Tiki Island, Texas

About Tiki Island

Tiki Island, TX is a small town located in eastern Texas, home to 1,120 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Tiki Island holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.48 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,333 residents per square mile.

📰 Tiki Island News Today

• Mayor Vernon Teltschick about Tiki Island The Daily News | Texas' Oldest Newspaper · Jul 4
• Linda Kay Leake Kesler Crowder Funeral Home · Dec 17
• John Blakeway Obituary (2026) - Tiki Island, TX - Clayton Funeral Home and Crematory - Pearland Legacy obituary · Jan 15
• Tiki Island, Texas Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
• Luxurious new waterfront development sails into Galveston's hottest island CultureMap Houston · Sep 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Tiki Island Unique

• The only place in America named Tiki Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Tiki Island

• BLVD. Seafood — seafood
• Benno’s Cajun Seafood — seafood
• Brick House Tavern and Tap — american
• Fish Tales — seafood
• Gaidos — seafood
• Golden Corral
• Gypsy Joynt
• Hubcap Grill Galveston-On The Strand — burger
• IHOP — breakfast
• Island Time Bar & Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• 1892 Bishop's Palace · Attraction
• Galveston County Historical Museum · Museum
• Galveston Historic Seaport · Museum
• Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier · Theme park
• Galveston Railroad Museum · Museum
• Moody Gardens · Attraction
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston · Theme park
• Texas Seaport Museum · Museum
• The Studio Experience · Art gallery
• 1859 Saint Josephs Church Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Tiki Island

• Alamo Park reviews ★
• Adoue Park reviews ★
• Big Reef Nature Park reviews ★
• Carol's Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Crockett Little League Complex reviews ★
• Dellanera RV Park reviews ★
• East End Lagoon Nature Perserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fort Crocket Battery Izard Park reviews ★
• Galveston Garden Club · Garden reviews ★
• Galveston Naval Museum reviews ★
• Gleaves T. James Rose Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Gus Allen Sr. Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Tiki Island

🏘️ Nearby Communities