Beauxart Gardens, Texas
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Beauxart Gardens is an unincorporated area
in eastern Jefferson County
, Texas
. It is located between U.S. Highway 69, U.S. Highway 96, U.S. Highway 287, and Farm to Market Road 823. The community is six miles (10 km) southeast of downtown Beaumont
and slightly to the west of Southeast Texas Regional Airport
. It is across a highway from the unincorporated area
of Viterbo
.
At one time residents of Nederland
and Viterbo used sites in Beauxart Gardens for rice farming. The Federal Government of the United States
developed Beauxart Gardens during the Great Depression
. The community was named for its location between Beaumont
and Port Arthur
. The town plat, filed in 1934, was approved by the Resettlement Administration
in 1935. The 205 acre (0.8296063 km²) tract housed 50 families. Each house had three to six rooms and three and one half acres of land; each household was permitted to use the land in any manner. Many of the residents held part-time jobs at refineries. For the remainder of each year they worked in the Beauxart Gardens government truck farm. On August 10, 1942 a voting precinct was established in the community.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in eastern Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Texas
Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Texas, United States. As of 2000, the population was 252,051. Its county seat is Beaumont, and it is named for the former U.S...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It is located between U.S. Highway 69, U.S. Highway 96, U.S. Highway 287, and Farm to Market Road 823. The community is six miles (10 km) southeast of downtown Beaumont
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
and slightly to the west of Southeast Texas Regional Airport
Southeast Texas Regional Airport
Jack Brooks Regional Airport , is a public airport located near Port Arthur, Texas, United States, nine miles southeast of the central business district of Beaumont and northeast of Port Arthur...
. It is across a highway from the unincorporated area
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
of Viterbo
Viterbo, Texas
Viterbo is an unincorporated area in central Jefferson County, Texas. It is located along West Port Arthur Road and the Southern Pacific Railroad, seven miles south of downtown Beaumont and across a highway from the unincorporated area of Beauxart Gardens.A railroad stop was established during a...
.
At one time residents of Nederland
Nederland, Texas
Nederland is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,547 at the 2010 census.The city is adjacent to the Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Port Arthur, which serves the nearby cities of Beaumont and Port Arthur. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur...
and Viterbo used sites in Beauxart Gardens for rice farming. The Federal Government of the United States
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
developed Beauxart Gardens during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. The community was named for its location between Beaumont
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
and Port Arthur
Port Arthur, Texas
-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 57,755 people, 21,839 households, and 14,675 families residing in the city. The population density was 696.5 people per square mile . There were 24,713 housing units at an average density of 298.0 per square mile...
. The town plat, filed in 1934, was approved by the Resettlement Administration
Resettlement Administration
The Resettlement Administration was a U.S. federal agency that, between April 1935 and December 1936, relocated struggling urban and rural families to communities planned by the federal government....
in 1935. The 205 acre (0.8296063 km²) tract housed 50 families. Each house had three to six rooms and three and one half acres of land; each household was permitted to use the land in any manner. Many of the residents held part-time jobs at refineries. For the remainder of each year they worked in the Beauxart Gardens government truck farm. On August 10, 1942 a voting precinct was established in the community.