Sealy, Texas
| Sealy, Texas | |
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Sealy water tower
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| Motto: A History of Excellence. A Future of Progress. | |
 Location of Sealy, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°46′27″N 96°9′27″W / 29.77417°N 96.15750°WCoordinates: 29°46′27″N 96°9′27″W / 29.77417°N 96.15750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Austin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Mark Stolarski |
| • State Representative | Leighton Schubert |
| • State Senator | Lois Kolkhorst (R) |
| • U.S. House | Michael McCaul (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.5 sq mi (35 km2) |
| • Land | 13.38 sq mi (34.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,019 |
| • Density | 450/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77474 |
| Area code(s) | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-66464 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1346849 |
| Website | www |
Sealy is a city in Austin County in southeastern Texas, United States, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. The population was 6,019 at the 2010 census. Sealy is located 50 miles (80 km) west of the downtown Houston area.
Sealy is located at 29°46′27″N 96°9′27″W / 29.77417°N 96.15750°W (29.774182, -96.157570).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.5 square miles (40 km2), of which, 13.38 square miles (34.7 km2) of it is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) is water.
Sealy is 50 miles (80 km) west of Downtown Houston.
Downtown Sealy
Sealy City Hall
Sealy US Post Office
San Felipe, Texas, sold part of its original 22,000-acre (8,900 ha) township to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad to create Sealy in 1879. Sealy gets its name after business tycoon and majority stock holder of the GCSF RR, George Sealy of Galveston. In 1881, Daniel Haynes, a cotton gin builder, filled a request for a cotton-filled mattress which started a company. He named this the Sealy Mattress Company after the town. Business grew exponentially, which led to more innovation and several patents, such as a machine that compressed cotton.
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