THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes setting.
Bolivar Peninsula CDP has 42.5 square miles of land in Galveston 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
Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston County
Bolivar Peninsula is associated with Galveston 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.
Bolivar Peninsula by land and water
The Census records 5.67 square miles of water within Bolivar Peninsula, or 11.8% of its total area. It is 44.8 percentage points lower than the 56.6% recorded for Galveston County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bolivar Peninsula CDP has 35.4 times the land area of nearby Oak Island CDP (1.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.