Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of government of Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about 85 miles east of Houston. With a population of 115,282 at the 2020 census, Beaumont is the largest incorporated municipality by population near the Louisiana border. Its metropolitan area was the 10th largest in Texas in 2020, and 130th in the United States. The city of Beaumont was founded in 1838. The pioneer settlement had an economy based on the development of lumber, farming, and port industries. In 1892, Joseph Eloi Broussard opened the first commercially successful rice mill in Texas, stimulating development of rice farming in the area; he also started an irrigation company to support rice culture. Rice became an important commodity crop in Texas and is now cultivated in 23 counties.

Country: United States
State: Texas
County: Jefferson
Settled: 1835
Incorporation: 1838
Type: Council-Manager
City Council: Mayor Roy West, Louis R. Feldschau (at-large), A.J. Turner (at-large), Taylor Neild (I), Mike Getz (II), Audwin M. Samuel (III), Charles Durio (IV)
City Manager: Kenneth Williams
Population (2020): 115,282
Urban: 147,922 (222nd U.S.)
Metro: 404,872 (130th U.S.)
Demonym: Beaumonter
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP codes: 77701–77710, 77713, 77720, 77725, 77726
Area code(s): 409
FIPS code: 48-07000
GNIS feature ID: 1330268
Website: [beaumonttexas.gov]
Official Website: https://www.beaumonttexas.gov
Wikidata description: county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States
Wikidata id: Q128282
Wikidata label: Beaumont
Wikidata aliases: Array
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