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League City is on Clear Creek and Magnolia Bayou, Hwy 3, and US 75, equidistant from Houston and Galveston, in northwestern Galveston County.

Around the 1890's, John League started acquiring property that was available in the Muldoon two-league grant. League purchased this land and became one of the largest landowners in the county. J.C. League's land holdings were quickly building a thriving community. In 1893, League had the area known as Butler Ranch changed to League City.

League City is part of the Galveston, Texas metro area.

After 1946 the town became a center for railroad shops and a Humble Oil tank farm. It grew to a population of 16,000 and 112 businesses in 1976 and 22,934 and 265 businesses in 1988. In 1990 League City had 189 businesses and 18,996 residents. Many residents commute to nearby cities or work on the Humble Pipeline or at NASA facilities at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.


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