THE CLEAR LAKE SHORES LAND BRIEF
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Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies setting.
Clear Lake Shores city has 0.44 square miles of land in Galveston 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
Clear Lake Shores and Galveston County
Clear Lake Shores 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.
Clear Lake Shores by land and water
The Census records 0.28 square miles of water within Clear Lake Shores, or 38.8% of its total area. It is 17.8 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, Clear Lake Shores city has 23.7% of the land area of nearby Kemah city (1.83 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.