Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. Groves is the birthplace of Mary Karr, poet and essayist.
- CountyJefferson County
- Population17,335 (2020 U.S. Census)
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Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. Groves is the birthplace of Mary Karr, poet and essayist.
Population 2010: 16,144 → 2020: 17,335
From Wikidata (CC0).
In 1886, Sam Courville moved his family from a Sabine Lake settlement in Port Arthur to a new home on 640 acres (2.6 km2) of land. In that general area around 1911, John Warne Gates purchased additional tracts of land. The land was conveyed to the Griffing brothers of Port Arthur in 1916, and three years later Griffing Brothers Nursery employee Wiley Choate supervised the planting of several thousand pecan trees on a 385-acre (1.56 km2) tract. In 1921, the Port Arthur Land Development Company took control of the site and divided the land into a residential subdivision known as "Pecan Grove". The name was later changed to "Groves", after development representative and pioneer Port Arthurian Asa Groves.
A post office was established in 1927, a school opened in 1929, and a public library opened in 1930. The community rapidly developed as a stop on the Kansas City Southern Railway. The Atlantic Refinery began operating in 1936. In 1940, a public water system was installed in the community. Several civic organizations, including the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Volunteer Fire Department, were formed during the 1940s. By the early 1950s, Groves had an estimated population of 1,300. In 1952, Groves voted to incorporate as a city. Rapid population growth followed, surpassing 17,000 in the 1960 census and reaching 18,067 by 1970. During the rest of the 20th century, the population slowly declined. In 2000, Groves was the fourth-largest city in Jefferson County, after Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Nederland.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Groves, Texas, revision 1379288665 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Groves's population was 17,335 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 16,144 in 2010.