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is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 31,880. La Porte is the fourth largest incorporated city in Harris County.
When La Porte celebrated its centennial in 1992, it was the proud home of The Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Terminal. Now, 16 years later, The Port of Houston's newest addition, Bayport, sits just South of La Porte. La Porte shares a great history with international trade.
However, La Porte is most famous as the location of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, which ended the Texas Revolution, establishing the independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. The San Jacinto Monument, in La Porte, commemorates the battle.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.0 square miles (51.7 km²), of which, 18.9 square miles (49.1 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²) of it (5.16%) is water.