Nederland, Texas

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Nederland, Texas
City
Motto:  "Programmed for progress"
Location of Nederland, Texas
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Coordinates: 29°58′23.1478″N 93°59′37.3488″W / 29.973096611°N 93.993708000°W / 29.973096611; -93.993708000
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Jefferson
Settled	1897
Incorporated	1940
Named for	Netherlands
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Council Members Mayor Don Albanese Councilmember Ward I Brett Duplant Councilmember Ward II,(Mayor Pro Tem) Sylvia Root Councilmember Ward III Randy Sonnier Councilmember Ward IV David Guillot
• City Manager	Christopher Duque
Area [1]
• Total	6.05 sq mi (15.67 km2)
• Land	5.92 sq mi (15.34 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Elevation [2]	16 ft (5 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,856
• Density	2,932.31/sq mi (1,132.20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	77627
Area code	409
FIPS code	48-50580[3]
GNIS feature ID	1363634[2]
U.S. Routes	FM 365
Website	www.ci.nederland.tx.us

Nederland (/ˈniːdərlənd/ NEE-dər-lənd) is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,856 at the 2020 census.^[4]

The city was settled in 1897 along what is now Boston Avenue and was incorporated in 1940. It was settled by Dutch immigrants on land sold by the Kansas City Southern railroad. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area. Nederland is also a part of an area known as "the Golden Triangle", which comprises Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange. The city is adjacent to the Jack Brooks Regional Airport.