Hilshire Village, Texas

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official_name = Hilshire Village, Texas
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subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Harris

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population_total = 720
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Hilshire Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 720 at the 2000 census. The city is the smallest of the Memorial Villages in terms of area.Handbook of Texas|id=HH/hlh65|name=Hilshire Village, Texas]

As of 2000, Hilshire Village is the 10th wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income.

History

In the 1940s Frank Bruess and his mother left Missouri, entered Texas, and purchased thirty acres of land in his new state. Bruess read about a country estate in Hillshire, England; he liked this name and called his development "Hilshire Village" with one "L." By the early 1950s construction of Hilshire Village began.

In the mid-1950s, effort to form a Spring Branch municipality failed.Handbook of Texas|id=SS/hrsrj|name=Spring Branch, Texas] Hilshire Village incorporated on April 15, 1955. In 1960 543 people lived in Hilshire Village. In 1970 627 residents lived in Hilshire Village. By the 1990s the population grew to 665 residents. During that period some people demolished older homes and replaced them with newer homes.

Geography

Hilshire Village is located at coor dms|29|47|25|N|95|29|17|W|city (29.790394, -95.488178).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 720 people, 286 households, and 227 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,661.0 people per square mile (1,029.6/km²). There were 292 housing units at an average density of 1,079.2/sq mi (417.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.89% White, 0.42% African American, 0.14% Native American, 3.33% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.

There were 286 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $117,252, and the median income for a family was $129,025. Males had a median income of $90,402 versus $61,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $66,620. About 3.0% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

The city has a mayor-council form of government.

The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hilshire Village addresses; "Hilshire Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to areas in Hilshire Village [http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp] .

Hilshire Village is located in District 136 of the Texas House of Representatives. As of 2008 Beverly Woolley represents the district. [" [http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/134.pdf House District 134] ." "Texas House of Representatives". Accessed October 11, 2008.] Hilshire Village is within District 7 of the Texas Senate; as of 2008 Dan Patrick represents the district. [" [http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist07_Map.pdf Senate District 7] " Map. "Senate of Texas". Accessed September 28, 2008.]

Hilshire Village is in Texas's 7th congressional district; as of 2008 John Culberson is the representative. [" [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx07_109.gifCongressional District 7] ." "National Atlas of the United States".]

Fire service

The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages [http://www.villagefiredept.com/aboutus.html] .

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Hilshire Village is served by Spring Branch Independent School District. Hilshire Village is zoned to [http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/elem/bbs/bbsindex.htm Bear Boulevard School] in Spring Valley Village [" [http://www.springbranchisd.com/instruc/earlychild/pk.htm Early Childhood] ." "Spring Branch Independent School District".] , [http://voe.springbranchisd.com/ Valley Oaks Elementary School] in Houston [" [http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictTrackMapElem.pdf Elementary School Boundaries] ." "Spring Branch Independent School District".] , Spring Branch Middle School in Hedwig Village [" [http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapMS.pdf Middle School Boundaries] ." "Spring Branch Independent School District".] , and Memorial High School in Hedwig Village. [" [http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapHS.pdf High School Boundaries] ." "Spring Branch Independent School District".]

Private schools

Several private schools, including School of the Woods and one of the two campuses of The Monarch School, are located in Hilshire Village. The Monarch School plans to move out of its Hilshire Village campus and its campus in the Houston city limits into a new campus in the Houston city limits in August 2008 [http://www.monarchschool.org/DevelopmentCC1.html] .

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston operates [http://www.saintcecilia.org/school/index.htm St. Cecilia School] , a K-8 Roman Catholic school, in nearby Hedwig Village. The Kinkaid School, a K-12 private school, is located in Piney Point Village.

Gallery of schools

Colleges and universities

The city is served by the Houston Community College System. The Northwest College operates the nearby Town & Country Square Campus in Houston.

Public libraries

It is served by the Spring Branch Memorial Branch of Harris County Public Library (the Spring Branch Memorial Branch is in Hedwig Village).

Media

The "Houston Chronicle" is the area regional newspaper.

The " [http://www.examinernews.com/memorial Memorial Examiner] " is a local newspaper distributed in the community [http://www.examinernews.com/about_us/] .

Postal services

The closest United States Postal Service location is the Long Point Post Office at 8000 Long Point Road, Houston, Texas, 77055-9998.

ee also

References

External links

* [http://python.rice.edu/~hilshire/ Hilshire Village]
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