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Beaumont City is situated in the Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan statistical part and forms the Golden Triangle with the cities of Port Arthur and Orange, that is an essential industrial part on the Gulf Coast. Currently, the city of Beaumont has a population of approximately 118,000 and is the county seat of Jefferson County.

The city of Beaumont sits roughly 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico and is situated on the coastal plane south of the dense pine forests of East Texas. On the east border of Beaumont City is the Neches River and on the north border is the Pine Island Bayou. Originally, the city was criss-crossed by some small streams but as the city developed the majority of them were converted or filled for drainage reasons. Trinity Island is located directly across from Riverfront Park, and the other three islands surrounding the downtown part are named Harbor, Smith, and Clark.

In the year 1824, Noah and Nancy Tevis first settled in the area when they Made a farm on the west bank of the Neches River. A small community began to grow around the farm making use of the name of Neches River or Tevis Bluff Settlement. Thomas B. Huling, Henry Millard and Joseph P. Pulsifer purchased the small community along with the nearby community of Santa Anna in 1835 with the intention of planning a town. It was named after Mary Dewburleigh Barlace Warren Beaumont, the late wife of Henry Millard, who passed away during 1834.

With practically 15,000 students, the city of Beaumont hosts Lamar University. The Beaumont Enterprise is the city's daily newspaper, and The Examiner is published once a week.

The Port of Beaumont represents a significant element of the region's economy. It is presently the largest seaport by Tonnage and the second biggest military seaport in the world. Stationed at the port are both the 596th Transportation Group and the 842nd Transportation Battalion.

In the city of Beaumont, there are numerous businesses that have their headquarters here. Jason's Deli and Conn's Appliances are now among the biggest. The Sweet Leaf Tea Company headquarters was first situated in the city of Beaumont but relocated to Austin in the month of October the year 2003. Until it's absorption by Entergy Corporation in 1993, Gulf States Utilities likewise had its head office there. GSU's Edison Plaza remains the tallest building in the city of Beaumont.

Since 1907, Beaumont City has hosted the South Texas State fair and has just relocated this exhibition to a new place within Ford Park.

The top employers in the city of Beaumont comprise Conn's Appliances Inc, Beaumont Independent School District, Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital and Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital.