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Groves was laid out in 1916 by the Griffing brothers of Port Arthur on land conveyed from John Warne Gates, and the subdivision was originally called Pecan Grove.

Despite the pecan trees, Groves is not named for a grove — it is named for Asa E. Groves, a pioneer Port Arthurian and editor of the paper that became the Port Arthur News, who promoted the development.

In 1919, Griffing Brothers Nursery foreman Wiley Choate supervised the planting of several thousand pecan trees across a 385-acre tract, giving the young community its famous tree-lined character.

After failed incorporation attempts in 1950 and 1951, Groves incorporated as a city in 1952 by a vote of 1,079 to 262.

Groves exploded in size during the 1950s petrochemical boom, growing from an estimated 1,300 people around 1950 to 17,304 by the 1960 census.

Groves had 17,335 residents at the 2020 census, making it one of the largest cities in Jefferson County, and it is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.

Groves has about 6,131 households, with about 78 percent of its homes owner-occupied and a median owner-occupied home value of about $163,600.

Groves celebrates its pecan heritage every October with the Texas Pecan Festival at Lyons Park, a Chamber of Commerce tradition dating to 1969 that draws visitors from across the Golden Triangle.

Groves is split between two school districts, Port Neches-Groves ISD and Port Arthur ISD, and its Groves Public Library has been operating since 1930.