Eagle Lake, Texas
Set on the flat coastal prairie of southeastern Colorado County about 58 miles southwest of Houston, Eagle Lake takes its name from a nearby natural lake. The surrounding rice fields draw enormous flocks of wintering snow and Canada geese, and the town has long promoted itself as a goose-hunting destination on the upper Gulf Coast.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 3,546
- Change from 2020 base
- +3.2%
- Land area
- 2.9 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Colorado County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Colorado County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
Local character
Start with Eagle Lake itself
A few landmarks, stories, and everyday places that help give Eagle Lake its shape.
Rice Country
Forty Acres of Rice Changed Colorado County's Economy
William Dunovant's 40-acre rice experiment at Eagle Lake grew into pumping plants, canals, mills, new rail construction, and a countywide change in cash crops.
Town Origins
An Eagle, a Stage Line, and a Railroad Shaped Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake's town marker links an 1821 eagle story to a lakeside stage headquarters, an 1856 townsite, and the railroad's arrival three years later.
Then zoom out to Colorado County
Historic Courthouse
The 1891 Courthouse Is Columbus's Most Visible Landmark
The Colorado County Courthouse in Columbus was built in 1891, lost its tower in a hurricane, and was fully restored in 2014.
Property Tax
Who Sets Your Property Value in Colorado County
In Colorado County, the appraisal district in Columbus sets property values and may also be the office to call about property-tax collection.
County History
Colorado County: One of Texas's Original Counties
Colorado County was created in 1836 as one of the Republic of Texas's first counties, with Columbus as its seat since the beginning.
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