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Port Lavaca (/audio=En us Lavaca. ogg//l//ə/'/v//ɑː//k//ə/ ləVAHkə) is a city in Calhoun County, located in the U. S. state of Texas. The population was 12,248 at the 2010 census and 11,557 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County and part of the Port Lavaca, Texas micropolitan statistical area. Port Lavaca is 130 mile (209 km) southwest of Houston.

Port Lavaca was originally known as Lavaca. The town would quickly grow as a result of the Linnville Raid of 1840. This raid saw the town of Linville decimated by the Comanche tribe, and caused former residents of the town to settle in what is now Port Lavaca. Thomas McConnell would purchase a section of land from Isidro Benavides, and establish the town using this land

Port Lavaca is located in northern Calhoun County on the west side of Lavaca Bay, an arm of Matagorda Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 28.04%, is water. In 2004, Port Lavaca, including the South Texas Area, recorded up to of snowfall. During Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, Port Lavaca was the location of the peak of the storm surge, which was measured at 6 feet (2 m). Port Lavaca also suffered damage in hurricanes in 1942 and 1945. Tropical Storm Beta also made landfall on Port Lavaca on late September 2020, causing flooding.

+Port Lavaca racial composition (NH = Non Hispanic)RaceNumberPercentageWhite (NH)2,95725.59%Black or African American (NH)3032.62%Native American or Alaska Native (NH)120.1%Asian (NH)9748.43%Some Other Race (NH)200.17%Mixed/Multi Racial (NH)1301.12%Hispanic or Latino7,16161.96%Total11,557
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,557 people, 4,334 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city.

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Memorial Medical Center, which is located in the city of Port Lavaca is a small hospital that serves the city, and county as well.

Calhoun County Airport, a general aviation airport, is located in unincorporated Calhoun County 5 mile (8 km) northwest of Port Lavaca. U. S. 87 (Main Street) comes into Port Lavaca from the northwest as a four lane divided highway, and then narrows down as it runs through Port Lavaca's historic downtown. Via US 87 it is 28 mile (45 km) to Victoria. Texas State Highway 35 is the other major road through Port Lavaca, running generally northeast–southwest through the city. To the northeast it crosses Lavaca Bay via the Port Lavaca Causeway and leads 29 mile (47 km) to Palacios, while to the southwest it leads 82 mile (132 km) to Corpus Christi.