- Manvel, Texas
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Manvel, Texas — City — Nickname(s): City On The Rise Location of Manvel, Texas
Coordinates: 29°28′45″N 95°21′23″W / 29.47917°N 95.35639°WCoordinates: 29°28′45″N 95°21′23″W / 29.47917°N 95.35639°W Country United States State Texas County Brazoria Government – Type Home Rule City – Mayor Delores Martin Area – Total 23.3 sq mi (60.4 km2) – Land 23.3 sq mi (60.3 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 52 ft (16 m) Population (2008 Estimate) – Total 7,160 – Density 220/sq mi (84/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 77578 Area code(s) 281 FIPS code 48-46500[1] GNIS feature ID 1340905[2] Website http://www.cityofmanvel.com/ Manvel is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The current population is approximately 7,160 as of April 2008, a 235% growth over the 3,046 population recorded in the last official US Census in 2000.
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Geography
Manvel is located at 29°28′45″N 95°21′23″W / 29.47917°N 95.35639°W (29.479200, -95.356299)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.3 square miles (60 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of an April 2008 local government estimate, the population is around 7,160. The previous official census estimate census[1] in 2000, listed the population as 3,046 people, 1,085 households, and 870 families residing in the city. The population density is now 220 people per square mile, an increase over 130.7 people per square mile (50.5/km²) in 2000. There were 1,148 housing units at an average density of 49.3 per square mile (19.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.23% White, 2.33% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 3.91% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.87% of the population.
There were 1,085 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $57,344, and the median income for a family was $68,125. Males had a median income of $45,602 versus $28,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,751. About 1.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure
Brazoria County operates the Manvel Substation in Manvel.[4]
The United States Postal Service Manvel Post Office is located at 6925 Masters Road.[5]
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Students in Manvel attend schools in the Alvin Independent School District.
E.C. Mason Elementary School, Don Jeter Elementary School, Mary Marek Elementary School, Nolan Ryan Junior High School, Manvel Junior High School and Manvel High School serve the city of Manvel. Manvel was served by Alvin High School (in the nearby city of Alvin) until fall 2006.
Colleges and universities
Manvel is served by the Alvin Community College system, with limited evening and weekend courses being offered at Manvel High School during the Fall and Spring terms.
Manvel is also within commuting distance of several larger colleges including the University of Houston, Rice University, Texas A&M Galveston, St. Thomas University, Houston Community College, Texas Southern University, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch and Houston Baptist University.
Public libraries
The Manvel Library at 20025 Morris Ave. #B is a part of the Brazoria County Library System.[6]
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Records Management - Birth Records." Brazoria County Clerk. Retrieved on January 23, 2010.
- ^ "Post Office Location - MANVEL." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
- ^ "Manvel Library." Brazoria County Library System. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
External links
- City of Manvel - Official Website
- Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce
- Manvel Police Department
- Manvel Economic Development
- Manvel Volunteer Fire Department
- Manvel, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
Municipalities and communities of Brazoria County, Texas Cities Alvin | Angleton | Brazoria | Brookside Village | Clute | Danbury | Freeport | Lake Jackson | Liverpool | Manvel | Oyster Creek | Pearland‡ | Richwood | Sandy Point | Surfside Beach | Sweeny | West Columbia
Towns Villages CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesAmsterdam | Anchor | Chenango | China Grove | Chocolate Bayou | Danciger | East Columbia | English | Lochridge | Old Ocean | Otey | Rosharon | Snipe | Silverlake | Turtle Cove
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Cities in Texas
- Greater Houston
- Populated places in Brazoria County, Texas
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