Blessing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population was 856 at the 2020 census.
Blessing got its start when the railroad finally was extended to that point, and first settlers accepted the name "Blessing" after their first choice of "Thank God" was deemed unsuitable by postal officials. A post office called Blessing has been in operation since 1903.
thumb|right|City limit of Blessing, Texas
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Blessing first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|405
|375
|style='background: #ffffe6; |288
|47.04%
|40.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33.64%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|51
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|5.92%
|2.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.29%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.58%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|8
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.93%
|0.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.29%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|397
|520
|style='background: #ffffe6; |539
|46.11%
|56.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.97%
|-
|Total
|861
|927
|style='background: #ffffe6; |856
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census
Notable people
- Pudge Heffelfinger-first professional footballer died here in 1954
- Kelly Siegler, a former Harris County, Texas prosecutor, was raised in Blessing. Since 2013, she has starred in the true crime series Cold Justice, collaborating with law enforcement to solve unsolved homicide cases.