Beaumont (/ ˈboʊmɒnt / BOH - mont) is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas in the United States, within the Beaumont -- Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about 90 mi (140 km) east of Houston, Beaumont city had a population of 118,296 at the time of the 2010 census, making it the twenty - fourth-most populous city in the state of Texas.
how far is beaumont tx to houston tx
about 90 mi