THE BEAUMONT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies setting.
Beaumont city has 82.1 square miles of land in Jefferson County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, 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
Beaumont and Jefferson County
Beaumont is associated with Jefferson 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.
Beaumont by land and water
The Census records 2.8 square miles of water within Beaumont, or 3.3% of its total area. It is 17.9 percentage points lower than the 21.2% recorded for Jefferson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Beaumont city has 54.2 times the land area of nearby Rose City city (1.52 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.