Custom
Search
Custom Search
KEY
TO THE CITY - USA
City Directory Top USA City Resource Guide
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
The Cities and communities of Harris County, Texas*
Aldine,
Atascocita
Bammel, Barrett, Baytown, Bellaire, Big Spring, Bridgeland, Bunker Hill Village
Champions, Channelview, Cinco Ranch, Cloverleaf, Copperfield, Crosby, Cypress
Fairbanks, Friendswood
Galena Park, Grand Lakes
Hedwig Village, Highlands, Hilshire Village, Hockley, Houston (County Seat), Hufsmith, Hughes Springs, Humble, Hunters Creek Village
Katy, Kingwood, Klein, Kohrville
La Porte, League City (portion)
Pasadena, Payne Springs, Pearland (portion), Piney Point Village, Ponderosa Forest
Rayford
Satsuma, Seabrook, Sheldon, Shoreacres, South Houston, Southside Place, Spring, Spring Valley, Stafford (portion)
Waller
(portion), Webster,
Westfield, West
University Place
*This list of cities may not be complete. The list may contain towns, cities, villages, boroughs, townships, ghost towns and other populated places.
If you have information about any of these unlinked communities, please send it to us and we will add a page for that community. Some of these places above may only be neighborhoods or local area names and are not listed with the census at all or just included in a larger surrounding designated census area..
Return to top
Government
The Official Harris County Website
Office
of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Population:
1990 - 2,818,199
2000 - 3,400,578
2004 - 3,644,285
2005 - 3,700,000+ (estimate)
Density:
2000 - 1,967 persons per square mile
Location:
Harris County is
in southeastern Texas. Montgomery County is the neighbor to the north. On the
Northeast is Liberty County. Chambers County is to the East with Galveston County
to the southeast. Brazoria County is south of Harris County with Fort Bend County
to the Southwest. Finally, Waller County is to the Northwest.
Other Facts & Figures:
Interesting facts about the size of Harris County and the city of Houston
Median income:
2000 - $42,598 (Household)
2000 - $49,004 (Family)
Per Capita income:
2000 - $21,435
Climate:
The climate is nearly perfect all year long. Freezing temperatures are extremely rare in winter and in summer the temperatures usually don't go over 90 degrees.
Here is a weather page for the area.
Weather in the Houston/Galveston area
Average Temperature: 69.6 degrees
Winter Average Temperature: 50 degrees
Yearly Precipitation: 45.74 inches
History:
Harris County was named for John
Richardson Harris, who first arrived in this area in 1824. He settled on land
at the junction of Bray's and Buffalo bayous (now a part of Houston). In 1825
the city of Harrisburg was laid out. On December 30, 1835, the General Council
created the Harrisburg Municipality and designated the town as the seat of its
government. On April 21, 1836 the Battle of San Jacinto was fought in what is
now Harris County. This was the deciding battle of the war between what would
become the Republic of Texas and Mexico. In 1836 the name of the area was changed
to Harrisburg County. In 1839 the name was again changed to Harris County.
Harris County is one of the 10th largest metropolitan statistical area (seven
counties) in the US with over 3.7 million people. Harris County is the third
largest county in the United States as of 2004. Houston, the largest city in
the area and fourth largest city in the U.S., has a population of more than
1.6 million and is the county seat. Houston's port is the second busiest in
the country. Fifty-eight foreign governments maintain consular offices in Houston;
the fifth largest consular corps in the nation.
Houston is home to the Texas Medical
Center, the largest medical complex in the world. The 14 hospitals in the complex
are world leaders in cancer and heart research. Houston is the energy capital
of the U. S. and a center for biotechnology. Harris County is the home of NASA.
All space flights are controlled from the Johnson Space Center, south of Houston.
Geography:
Total area: 1,778 square miles
Land area: 1729 square miles
Water area: 49 square miles
Genealogy:
Harris County US GenWeb project genealogy page
Clayton
Library, a center for Genealogical Research
A division of the Houston Public Library system
Harris County Genealogy Society of Texas
Cemeteries of Harris County
Kindred
Trails resources for Harris County, Texas
Libraries:
Schools:
Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest school system in Texas and the seventh in the nation.
Houston
Independent School District
Aldine Independent School District
Channelview Independent School
District
Humble Independent School District
Katy Independent School District
La
Porte Independent School District
Pasadena Independent School District
Spring Independent School District
Waller Independent School District
The Greater Houston
area has 14 major institutions of higher learning, among them Baylor College
of Medicine, Houston Baptist University, Rice University, Sam Houston State
University, Houston Community College System with five regional colleges, Prairie
View A&M University, Texas Southern University, San Jacinto College District,
South Texas College of Law, University of St. Thomas, University of Texas Health
Science Center, University of Houston, University of Houston - Clear Lake and
University of Houston - Downtown.
Economy:
Houston's economy
is booming with a diverse spread of sectors contributing to its success. There
are jobs for highly skilled professionals as well as blue collar workers in
all fields. Many of the county's industries are world class leaders in their
fields.
Organizations & Groups
Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County
Houston
Junior Chamber of Commerce (JayCee)
Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce
Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce
Greater Houston Partnership
Houston Grand Opera Association
Greater
Houston Texas Convention & Visitors Bureau
Attractions & Other Information
Houston
Astros - Major League Baseball Club
The Houston Rockets - NBA
The Houston Aeros - NHL
Contemporary
Arts Museum - Houston
The Childrens Museum of Houston
The San Jacinto Museum of History
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
The Port of Houston - though 50 miles from the coast, it is one of the country's busiest ports.
George
Ranch Historical Park
A Living history ranch and museum
10215 FM 762
Richmond, Texas 77469
Phone: 281-343-0218
Return to top
| Search
Key to the City
Custom
Search
|
or
Search anywhere on the Web
Custom Search
|
Return to the Texas Counties page
Return to the Texas Page
Return to the Key to the City home page
Thanks for visiting Key to the City. We hope you will visit again soon. We'll leave the light on for you!!
This page was created on 20 April 2006. It was last updated on 19 August 2011 at 10:59 pm
This page, and all contents, are Copyright (C) Key to the City, Norco, California, USA.