Bacliff
The Bacliff Fire Department
Bacliff is on Farm Road 646 and Galveston Bay sixteen miles northwest of Galveston in north central Galveston County. Originally a summer weekend resort, the community was known as Clifton-by-the-Sea until the late 1940s or early 1950s. In 1933 Clifton had a population of fifty and two businesses, and from 1940 to 1949 it had 100 residents and four businesses. Both names, Bacliff and Clifton-by-the-Sea, were used to refer to the community for a time after the Bacliff post office was established in 1961. That year the town registered 1,707 residents and twenty-five businesses. It grew to a population of 1,782 and seventeen businesses by 1966. By 1986 Bacliff had become a residential community for workers who commuted to jobs throughout the area; it had a population of 4,851 and nineteen businesses. In 1990 the community had six churches, a school, twenty-seven businesses, and a population of 5,549.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Diana J. Kleiner | © Texas State Historical Association
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Bacliff is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Clifton-by-the-Sea)
Locations
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- Latitude
- 29.50689650
- Longitude
- -94.99242700
Has Post Office
Yes
Is Incorporated
No
Photos of Bacliff and surrounding areas
The Bacliff Fire Department
The Baycliff volunteer fire department on Grand Avenue. Photo by WhisperToMe (Public Domain)

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Bacliff by the Numbers
Population Counts
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Population Counts
Bacliff
Pop. | Year | Source |
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9,677 | 2020 | United States Census Bureau |
10,096 | 2019 | Texas Demographic Center |
8,619 | 2010 | United States Census Bureau |
6,962 | 2000 | United States Census Bureau |
5,549 | 1990 | United States Census Bureau |