THE BAYSIDE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes setting.
Bayside town has 1.02 square miles of land in Refugio County. Its Census reference point is in Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, within Western Gulf Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains extend along the western Gulf, contrasting with more irregular inland country. Grassland was the principal natural cover, with river corridors and coastal features adding local variation.
Regional context: Western Gulf Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bayside and Refugio County
Bayside is associated with Refugio County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bayside by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Bayside, or 6.7% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points higher than the 5.8% recorded for Refugio County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bayside town has 93.8% of the land area of nearby Tradewinds CDP (1.08 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

