Sell Your Car for Cash in La Marque, TX

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La Marque sits in northwestern Galveston County directly along Interstate 45, about 15 miles south of Houston and just 4 miles north of Galveston Island, with a 2020 census population of 18,030 that has grown to roughly 19,600-20,000 residents in recent estimates. The city boasts 14.3 miles of I-45 frontage, more than any other city in the county, and its name comes from a French phrase, 'la marque' ("the mark"), reportedly adopted by postmistress Madam St. Ambrose in the 1890s after it was discovered another Texas town already used the community's original name, Highlands. La Marque grew up as a railroad town along the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad and later became a residential base for workers at the Union Carbide plant and other petrochemical facilities in the neighboring Texas City industrial complex.

Geography of La Marque

La Marque is located in Galveston County on the mainland just northwest of Galveston Island, bordered by Texas City to the east and Hitchcock to the south, with Interstate 45 and State Highway 3 both running through the city along with Farm-to-Market roads 519, 1765, and 2004. Its position directly on I-45 makes it a key pass-through point on the Houston-to-Galveston commuter and freight corridor.

Free towing is included anywhere in La Marque and the surrounding area. You can find more about local services on the City of La Marque's official website.

History of La Marque

The area was originally settled as part of a Republic of Texas land grant awarded to John D. Moore in 1838 along Highland Bayou, and the community became known as Highlands. The Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad was chartered in 1853 and laid track through the settlement, and by 1914 the town was served by four separate rail lines. In the 1890s, after discovering another Texas community already used the name Highlands, postmistress Madam St. Ambrose renamed the town La Marque, French for "the mark." The city's growth accelerated through the 1950s as it became a residential base for workers supporting the petrochemical complex in neighboring Texas City, including the Union Carbide plant.

Culture of La Marque

La Marque's economy has long been tied to the Texas City-La Marque industrial corridor along Galveston Bay, historically anchored by Union Carbide and other chemical and petrochemical plants that still employ many area residents. The city's long I-45 frontage has also made it a draw for retail and logistics businesses serving the wider Bay Area Houston and Galveston County market.

La Marque's industrial and refinery-adjacent history, combined with its exposure to Gulf storms like Hurricane Ike in 2008 (whose storm surge shut down I-45 through the city) and the broader regional flooding from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, means many residents end up with a wrecked, flood-damaged, or worn-out vehicle they need gone quickly. CashMyCarTX buys these junk, wrecked, and non-running vehicles as-is anywhere in La Marque, with free towing and a same-day cash offer, so there's no need to haul a dead car to a Texas City scrap yard yourself.