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Corpus Christi Real Estate Overview

Corpus Christi is the county seat of Nueces County and a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Texas. The name means "body of Christ" in Latin. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 277,454 people (though a July 1, 2004 estimate placed the population at 281,196), making it the eighth-largest city in state.

Corpus Christi is often referred to as "The Sparkling City by the Sea," particularly in literature promoting tourism. The city is served by Corpus Christi International Airport, on the west side of the city.

Local Attractions

Various sections of Corpus Christi maintain distinct senses of identity and community from the city proper, especially the Calallen and Flour Bluff areas, and, less prominently, Clarkwood and Annaville. These areas are sometimes mistakenly believed to be separate municipalities.

The city is home to a number of popular destinations for both tourists and residents. The most visited are probably on the North Beach portion of the city, where the Texas State Aquarium and USS Lexington Museum on the Bay are located. Nearby is Corpus Christi's museum district. Located there are the Museum of Asian Cultures, Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, the South Texas Museum of Art, and the Harbor Playhouse theatre, one of the oldest continually operating community theatres in the State. Heritage Park is also in the museum district, where a number of older restored houses can be found. The downtown area, of which the museum district is a part, is home to skyscrapers, companies, various shops, and a very popular center of marinas. Also in the city is the Corpus Christi Botanical Garden which hosts gardening programs from time to time.

Directly east of Corpus Christi are Padre Island and Mustang Island, home to various municipal, state, and national parks, most notably Padre Island National Seashore. The city is also near King Ranch, one of the world's largest ranches, upon which the movie Giant was based.

South Padre Island Drive (locally abbreviated as "S.P.I.D.", with the letters pronounced individually), is the city's main retail corridor, with two shopping malls facing each other and a number of large shopping centers, small strip centers, and scores of restaurants of various kinds.

Education

Corpus Christi is home to several institutions of higher learning: Del Mar College, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (formerly Corpus Christi State University (CCSU), but now a component of the Texas A&M University System), Our Lady of Corpus Christi, a private, Catholic university, a branch of the Coastal Bend College education program, and numerous vocational schools including Southern Careers Institute and Vogue Cosmetology School.

Thanks to the growing number of residents, the elementary and secondary school's in Corpus Christi are busting at the seams. New schools are in development and some have been completed in mid-2005, such as the brand new Faye Webb Elementary.

Five school districts provide primary and secondary education for area residents: Corpus Christi Independent School District, Calallen ISD, Flour Bluff ISD, Tuloso-Midway ISD, and West Oso ISD. The Diocese of Corpus Christi provides the primary and secondary education for Catholic schools.

Del Mar College is a local community college begun in the 1940's at a location behind Wynn Seale Jr. H. S. The main campus began with the administration building which was constructed after WWII on Del Mar. The college grew to encompass a good portion of a residental addition called Southmoreland built from the Bohemian farm lands in the late 1930s. Del Mar now includes a West campus located in area of Corpus Christi that once was Cliff Maus Airport.

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Also: City of Corpus Christi, Texas Official Website