
La Marque at a glance
What makes La Marque different: La Marque, French for 'the mark,' grew as a rail and highway town between Houston and Galveston and is home to Gulf Greyhound Park, which opened in 1992 as the world's largest greyhound racing facility before live racing there ended; it sits adjacent to the Texas City industrial complex.
- La Marque population
- 18,821
- Galveston County Medicare
- 65,000
- MA penetration (county)
- 55%