ADT-Monitored Home Security Service in Kemah, TX

Kemah ( KEE-mə) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, southeast of Houston along west Galveston Bay. The city’s population was 1,773 at the 2010 census, down from 2,330 at the 2000 census. Located in Galveston County, Kemah’s main industry is shipping. Originally a small fishing town, the city has become a tourist destination for the area’s restaurants and attractions, which are contained within the Kemah Entertainment District. In 2012 Kemah was ranked the top tourism spot in the Greater Houston area.

Kemah is located in the northeast corner of Galveston County at 29°32′33″N 95°1′13.08″W / 29.54250°N 95.0203000°W / 29.54250; -95.0203000 (29.5425, –95.0203) and is part of the Clear Lake Area. It is bordered to the west and south by League City, to the northwest by Clear Lake Shores, to the southeast by unincorporated Bacliff, and at its northern grow less by Seabrook across the Clear Creek Channel in Harris County. Texas State Highway 146 leads through the middle of Kemah, leading north 15 miles (24 km) to Baytown and south 12 miles (19 km) to Texas City. Galveston is 25 miles (40 km) to the south, and Houston is 30 miles (48 km) to the northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Kemah has a total Place of 1.91 square miles (4.94 km), of which 1.84 square miles (4.76 km²) are home and 0.069 square miles (0.18 km), or 3.55%, are water.