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Corpus Christi, Texas (U.S.)

Nueces County

2:3 image(s) by permission of David B. Martucci
image(s) from American City Flags, Raven 9-10 (2002-2003), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which retains copyright.

Current Flag
- Design
- Symbolism
- Selection
- Designer
The seal
Police Department
Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority
Port of Corpus Christi

See also:

Current Flag

Text and image(s) from American City Flags, Raven 9-10 (2002-2003), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which retains copyright. Image(s) from American City Flags by permission of David B. Martucci.

Design

The flag of Corpus Christi has a sky blue field with a white seagull in full flight facing the fly. Surrounding the seagull are 8 evenlyspaced large white five-pointed stars, about .25 unit highs on a field of 2 by 3 units; they form a circle of 1.8 units in diameter. The seagull fills most of the field within the circle, but its wings extend a small distance beyond the circle of stars, the left wing at 2 o’clock and the right wing at 7 o’clock.
John M. Purcell, American City Flags, Raven 9-10, 2002-2003

Symbolism

The ordinance of adoption details the symbolism:

The sky blue field, or background, in such flag represents the Corpus Christi Bay on which the world’s largest Naval Air Station is located, and the sea gull superimposed thereon represents the people of Corpus Christi, both those who were born and raised here and those who have come as visitors and friends to become residents, and the eight (8) stars superimposed thereon and surrounding the white sea gull symbolize the eight major industries of the City of Corpus Christi, being that of Agriculture, Commerce, Oil, Chemicals, Grains, Sea Foods, Metals and Ore Refining, and Tourist Trade.

John M. Purcell, American City Flags, Raven 9-10, 2002-2003

Selection

In 1952, the city council sponsored a contest for a new city flag in all junior and senior high schools in the city.
Flag adopted: 2001 (official status uncertain).
John M. Purcell, American City Flags, Raven 9-10, 2002-2003

Designer

The winner of the contest was 16-year-old Barbara Hesse.
John M. Purcell, American City Flags, Raven 9-10, 2002-2003

The seal

image located by Paul Bassinson, 31 December 2019

Source: https://www.learningcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/city-seal-large-transparent.png
Paul Bassinson, 31 December 2019

Police Department

image by Randy Young, 14 February 2016

Corpus Christi is a port city in south Texas. The Corpus Christi Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining law and order within the city of Corpus Christi.

The flag of the Corpus Christi Police Department can be seen in photographs online, primarily at the Department's website and in this photo. The flag features the Department's shoulder patch in dark blue, gold, and light blue, centered on a dark blue field. The flag is sometimes seen with a gold fringe.
Randy Young, 14 February 2016

Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority

image by Valentin Poposki, 12 December 2019

The CCRTA is the operator of public transportation in Nueces County. It is Special District in Texas.

It has two flags - red and bluish-gray with CCRTA emblem and name of the district. Documents says Pantone PMS186 for the red, and Pantone PMS 5415 and 186 for the bluish one.
Valentin Poposki, 12 December 2019

Port of Corpus Christi

image by Valentin Poposki, 18 May 2021

The Port of Corpus Christi is the third-largest port in the United States in total tonnage. The Port of Corpus Christi is located on Corpus Christi Bay in the western Gulf of Mexico, with a straight 45-foot-deep (14 m) channel. The port is stationed near downtown Corpus Christi in Nueces County, Texas, but is not part of the city or the county. The Port of Corpus Christi operates without receiving any city, county, or state tax dollars. It is governed by a board of seven local community leaders, three of whom are appointed by the Nueces County Commissioners Court, one by the San Patricio County Commissioners Court, and three by the Corpus Christi City Council. It has status of Special District.
Valentin Poposki, 18 May 2021