]], also located in Orange, provides several exhibits.
===Events===
* Since 1907, Beaumont has been home of the [[South Texas State Fair]] and Rodeo, held at [[Ford Park]] during March. It is the second-largest fair in the state, attracting more than 500,000 visitors in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ymbl.org/history.htm |title=Young Men's Business League |publisher= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402214104/http://www.ymbl.org/history.htm |archivedate=April 2, 2009 }}</ref> The fair features a livestock show, a commercial exhibition, a carnival [[Midway (fair)|midway]] and numerous food choices. The Fair moved from the [[Fair Park Coliseum (Beaumont, Texas)|Fair Park Coliseum]] to Ford Park in 2004, a new, larger facility on the west end of Beaumont. The fair was previously held in the fall but was moved to spring after hurricanes [[Hurricane Rita|Rita]] in 2005 and [[Hurricane Ike|Ike]] in 2008 caused its cancellation twice within three years. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150102044122/http://www.ymbl.org/events/2015/ymbl-championship-rodeo YMBL Championship Rodeo] is held at Ford Park during the South Texas State Fair. The rodeo is an annual event and is sanctioned by the [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]]. Admission to the rodeo is included in fair admission.
* The [[Gusher Marathon]], organized in 2010 by the local nonprofit Sports Society for American Health, is the city's first annual [[marathon]]. ''The Gusher'' takes place in March and includes a [[5000 metres|5K]], [[half marathon]] and full marathon. The course begins at the [[Montagne Center]] of [[Lamar University]] and tours [[Beaumont Commercial District|Downtown]] and Lamar before returning to the Montagne.
* The Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest is a Jazz festival held in downtown Beaumont since 2005.
* The [[Boomtown Film and Music Festival]] is a [[film festival|film]] and music festival that began in 2008 to replace the Spindletop Film Festival.
* [[Dog Jam]] is a rock concert held annually at [[Ford Park]].
* July 4 Celebration - Each year, a July 4 celebration is held in downtown Beaumont. The celebration includes live music in and around Riverfront Park, a concert by the Symphony of Southeast Texas in the Julie Rogers Theatre, followed by a fireworks display viewed from Riverfront Park.
* Lunch at the Lake - Each Monday starting in March, the City of Beaumont provides live music and seating at the Event Centre in downtown Beaumont. Ten vendors feature a wide choice of food selections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofbeaumont.com/New_Featured_Item_IV.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-01-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102034935/http://www.cityofbeaumont.com/New_Featured_Item_IV.htm |archivedate=January 2, 2015 |df= }}</ref>
===Parades===
* [[Beaumont Downtown Winter Parade|Downtown Winter Parade]] - On the first Saturday of December, downtown hosts the Beaumont Downtown Winter Parade. The parade features floats that travel down Main, College and Pearl streets. In recent years the parade has also featured a lighted boat parade that travels down the Neches River; spectators can watch from Riverfront Park.
* Neches River Festival Parade - Part of the Neches River Festival held in April, this is a downtown parade. The festival has been held since 1948.
==Sports==
===Professional sports===
* The Oxford City F.C. Of Texas plays at Ford Arena, As a farm team of [[Oxford City F.C.]]
* The [[American Basketball Association]]'s [[Southeast Texas Mavericks]]<ref>[http://www.setxmavericks.com/ de beste bron van informatie over setxmavericks. Deze website is te koop!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716043255/http://www.setxmavericks.com/ |date=July 16, 2011 }}. setxmavericks.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref> moved to Shreveport, La in 2013.
* The [[Texas Strikers]], professional arena soccer team [[Premier Arena Soccer League|PASL]], started playing at [[Ford Arena]] in 2012.
* The [[Beaumont Exporters]] were a minor league baseball team that played at [[Magnolia Ballpark]] and the [[Stuart Stadium]] from 1920–49 and 1953-55. (Both stadiums were demolished.)
* The [[Beaumont Golden Gators]] were a minor league baseball team that played at [[Vincent-Beck Stadium]] from 1983 to 1986.
* The [[Beaumont Bullfrogs]] were a minor league baseball team that played in Beaumont.
* The [[Texas Wildcatters]] were an [[ECHL]] Hockey team based in Beaumont from 2003 to 2008
* The [[Beaumont Drillers]] were an [[IPFL]] football team that played in Beaumont from 2003 to 2007
===University sports===
{{main|Lamar Cardinals}}
The sports teams of [[Lamar University]] compete in [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[NCAA]] athletics as the '''Lamar Cardinals'''. The athletics program is a full member of the [[Southland Conference]]. The [[Lamar Cardinals|Cardinals]] and [[Lamar Cardinals#Women's sports|Lady Cardinals]] compete in 17 [[varsity team|varsity]] sports. The [[Lamar Cardinals#Men's basketball|Cardinals Basketball]] team plays in the [[Montagne Center]] and [[Lamar Cardinals#Baseball|Cardinals Baseball]] Team plays in [[Vincent-Beck Stadium]].
The university brought back football in 2010. As part of the return, [[Provost Umphrey Stadium]] was completely renovated. The return was official when the [[Lamar Cardinals#Football|Cardinals Football]] team played its first game in 21 years in the fall of 2010. The team currently competes in the [[Southland Conference]] as a member of the [[Division I (NCAA)#Football Championship Subdivision|NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision]] (formerly Division I-AA).
==Government==
===Local government===
According to the city's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $219.0 million in revenues, $202.8 million in expenditures, $900.1 million in total assets, $586.8 million in total liabilities, and $202.2 million in cash and investments.<ref name="City of Beaumont CAFR">{{cite web|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015|url=http://www.beaumonttexas.gov/wp-content/uploads/pdf/finance/cafr_2015.pdf|publisher=City of Beaumont, Texas|accessdate=July 16, 2016|date=March 26, 2016}}</ref>
===Politics===
<!-- {{main|Politics of Beaumont, Texas}} -->
Beaumont is a [[Council-manager government|council-manager]] form of government. Elections are held annually, with the Mayor and Council members each serving two-year terms. All powers of the City are vested in the Council, which enacts local legislation, adopts budgets, and determines policies. Council is also responsible for appointing the City Attorney, the [[City Clerk]] and [[Magistrate]]s, and the [[City Manager]]. The city council is composed of two council members elected [[at-large]], and four council members each elected from [[single-member district]]s, the four Wards of the city.<ref name = "City of Beaumont">{{cite web
| title = Mayor and City Council
| work = City of Beaumont, Texas
| url = http://www.cityofbeaumont.com/council.htm
| accessdate = 6 March 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070203064801/http://www.cityofbeaumont.com/council.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=February 3, 2007 }}</ref>
{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Position'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Elected to Current Position'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Areas Represented'''
Council Districts
|-
| style="background:grey;"|
| Mayor
| Becky Ames
| 2007–present
| Citywide
|-
| style="background:grey;"|
| At Large Position 1
| Bill Sam
| 2018-present
| Citywide
|-
| style="background:grey;"|
| At Large Position 2
| W.L. Pate, Jr.
| 2007–present
| Citywide
|-
| style="background:grey;"|
|Ward 1
|Virginia Jordan
|2017–present
| North Beaumont
|-
| style="background:grey;"|
| Ward 2
| Mike Getz
|2011–present
| West Beaumont
|-
| style="background:grey;"|
| Ward 3
| Audwin M. Samuels
| 1984–1992, 1999–present
| Central Beaumont
|-
| style="background:grey;"|
| Ward 4
|Robin Mouton
|2015–present
| South Beaumont
|}
{{hidden begin
|title = List of mayors of Beaumont, Texas
|titlestyle = background:#F8F8FF;width:60%
}}
* [[Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas)|Alexander Calder]], circa 1840
* ?
* Archibald N. Vaughan, circa 1860
*
* John C. Craig, 1881-1882
* ?
* Emmett E. Fletcher, circa 1917<ref name=Tyrrell>{{cite web |url=http://portal.beaumonttexas.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?startid=3433592&dbid=0 |title=Tyrrell Digital Archive |author=[[Tyrrell Historical Library]] |publisher=City of Beaumont |accessdate=April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* E.J. Diffenbacher, circa 1918<ref name=Tyrrell />
* B.A. Steinhagen, circa 1922<ref name=Tyrrell />
* ?
* J. Austin Barnes, circa 1925<ref name=League>{{cite web |url= https://www.tml.org/pastpres |title=Past Presidents of the Texas Municipal League |publisher=Texas Municipal League |location=Austin |accessdate=April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* P. D. Renfro, circa 1936<ref name=League />
* Otho Plummer, circa 1952-1954<ref name=Graveyard>{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/beaumont.html |title=Mayors of Beaumont, Texas |editor=[[Lawrence Kestenbaum]] |work=[[Political Graveyard]] |accessdate= April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* Elmo R. Beard, circa 1955<ref name=Graveyard />
* Jimmie P. Cokinos, 1956-1960<ref>{{citation |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |title= Beaumont political legend Jimmie Cokinos dies |date= November 6, 2013 |url=http://www.chron.com/news/article/Beaumont-political-legend-Jimmie-Cokinos-dies-4956508.php }}</ref>
* ?
* Ken Ritter, 1970-1978<ref name=enterprise2014 />
* [[Maury Meyers]], 1978-1982, 1986-1990<ref name=enterprise2014>{{citation |url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Former-Beaumont-mayor-Maurice-Meyers-dies-5554661.php |title=Former Beaumont mayor Maury Meyers dies |work=[[Beaumont Enterprise]] |date=June 16, 2014 }}</ref>
* William E. "Bill" Neild 1982-1986
* David Moore, circa 1994-2001<ref>{{citation |work=Houston Chronicle |title=Beaumont ex-mayor convicted of bribery |date=November 27, 2002 |url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Beaumont-ex-mayor-convicted-of-bribery-2094111.php }}</ref>
* Guy Goodson, [[Pro tempore|pro tem]] circa 2001<ref name=League />
* Evelyn M. Lord, circa 2002<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030407060754/http://cityofbeaumont.com/mayor.htm |url=http://cityofbeaumont.com/mayor.htm |archivedate=April 7, 2003 |deadurl=yes |title=Mayor |publisher=City of Beaumont |via=Internet Archive, [[Wayback Machine]] |df= }}</ref>
* Guy N. Goodson 2004-2007
* Becky Ames, 2007–present<ref>{{cite web |url= http://beaumonttexas.gov/city-council |title=City Council |publisher=City of Beaumont, Texas |accessdate=April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
{{hidden end}}
===State facilities===
The [[Texas Department of Transportation]] operates the Beaumont District Office in Beaumont.<ref>"[http://www.dot.state.tx.us/local_information/beaumont_district/ Beaumont District Office]."<!--Please go to "View District Location--> [[Texas Department of Transportation]]. Retrieved on 11 January 2010.</ref>
The [[Texas Courts of Appeals|Texas Ninth Court of Appeals]] is located in the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont.<ref>"[http://www.9thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/court/contact.asp Contact Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118062440/http://www.9thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/court/contact.asp |date=January 18, 2016 }}." Texas Ninth Court of Appeals. Retrieved 10 March 2010.</ref> The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] (TDCJ) operates the Beaumont District Parole Office in Beaumont.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm Parole Division Region I] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130938/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm |date=September 28, 2011 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved 15 May 2010.</ref> The Texas Department of Corrections operates three facilities of various custody types in unincorporated areas of Jefferson County, with a total capacity of about 7500 inmates.
===Federal facilities===
The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] operates the [[Beaumont Federal Correctional Complex]] in an [[unincorporated area]] in Jefferson County, south of Beaumont.<ref>"[http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=bml FCI Beaumont Low Contact Information]." [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref>
==Education==
===Colleges and universities===
====Lamar University====
{{Main|Lamar University}}
Beaumont has one state university, [[Lamar University]], which is a part of the [[Texas State University System]]. Lamar University was established in 1923 as '''South Park Junior College'''. The university is currently classified as a national university. It is also classified as a Doctoral Research University – Moderate Research Activity by the Carnegie Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup_listings/view_institution.php?unit_id=226091|publisher=Carnegie Foundation|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref> With over 100 degrees offered, the university's main academic offerings are in Business, Nursing, Teaching and Engineering. [[Lamar University]]'s enrollment has grown tremendously in the first decade of the 21st century.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lamar University History|url=http://www.lamar.edu/about-lu/history.html|publisher=Lamar University|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref> This has prompted a building boom at the campus. The school's enrollment as of Fall, 2015 was above 14,966 students.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Brian Sattler|title=LU posts new enrollment record|url=http://www.lamar.edu/news-and-events/news/2015/09/lu-posts-new-enrollment-record.html|publisher=Lamar University|accessdate=October 15, 2015|date=September 22, 2015}}</ref>
====Lamar Institute of Technology====
{{Main|Lamar Institute of Technology}}
[[Lamar Institute of Technology]], located directly adjacent to [[Lamar University]], serves as the region's technical college for two-year degrees and certificates. Originally a part of Lamar University and its predecessors since 1923, Lamar Institute of Technology was chartered in 1949 when the Lamar College Bill was passed. The bill was sponsored in the Texas Legislature by State Representative Jack Brooks and Senator W.R. Cousins, Jr. of Beaumont. Lamar Institute of Technology became a separate entity in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lamar Institute of Technology - History|url=http://www.lit.edu/about/History.aspx|publisher=Lamar Institute of Technology|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/memorial/70/70_2_Cousins_sr125.pdf|title=Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, 70th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, Senate Resolution 125|page=310|publisher=State of Texas}}</ref> As of Fall, 2014, enrollment totaled 2,920 students.
===Primary and secondary schools===
Beaumont is served by the [[Beaumont Independent School District]].
'''High Schools'''
* [[West Brook Senior High School]]
* Beaumont United High School
[[Harmony Science Academy of Beaumont]], public charter school.
[[Premier High School of Beaumont]], also a public charter school in Beaumont.
The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont]] runs three Catholic elementary schools in Beaumont, St. Anne Catholic School, St. Anthony Cathedral Catholic School, and Our Mother of Mercy Catholic School. [[Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School]] is the city's lone Catholic high school. [[Legacy Christian Academy]], on Highway 105, enrolls PK-3 through 12th grade. All Saints Episcopal School, on Delaware St., enrolls Kindergarten through 8th grade.
Residents who live in unincorporated Jefferson County but have a Beaumont address are zoned either to [[Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District]] or [[Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District]].
==Media==
{{see also|List of newspapers in Texas|List of radio stations in Texas|List of television stations in Texas}}
===Newspapers===
The ''[[Beaumont Enterprise]]'' is the only daily newspaper serving Beaumont. Operating since 1880 ''The Enterprise'' is one of the oldest continually operated business in Beaumont. It is operated by the [[Hearst Corporation]].
Two weekly publications ''[[The Examiner (Beaumont)|The Examiner]]'' and ''The Southeast Texas Record'' serve Beaumont and the area. The Examiner is primarily an investigative reporting paper. the ''Southeast Texas Record'' is a legal journal that covers [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson]] and [[Orange County, Texas|Orange County]] courts.
===Television===
* [[KBTV-TV|KBTV]] (FOX) 4.1 with BOUNCE on 4.2; RF channel 40
* [[KFDM]] (CBS)/DT 6.1 with (CW Network on 6.2) RF channel 25 / PSIP 6.x; KBTV is operated by the same owners of KFDM, [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]].
* [[KBMT]] (ABC)/DT 12.1 with (NBC) at 720p on 12.2; RF channel 12 / PSIP 12.x with [[Cozi]] on 12.3 and [[MeTV]] on 12.4. [[Tegna, Inc.|Tegna]] owns KBMT.
* KEBQ-TV 9 (Soul Of The South)
* KUMY-TV 22
* [[KITU-TV]] ([[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]) 34.1 - 34.5; RF channel 33
* [[KBMT-LD]]/K36ID LMAed by KBMT/London from KVHP; RF channel 43/36 and PSIP 12.5/.6 with MyTV on 12.5
* [[LUTV (Beaumont, Texas)|LUTV]] Lamar University's video service that provides [[C-SPAN]]-like coverage on local government proceedings, and original programming from students. It does not have an over the air channel and is available only on cable TV.
The region currently has no [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] station of its own; [[KUHT]] on channel 8 and KLTL on channel 20 (a [[Louisiana Public Broadcasting]] affiliate) do not reach the area. KUHT has a construction permit for a digital translator on RF 24, which would share KFDM's antenna on 25 but the University of Houston has had financial cutbacks and recently cancelled a translator application in Victoria. What outcome this will have on the Beaumont facility remains to be seen.
===Radio===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Frequency
! Call letters / licensed to (if not Beaumont)
! Format
! Owner
! Notes
|-
| 560
|[[KLVI]]
|[[News]], [[Talk radio]]
|[[iHeartMedia]]
|-
| 990
|KZZB
|[[Gospel]] "Gospel 990"
|Martin Broadcasting
|-
| 1150
|[[KBPO]] (Port Neches)
|Spanish-language [[Christian Radio]]
|Christian Ministries of the Valley
|-
| 1250
|[[KDEI]] (Port Arthur)
|[[Catholic]] radio
|[[Radio Maria]]
|-
| 1300
|KSET (Lumberton)
|Silent
|Proctor-Williams, Inc.
|-
| 1340
|KOLE (Port Arthur)
|Various
|[[Birach Broadcasting]]
|-
| 1450
|[[KIKR]]
|[[Sports]] "Sports Radio 1450/1510 AM"
|[[Cumulus Broadcasting]]
|-
| 1510
|[[KBED]] (Nederland)
|[[Sports]] "Sports Radio 1450/1510 AM"
|[[Cumulus Broadcasting]]
|Simulcast of [[KIKR]] only during daytime hours
|-
| 1600
|KOGT (Orange)
|[[Country music|Country]]
|
|-
| 88.1
|[[KLBT]]
|Contemporary Christian
|The King's Musician Educational Foundation
|-
| 88.5
|[[KGHY]]
|Southern Gospel "The Gospel Highway"
|CCS Radio
|-
| 89.7
|[[KTXB]]
|[[Christian radio]] "Family Radio"
|[[Family Stations]]
|-
| 90.5
|[[KZFT]] (Fanette)
|[[Christian radio]]
|[[American Family Radio|AFR]]
|-
| 91.3
|[[KVLU]]
|[[Public Radio]]
|[[Lamar University]]
|-
| 92.5
|[[KCOL-FM|KCOL]] (Groves)
|[[Oldies]] "Cool 92.5"
|[[iHeartMedia]]
|-
| 93.3 (Port Arthur)
|[[KQBU-FM|KQBU]]
|[[Regional Mexican]] "Que Buena 93.3"
|[[Univision]]
|-
| 94.1
|[[KQXY]]
|[[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]] "Q94"
|[[Cumulus Broadcasting]]
|-
| 95.1
|[[KYKR]]
|[[Country music|Country]] "Kicker 95.1"
|[[iHeartMedia]]
|-
| 97.5
|[[KFNC]] (Mont Belvieu)
|[[Sports]] "ESPN 97.5"
|Gow Media-Houston
|-
| 98.5
|[[KTJM]] (Port Arthur)
|[[Regional Mexican]] "La Raza 98.5/103.3"
|[[Liberman Broadcasting]]-Houston
|-
| 99.9
|[[KSHN]] (Liberty)
|[[Full service (radio format)|Full service]] "Shine All 9"
|Trinity River Valley Broadcasting
|-
| 100.7
|[[KKHT]] (Lumberton)
|[[Christian radio]] "100.7 The Word"
|[[Salem Broadcasting]]
|-
| 101.7
|[[KAYD]] (Silsbee)
|[[Country music|Country]] "KD101"
|[[Cumulus Broadcasting]]
|-
| 102.5
|[[KTCX]]
|[[Urban contemporary]] "Magic 102.5"
|[[Cumulus Broadcasting]]
|-
| 103.3
|K277AG (Beaumont)
|[[Hip-Hop]], [[R&B]] "The Beat 103.3"
|[[iHeartMedia]]
|Simulcast of KKMY-HD2
|-
| 104.5 (Orange)
|[[KKMY]]
|[[Rhythmic CHR]] "104.5 Kiss FM"
|[[iHeartMedia]]
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| 105.3
|[[KXXF]] (Winnie)
|Classic country (with [[Walton and Johnson]] mornings)
|[[Excel Media]]
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|[[KIOC]] (Orange)
|[[Rock music|Rock]] "Big Dog 106"
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|[[KQQK]]
|[[Regional Mexican]] "107.9 El Norte"
|[[Liberman Broadcasting]]-Houston
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==Transportation==
[[Jack Brooks Regional Airport]] (BPT), located {{convert|9|mi|km}} south of Beaumont's central business district, serves the region with regional jet flights nonstop to [[Dallas/Fort Worth Airport]] (DFW), Texas with this scheduled passenger service being operated by [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] on behalf of [[American Airlines]]. The [[Beaumont Municipal Airport]] (BMT) near the western city limit is available for [[general aviation]] travel.
[[Amtrak]]'s [[Sunset Limited]] serves [[Beaumont (Amtrak station)|Beaumont's train station]].
The city operates the [[Beaumont Municipal Transit System]], a citywide bus system called (BMT).
Major Highways
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==Notable people==
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For a more extensive list of people associated with Beaumont, Texas see: [[:Category:People from Beaumont, Texas|People from Beaumont, Texas]]
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* [[Chip Ambres]], minor league baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ambrech01.shtml| title= Chip Ambres|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kelly Asbury]], film director, writer, illustrator and voice actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-notable-people-kelly-asbury.html |title=Kelly Asbury |publisher=Museum of the Gulf Coast |accessdate=October 7, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016053439/http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-notable-people-kelly-asbury.html |archivedate=October 16, 2013 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Doug Ault]], Major League Baseball player
* [[Melvin Baker]], football player
* [[Jerry Ball]], football player for [[Southern Methodist University|SMU]] and in NFL, 3-time Pro Bowl selection; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BallJe00.htm| title= Jerry Lee Ball|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Vance Bedford]], football coach
* [[Charlotte Beers]], businesswoman and former Under Secretary of State<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/content/advertising-%E2%80%A2-charlotte-beers|title= Advertising • Charlotte Beers|publisher=Texas Monthly|accessdate= October 4, 2013}}</ref>
* [[James Brown (quarterback)|James Brown]], starting quarterback of [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas Longhorns]] from 1994–97<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.texassports.com/news/2012/5/7/050712aaa_347.aspx#.UlRPmcYjwZk|title = Catching up with: James Brown|publisher=The University of Texas at Austin|accessdate= October 7, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Ben Broussard]], Major League Baseball first baseman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=brousbe01| title =Ben Broussard Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|accessdate= 26 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jay Bruce]], Major League Baseball player, three-time All-Star; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bruceja01.shtml| title= Jay Allen Bruce|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[James Busceme]], boxer who fought [[Alexis Arguello]] for world title in 1982
* [[Wayde Butler]], football player
* [[Tracy Byrd]], country music artist; grew up in [[Vidor, Texas|Vidor]]<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69319/byrd-chesnutt-plan-hometown-labor-day-bash|title=Byrd, Chesnutt Plan Hometown Labor Day Bash|publisher= Billboard|accessdate = October 8, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Henry E. Chambers]], Louisiana historian and educator; was a [[school principal]] in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans/bios/c-000021.txt |title=Biography of Henry Edward Chambers |publisher=usgwarchives.org |accessdate=15 March 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728150339/http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans/bios/c-000021.txt |archivedate=July 28, 2011 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Mark Chesnutt]], country music artist; grew up in [[Nederland, Texas|Nederland]]<ref name="Billboard"/>
* [[Robert Crippen]], astronaut<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.php?id=107|title=Robert L. Crippen |publisher= New Mexico Museum of Space History|accessdate = October 8, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Tiffany Derry]], celebrity chef, ''[[Top Chef]]'' contestant and fan favorite winner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dallas.eater.com/tags/tiffany-derry|title=Greyhound Benefit; Derry & Immanivong Team Up|publisher= Eater Dallas|accessdate = October 8, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Mel Farr]], football player, UCLA, first-round draft choice of [[Detroit Lions]], NFL Rookie if the Year; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Mel Farr|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/melfarr/2513848/profile|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|accessdate=January 18, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Miller Farr]], NFL player, first-round draft choice, three-time [[American Football League|AFL]] All-Star; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Miller Farr|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FarrMi01.htm?redir|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|accessdate=January 18, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Debra Jo Fondren]], model and actress, lived in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debrajofondren.com/VIP25-27.pdf|title= Golden Triangle Godiva |publisher= debrajofonden.com|accessdate = October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Lew Ford]], Major League Baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=fordle01| title= Lew Ford Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Herman Fontenot]], NFL player{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO BEAUMONT-->* [[Larry Graham]], bass player for Sly and The Family Stone, pioneered "slapping" technique, founder and frontman of [[Graham Central Station]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-music-legends-larry-graham.html|title=Larry Graham|publisher=Museum of the Gulf Coast|accessdate=October 9, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702122234/http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-music-legends-larry-graham.html|archivedate=July 2, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Detrick Hughes]], poet, author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pw.org/content/detrick_hughes|title= Detrick Hughes|publisher= Poets & Writers|accessdate = January 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Harry James]], musician and bandleader in [[Grammy Hall of Fame Award|Grammy Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artandseek.net/2013/03/15/this-week-in-texas-music-history-harry-james/|title= This Week in Texas Music History: Harry James |publisher= KERA, North Texas Public Broadcasting|accessdate = October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Blind Willie Johnson]], Baptist minister and seminal gospel/blues bottle-neck guitarist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fjoaw|title= JOHNSON, "BLIND WILLIE"|publisher= Texas State Historical Association|accessdate = October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[George Jones]], country music artist; grew up in Vidor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/113277/george-jones-ranked-frank-sinatra-and-billie-holiday-heres-why|title= Why George Jones Ranks with Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday |publisher= New Republic|accessdate = October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Louie Kelcher]], NFL player, 4-time All-Pro for [[San Diego Chargers]]; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Louie Kelcher |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KELCHLOU01 |publisher=databaseSports.com |accessdate=January 18, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118234617/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KELCHLOU01 |archivedate=January 18, 2015 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Jerry LeVias]], college and NFL football player, member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry LeVias|url=http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=90046|publisher=National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, Inc.|accessdate=January 18, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Bruce Lietzke]], professional golfer, 22 victories, member of winning 1981 Ryder Cup team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-sports-legends-bruce-lietzke.html |title=Bruce Lietzke |publisher=Museum of the Gulf Coast |accessdate=October 9, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703050251/http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/personalities-sports-legends-bruce-lietzke.html |archivedate=July 3, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Barbara Lynn]], R&B music artist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesmusicnow.com/lynn.html|title= An R&B comeback, more than three decades in the making|publisher= Blues Music Now|accessdate = October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Robert Mann (Louisiana)|Bob Mann]], political historian, columnist, head of Department of Journalism at [[Louisiana State University|LSU]]; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peerygenealogy.com/home/e1690.htm|title=Robert Townley Mann, Sr.|publisher=''The Beaumont Enterprise'', August 13, 2008|accessdate=October 18, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Masada (wrestler)|Masada]], pro wrestler
* [[Christine Michael]], [[Texas A&M]] running back<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Christine-Michael-5307| title = Christine Michael -| publisher= 247sports.com|accessdate= November 23, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Millar]], Major League Baseball player; played in college for [[Lamar University|Lamar]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millake01.shtml| title= Kevin Charles Millar|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Frank Middleton]], NFL player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MiddFr20.htm|title= Frank Middleton |publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate= October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Roger Mobley]], child actor; police officer in Beaumont
* [[Vamsi Mootha]], Indian-American physician-scientist{{Citation needed|date = October 2013}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO BEAUMONT-->
* [[David Ozio]], bowler, won 11 titles on [[PBA Tour]]; executive at Etonic Shoe Company<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba.com/Bowlers/Bowler/8472|title = David Ozio|publisher=PBA|accessdate= October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Kendrick Perkins]], NBA player; member of [[2008 NBA Finals|2008 NBA]] champion Boston Celtics<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/perkike01.html| title= Kendrick Le'Dale Perkins|publisher= Basketball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Mark Petkovsek]], Major League Baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/petkoma01.shtml| title= Mark Joseph Petkovsek|publisher= Basketball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Dade Phelan]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of [[Texas House of Representatives]] from District 21; real estate developer born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texansfordade.com/about-dade|title=About Dade Phelan|publisher=texansfordade.com|accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Bob Pollard]], NFL player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PollBo20.htm| title= Mark Joseph Petkovsek|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kheeston Randall]], football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/kheestonrandall/2532935/profile|title = Kheeston Randall
|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC|accessdate= October 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Taylor Reed]], football player
* [[J.P. Richardson]], "The Big Bopper", DJ, rock & roll singer, killed with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in 1959 plane crash<ref>{{cite web|title=J.P. Richardson|url=http://www.biography.com/people/j-p-richardson-20730865|publisher=.biography.com|accessdate=1 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Allan Ritter]], member of Texas House of Representatives from Jefferson and Orange counties, born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/25363/allan-ritter#.UwYx25WPIfg|title=Allan Ritter's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=February 20, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Frank Robinson]], Major League Baseball player and manager, member of [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Robinson|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinfr02.shtml|publisher=BASEBALL REFERENCE. COM|accessdate=1 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[The Gourds|Kevin Russell]], musician, born and raised in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Russell|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-russell-mn0000766774|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=January 19, 2015|quote=When Kevin was in junior high, his dad moved them from Beaumont, TX, to Houston. Unsettled by the change from a blue-collar neighborhood to the high-class suburbs, Russell turned to guitar and writing songs.}}</ref>
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* [[Brian Sanches]], Major League Baseball player; grew up in Nederland, TX<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanchbr01.shtml| title= Brian Lee Sanches|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Bubba Smith]], football player, [[College Football Hall of Fame]], [[Super Bowl V]] champion in NFL and actor<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitBu00.htm| title= Bubba Smith|publisher= Football-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Tom Tierney (artist)|Tom Tierney]], noted [[paper doll]] artist, cartoonist, and painter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tomtierney.com/contents/01/intro01/page01.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717094008/http://www.tomtierney.com/contents/01/intro01/page01.htm |archivedate=July 17, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Billy Tubbs]], basketball coach at Lamar, Texas Christian and Oklahoma University, 1988 NCAA Final Four
* [[Jason Tyner]], Major League Baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tynerja01.shtml| title= Bubba Smith|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Helen Vinson]], actress, appeared in more than 40 films between 1932 and 1945; born in Beaumont
* [[Clay Walker]], country music artist; grew up in [[Vidor, Texas]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Clay Walker|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Clay+Walker|publisher=Last.fm Ltd.|accessdate=2 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Ben Wells (gridiron football)|Ben Wells]], defensive back for CFL's [[Montreal Alouettes]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], rock music artist, brother to Johnny Winter; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|title=Edgar Winter|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Edgar+Winter|publisher=Last.fm Ltd.|accessdate=2 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Johnny Winter]], blues and rock music artist, brother to Edgar Winter; born in Beaumont<ref>Sullivan, Mary Lou (2010). Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter. Backbeat Books. pp. 5, 19–21, 120–121. {{ISBN|978-0-87930-973-2}}</ref>
* [[Will Wynn]], former mayor of Austin<ref>[http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2003-02-14/145355/ Everybody Loves a Wynn-er] 14 February 2003. Clark-Madison, Mike. Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 13 September 2016.</ref>
* [[Babe Zaharias|Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias]], Olympic champion athlete and Hall of Fame pro golfer; one of the founders of LPGA<ref>{{cite web|title=Babe Zaharias|url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/players/z/babe-zaharias.aspx|publisher=lpga.com|accessdate=2 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Gus Zernial]], Major League Baseball player, 1951 American League home run leader; born in Beaumont<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=zernigu01|
title=Gus Zernial Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}</ref>
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==Architecture==
{{Main|Beaumont Commercial District|List of tallest buildings in Beaumont}}
[[File:CropBEAUMONTpsBEST.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|<span style="font-size:100%;">Downtown Beaumont, Texas from Laurel St.</span>]] Beaumont has 8 buildings over {{convert|100|ft|m}} tall, the tallest being the [[Edison Plaza]], which is {{convert|254|ft|m}} tall.<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=entergybuilding-beaumont-tx-usa Edison Plaza | Buildings]. Emporis. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref> The old [[Edson Hotel]], built in 1928 is nearly the same height at {{convert|240|ft|m}}.<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=edsonhotel-beaumont-tx-usa Edson Hotel | Buildings]. Emporis. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref> One of the most prominent downtown buildings is the 15-story [[San Jacinto Building]]. Built in 1921, it sports one of the largest four faced clock towers in the nation, each dial being {{convert|17|ft|m}} in diameter.<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=sanjacintobuilding-beaumont-tx-usa San Jacinto Building | Buildings]. Emporis. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref> In 1922 the 11-story [[Hotel Beaumont]] was built across the street from the San Jacinto. The Hotel Beaumont bears a resemblance to the old [[Winecoff Hotel]] in [[Atlanta]]. The second [[oil boom]] of 1925 brought more people and wealth to Beaumont, the same year the 12-story American National Bank Building (now [[Orleans Building]]), was erected, and in 1926 Forrest Goodhue built the 12-story [[Goodhue Building]] which included a penthouse. In 1928, the Edson Hotel was built. No other buildings were built until [[Century Tower (Beaumont)|Century Tower]] in 1962 and in 1982 Edison Plaza was built. In 1994 the 12-story LaSalle Hotel, built in 1927, was demolished.
The [[Jefferson Theatre]] was built in 1927 by the Jefferson Amusement Company for $1 million and was Beaumont's showpiece for many years. In 1928 the City Hall and Auditorium was built. It is now the [[Julie Rogers Theater]].
Beaumont's [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Texas)|Jefferson County Courthouse]] is one of the tallest county courthouses in the state and is an excellent example of Art Deco architecture.<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=jeffersoncountycourthouse-beaumont-tx-usa Jefferson County Courthouse | Buildings]. Emporis. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref>
Across the street from the [[Jack Brooks Federal Building]] is the [[Kyle Building]], built in 1933. The storefront was recently restored and is considered to be one of the best examples of Zig-Zag architecture in Texas.<ref>[http://www.houstondeco.org/1930s/kyle.html 1930s | Kyle Block]. Houston Deco. Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref>
The [[Oaks Historic District (Beaumont, Texas)|Oaks Historic District]] has many restored historic homes.
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<gallery>
Image:KyleBESTEDIT.JPG|[[Kyle Building]], [[Edson Hotel]], [[Goodhue Building]]
File:Firstnatbanktall.jpg|[[Orleans Building]]
Image:sanjachotelbmt.JPG|Left-[[San Jacinto Building]], Right-[[Hotel Beaumont]]
Image:centurytower.JPG| [[Century Tower (Beaumont)|Century Tower]]
Image:goodhuebuilding.JPG| [[Goodhue Building]]
Image:jeffhotelbmt.JPG|[[Jefferson Theatre]].
Image:JulierogersEDITBEST.jpg| [[Julie Rogers Theater]]
Image:edisonplaza.jpg| [[Edison Plaza]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[List of museums in East Texas]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in Beaumont]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==Further reading==
{{See also|Timeline of Beaumont, Texas#Bibliography|l1=Bibliography of the history of Beaumont, Texas}}
* "Banking in Beaumont 1960–2006", ''Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record'' (Nov 2007), Vol. 43, pp 2–6; Examines the banking system since the 1960s and the effects of the One Bank Holding Company Act of 1970.
* [http://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1337&context=ethj Burran, James A. "Violence in an 'Arsenal of Democracy': The Beaumont Race Riot, 1943"], ''East Texas Historical Journal,'' 1976 Vol. 14, Iss.1, Article 8, available at ScholarWorks
* Faucett, William T. "Shipbuilding in Beaumont during World War II", ''Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record'' 2005 41: 55–65.
* Linsley, Judith Walker; Rienstra, Ellen Walker; and Stiles, Jo Ann. ''Giant under the Hill: A History of the Spindletop Oil Discovery at Beaumont, Texas, in 1901'' (Austin: Texas State Hist. Assoc., 2002). 304 pp.
* Looscan, Adele B. "Elizabeth Bullock Huling," ''Southwestern Historical Quarterly'' 11 (July 1907).
* Martin, Madeleine. ''More Early Southeast Texas Families'' (Quanah, Texas: Nortex, 1978).
* Schaadt, Robert L. "The Business of Beaumont Prior to 1880," ''Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record'' 2006 42: 34–53.
==External links==
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* [http://www.cityofbeaumont.com/ City of Beaumont]
* [http://www.beaumontcvb.com/ Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091211074429/http://insetx.com/ In Southeast Texas – In depth view of the area's events & happenings]
* [http://www.beaumontmainstreet.com/default.php Beaumont Main Street, Celebrating Downtown]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918010753/http://beaumont-tx-complex.com/ Beaumont Civic Center Complex.]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Beaumont-Texas.html Beaumont, TX at City-Data.com]
* [http://www.istweb.org/ Islamic Society of Triplex Inc]
* [http://oxfordcityfctexas.pointstreaksites.com/view/oxfordcityfc/home-page-1066/ Oxford City F.C. Of Texas]
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Beaumont (Texas)|display=Beaumont|volume=3|page=598}}
* {{Cite NSRW|wstitle=Beaumont, Texas}}
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