Southside Place, Texas

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subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Harris

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population_total = 1546
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Southside Place is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,546 at the 2000 census.

Southside Place is completely surrounded by the cities of Houston and West University Place.

As of 2000, Southside Place is the 14th wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income.

Southside Place functions as a bedroom community for middle and upper-middle class families. Many businesses are located in Southside Place; all are along Bellaire Boulevard.

The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Southside Place addresses; "Southside Place, TX" is not an acceptable postal city name for mail addressed to locations in the city [http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp] .

Royal Dutch Shell's Bellaire Technology Center is located at 3737 Bellaire Boulevard in Southside Place [http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=eandp-en&FC2=&FC3=/eandp-en/html/iwgen/researchandtech/hightechbusiness/85yrsofresanddev/85yrsofresanddev_10171157.html] .

History

Southside Place incorporated in 1934 with 600 residents. A post office opened in 1940. Before World War II the population stabilized around 1,400. In the 1960s the city reached a high 1,500 residents. By 1979 the number of residents fell to 1,263. In 1988 the city had 1,560 residents. In 1990 the city had 1,384 residents. [Handbook of Texas|id=SS/hjs21|name=Southside Place, Texas]

In early 2009 Southside Place will demolish its previous municipal buildings and build a new multi-story municipal complex. [" [http://www.ci.southside-place.tx.us/index.cfm?act=Newsletter.cfm&CFID=30105624&CFTOKEN=67800822&category=Special%20Notices&newsletterid=416&menugroup=Home ARCHITECTS AND TOWN CENTER COMMITTEE UPDATE] ." "City of Southside Place". July 1, 2008.]

Geography

Southside Place is located at coor dms|29|42|35|N|95|26|8|W|city (29.709629, -95.435442)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,546 people, 618 households, and 370 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,270.9 people per square mile (2,387.7/km²). There were 647 housing units at an average density of 2,624.4/sq mi (999.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.72% White, 1.03% African American, 4.14% Asian, 1.81% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.47% of the population.There were 618 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.44.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.2% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.The median income for a household in the city was $81,267, and the median income for a family was $163,303. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $48,654 for females. The per capita income for the city was $57,021. About 3.3% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Southside Place's city council meets on the second Tuesday of each month. The mayor and the city council are elected for two-year terms. Two and three vacancies are on the council on alternate years. Elections are held during the first Saturday in each May. Any qualified voter may be placed on the ballot for Mayor or a city council position. The Mayor and each council member receive a one U.S. dollar per year salary in accordance with a Texas state law which requires all city officials to receive a salary.

The current (as of 2008) mayor is Richard Rothfelder. Lisa Thornton Roy, Ashley Bryan, Charles David Thompson, and Renato Pereira are the city council members.

The park and pool facilities are operated by the Southside Place Park Association, which is not affiliated with the City of Southside Place. The SPPA is governed by a seven member Board of Directors and managed by two paid employees.

President- Ken DodgenTreasurer- Leroy MelcherSecretary- Jeffery ElkinMembership- Cindy BurnettPool- Harding ErwinGrounds- Thomas BaileyClubhouse- Paula Gay

Clubhouse Operations Manager- Susan SerbinPool Operations Manager- Wadsworth Crews

The park/pool area is located between Auden and Edloe on the streets of Garnet and Farbar. Facilities include a park, tennis courts, baseball field, basketball court, swimming pool and clubhouse. Only the park, field and basketball court are open for public use. Use of the tennis court, pool and clubhouse require a park membership. Annual membership is $425 and is open to residents of Southside Place. Approx. 80% of Southside Place residents are also park members. The clubhouse is home to a summer camp that is run by Ed and Karin Davis, with numerous teen employees working as well. The pool staff consists of 1 full-time manager, 2 assistant managers, 3 swim lessons instructors and 29 Red Cross certified Life Guards. The pool is also home to a 150+ member swim team that competes with other pools in the Houston area. Swim team season runs from mid-May through the end of June.

Federal and state representation

Southside Place is in Texas's 7th congressional district [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx07_109.gif] .

Retail

The city of Southside Place includes many shops and stores along Bellaire Boulevard.

Emergency services

The Southside Place Police Department and the Southside Place Fire Department are headquartered along with the city administration at 6309 Edloe Avenue. The Fire Department is a two engine company house. The majority of its members are volunteers. It has a mutual aide agreement with the cities of West University Place and Bellaire.

Postal services

Southside Place houses north of Bellaire Boulevard have the postal code 77005, served by Weslayan Post Office at 5340 Weslayan Street, Houston, Texas, 77005-1048.

Southside Place houses south of Bellaire Boulevard have the postal code 77025, served by the Astrodome Post Office at 8205 Braesmain, Houston, Texas, 77025-9998.

Both offices are operated by the United States Postal Service.

Transportation

Southside Place is a member city of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). The city is served by bus lines 2 (Bellaire), 68 (Brays Bayou Crosstown), 70 (Memorial), and 73 (Bellfort Crosstown). [" [http://www.ridemetro.org/SchedulesMaps/Pdfs/METRO-System-Map.pdf System Map] ." "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas". Retrieved 23 May 2008.] [" [http://www.ridemetro.org/SchedulesMaps/Pdfs/METRO-Galleria-Uptown-Map.pdf Uptown/Galleria and Greenway Plaza Area] ." "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas". Retrieved June 17 2008.] [" [http://tripplanner.ridemetro.org/hiwire?.a=iScheduleLookup&.s=e48dfcc8 Schedules] ." "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas". Retrieved June 17 2008.]

Education

Primary and secondary education

Public schools

The city is served by Houston Independent School District and the Houston Community College System.

Pupils who live in Southside Place north of Bellaire Boulevard are zoned to West University Elementary School in West University Place [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/WestUniversityES.pdf West University Elementary Attendance Boundary] ," "Houston Independent School District"] , and people who live in Southside Place south of Bellaire Boulevard are zoned to Mark Twain Elementary School in the Braeswood Place neighborhood of Houston [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/TwainES.pdf Twain Elementary Attendance Boundary] ," "Houston Independent School District"] . All Southside Place pupils are zoned to Pershing Middle School in Braeswood Place in Houston [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/PershingMS.pdf Pershing Middle Attendance Boundary] ," "Houston Independent School District"] ; any student zoned to Pershing may apply to Pin Oak Middle School (in Bellaire)'s regular program. [" [http://web.archive.org/web/20020214054405/http://dist.houstonisd.org/southwest/schools/pin_oak/letter5.htm Pin Oak Middle School] ." "The Southwest District". "Houston Independent School District".] Pupils in Southside Place who are west of Stella Link and south of Bellaire Boulevard are zoned to Bellaire High School in Bellaire [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/BellaireHS.pdf Bellaire High School Attendance Boundary] ," "Houston Independent School District"] , while all other pupils in Southside Place are zoned to Mirabeau B. Lamar High School (in Upper Kirby in Houston), also in Houston. [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/LamarHS.pdf Lamar High School Attendance Boundary] ," "Houston Independent School District"]

Gabriela Mistral Early Childhood Center is the closest early childhood center to the city of Southside Place. Since only poor students, homeless students, students who are not proficient in English, or children of active-duty members of the U.S. military or whose parent has been killed, injured, or missing in action while on active duty [" [http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=5e95daffc7ed2110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=b52c2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD Early Childhood and Prekindergarten Programs] ." "Houston Independent School District".] may be enrolled tuition-free in HISD preschools, most Southside Place residents rely on private preschools. Beehive [http://www.beehivecoop.org/] , preschool located on the grounds of West University Elementary, serves many pupils from West University Place, Southside Place, and other communities. Students who are eligible for HISD's preschools may attend any Early Childhood Center in Houston ISD.

Gallery of public schools

Colleges and universities

Southside Place is served by the Houston Community College System.

Public libraries

Southside Place is near three public libraries. Harris County Public Library system operates a branch in West University Place. The Houston Public Library system operates the McGovern-Stella Link Branch in a nearby area in Houston. The city of Bellaire also operates its own library.

Media

The "Houston Chronicle" is the area regional newspaper. On Thursdays, residents receive the Bellaire/West U/River Oaks/Meyerland [http://www.chron.com/news/community/bellaire] local section.

The " [http://www.westuexaminer.com/west_university West University Examiner] " is a local newspaper distributed in the community [http://www.westuexaminer.com/about_us/] .

The "Village News" is a local newspaper distributed in the community.

Trivia

Southside Place once had its own landmark water tower. The distinctive green tower with a silver roof and legs was covered with the Southside Place logo, which bears two children and a dog running down a hill. In 2004 the tower was deemed cost ineffective and removed.

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References

External links

* [http://www.ci.southside-place.tx.us/ City of Southside Place]
*Handbook of Texas|id=SS/hjs21|name=Southside Place, Texas