Tiki Island
| Tiki Island, Texas | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Tiki Island, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°17′56″N 94°54′52″W / 29.29889°N 94.91444°WCoordinates: 29°17′56″N 94°54′52″W / 29.29889°N 94.91444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Galveston |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Goldie Telcheck |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 968 |
| • Density | 700/sq mi (270/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77554 |
| Area code(s) | 409 |
| FIPS code | 48-72989 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1388537 |
| Website | http://www.villageoftikiisland.org/ |
Tiki Island is a village in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 968 at the 2010 census.
Tiki Island was incorporated as a village on August 30, 1982. It has a full-time police department and volunteer fire department. Lacking its own post office, mail delivery is the responsibility of the nearby Galveston post office.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), of which 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2) is land and 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2), or 64.41%, is water.
The street names have a Polynesian theme: Bamboo, Castaway, Bora Bora, Coconut, Copra, Diamond Head, Easterly, Hawaii, , Lanai, , Lotus, Majuro, Mango, Maui, Moorea, Oahu, Outrigger, , Papeete, Paradise, Port O'Call, Tahiti, and .
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,016 people, 482 households, and 349 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,567.7 people per square mile (603.5/km²). There were 746 housing units at an average density of 1,151.1 per square mile (443.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.26% White, 0.30% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.98% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.64% of the population.
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