Palm Harbor is an unincorporated community in Aransas County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, its population was 125 in 2000. It is located within the Corpus Christi metropolitan area.

Palm Harbor, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 27.9705758°N 97.0938786°W / 27.9705758; -97.0938786
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Aransas
Elevation	3 ft (0.9 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	361
GNIS feature ID	1343461[1]

History

Palm Harbor was founded in 1960 when land developers Raulie Irwin, Sr., and Doyle Brashear wanted to build rental properties along Redfish Bay in an area in nearby Estes. A sales office opened in 1961, but business was halted when Hurricane Carla struck in September of that year. The houses in the community were small in size; only 900 square feet (8.4×10⁻⁵ km²) or less. A long canal was built with lots on each side to link with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. It had a population of 125 in 1990 through 2000.[2] Residents of the community worked and shopped in nearby Rockport, and is considered a bedroom community of Rockport.[3]

Geography

Palm Harbor is located on Texas State Highway 35, 3 mi (4.8 km) southwest of Rockport in southern Aransas County.[2]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Aransas County Independent School District.

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