- Atascocita, Texas
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Atascocita, Texas
settlement_type = CDP
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area_total_km2 = 71.5
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area_total_sq_mi = 27.6
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population_total = 35757
population_density_km2 = 500.5
population_density_sq_mi = 1296.3timezone = Central (CST)
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latd = 29 |latm = 59 |lats = 36 |latNS = N
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postal_code = 77346
area_code = 281
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footnotes =Atascocita is a
census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County,Texas ,United States .Atascocita is a large development located north and south of
Farm to Market Road 1960 about six miles east of Humble and eighteen miles northeast of downtown Houston in northeastern Harris County.Bordered on the east by
Lake Houston , the community contains several parks, country clubs, and golf courses, including [http://www.kingwoodclub.com/ Atascocita country club] and [http://www.tour18golf.com/ Tour 18] , a recreation of some of the United States's most celebrated golf holes.Atascocita was named after Atascocita Road, which followed the route of the existing F. M. 1960.Handbook of Texas|id=AA/hda4|name=Atascocita, Texas]
Pam Lychner Unit , aTexas Department of Criminal Justice state jail for men, is located in unincorporated northeast Harris County in the Atascocita area. The state jail, which has beds for 2,200 residents and a residential probation program with 450 beds, was named afterPam Lychner . [" [http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/mediasvc/connections/JanFeb2003/saluting_v10no3.html Saluting Employees January/February 2003] ." "Texas Department of Criminal Justice ". AccessedSeptember 12 ,2008 .] [" [http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/aj.htm Lychner (AJ)] ." "Texas Department of Criminal Justice ". AccessedSeptember 12 ,2008 .]History
Construction in the area began in the
1970s . In the 1990s Atascocita included fifteen neighborhoods and was considered to be one of the fastest-growing developments in theGreater Houston Area .Geography
Atascocita is located at coor dms|29|59|36|N|95|10|55|W|city (29.993365, -95.182054)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 27.6square mile s (71.5km² ), of which, 27.6 square miles (71.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04% is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 35,757 people, 11,006 households, and 9,432 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 1,296.3 people per square mile (500.6/km²). There were 11,342 housing units at an average density of 411.2/sq mi (158.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.96% White, 13.00% African American, 0.32% Native American, 2.44% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 4.04% from other races, and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.02% of the population.There were 11,006 households out of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 3.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 111.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $73,032, and the median income for a family was $76,821. Males had a median income of $51,750 versus $34,036 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $25,962. About 2.2% of families and 3.1% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.Government and infrastructure
[http://www.avfd.com/ Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department] provides fire protection services.
Harris County Sheriff's Office provides police services.Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Atascocita students attend school in the
Humble Independent School District .Humble High School served the area until the opening ofAtascocita High School in 2006. This school will serve part of the community, while the remainder will remain at Humble High School so that Fall Creek may attend the new school. All students attending the Humble Independent School District have the option to attendQuest High School , a magnet high school inAtascocita .Elementary schools include:
*Pine Forest
*Oaks
*Oak Forest
*Whispering Pines
*Timbers
*MaplebrookMiddle Schools:
*Atascocita
*Timberwood
*HumbleAtascocita High School serves most of the area considered to be Atascocita. The remainder of the areas considered to be Atascocita is bussed toHumble High School .Public libraries
Atascocita is served by the Atascocita Branch of
Harris County Public Library .References
External links
* [http://www.Atascocita.com www.Atascocita.com]
* [http://www.AtascocitaTexas.com www.AtascocitaTexas.com]
* [http://www.AVFD.com Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department]
*Handbook of Texas|id=AA/hda4|name=Atascocita, Texas
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