Piney Point Village, Texas

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Piney Point Village is a city in Harris County, Texas. The population was 3,380 at the 2000 census.

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

As of 2000, Piney Point Village is the 2nd wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income.

History

In 1885 Piney Point Village began as a station on the Texas Western Railroad. German farmers settled in the area. According to 1936 state highway maps, the community was near a sawmill.Handbook of Texas|id=PP/hgp6|name=Piney Point Village, Texas]

In the mid 1950s, effort to form a Spring Branch municipality failed. [Handbook of Texas|id=SS/hrsrj|name=Spring Branch, Texas] Piney Point Village incorporated in 1955 with an alderman form of government. In 1960 the city had 1,790 residents. By 1966 the city had one public school and four churches. In 1990 the city had 3,380 residents.

Geography

Piney Point Village is located at coor dms|29|45|42|N|95|30|58|W|city (29.761728, -95.516029)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,380 people, 1,225 households, and 982 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,580.3 people per square mile (609.8/km²). There were 1,282 housing units at an average density of 599.4/sq mi (231.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.26% White, 0.53% African American, 0.03% Native American, 8.40% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.76% of the population.

There were 1,225 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.8% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 17.0% from 25 to 44, 37.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $184,991, and the median income for a family was $200,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $57,222 for females. The per capita income for the city was $97,247. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Infrastructure and government

The city has restrictions against all forms of business.

Bunker Hill Village, Hunters Creek Village, and Piney Point Village [http://www.mvpdtx.org/patrolinfo.html] jointly operate the Memorial Villages Police Department. The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages [http://www.villagefiredept.com/aboutus.html] . The village is within the Memorial Villages Water Authority. [http://www.mvwa.org/]

Piney Point 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.] Piney Point 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.]

Piney Point 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".]

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Almost all of the city is served by the Spring Branch Independent School District while a small portion is served by the Houston Independent School District.

Spring Branch Independent School District

Most of Piney Point Village is north of the Buffalo Bayou. That portion is served by Spring Branch Independent School District.

All residents are assigned to [http://wws.springbranchisd.com/ Wildcat Way School] in Houston for preschool. [" [http://www.springbranchisd.com/instruc/earlychild/pk.htm Early Childhood] ." "Spring Branch Independent School District".]

Memorial Drive Elementary School is within the city boundaries of Piney Point Village and serves all residents in the SBISD portion. [" [http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictTrackMapElem.pdf Elementary School Boundaries] ." "Spring Branch Independent School District".] Memorial Drive students in SBISD are zoned to Spring Branch Middle School [" [http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapMS.pdf Middle School Boundaries] ." "Spring Branch Independent School District".] and Memorial High School, both in Hedwig Village. [" [http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapHS.pdf High School Boundaries] ." "Spring Branch Independent School District".]

Houston Independent School District

The portion south of the Buffalo Bayou is served by the Houston Independent School District.

HISD students are zoned to [http://es.houstonisd.org/emersones Emerson Elementary School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/EmersonES.pdf Emerson Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] , [http://www.reverems.org/ Revere Middle School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/RevereMS.pdf Revere Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] , and Lee High School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/LeeHS.pdf Lee High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] (students may attend Lamar High School or Westside High School instead. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050509100740/hs.houstonisd.org/leehs/home2.htm Home Page] as of May 9, 2005. "Lee High School".] )

Residents of the Emerson Elementary School attendance zone may apply for the [http://es.houstonisd.org/briarmeadowes/ Briarmeadow Charter School] . [" [http://es.houstonisd.org/briarmeadowEs/parentInfoRegistration.html Registration] ." "Briarmeadow Charter School".]

Gallery of public schools

SBISDHISD

Private schools

The Kinkaid School, a private K-12 school, is located in Piney Point Village.

Saint Francis Episcopal Day School, a private Toddlers-8 school, is located in Piney Point Village.

[http://www.saintcecilia.org/school/index.htm St. Cecilia School] , a K-8 Roman Catholic private school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is located in nearby Hedwig Village.

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

Postal services

Most of Piney Point Village is within the 77024 ZIP code, while the section south of the Buffalo Bayou has the 77063 ZIP code.

The United States Postal Service location serving 77024 is the Memorial Park Post Office at 10505 Town And Country Way, Houston, Texas, 77024-9998.

The location serving 77063 is the John Dunlop Post Office at 8728 Beverlyhill Street, Houston, Texas, 77063-9998.

Famous residents

*Roger Clemens, of the New York Yankees
*Eugene Cernan, astronaut and last man on the Moon

Gallery

ee also

References

External links

* [http://www.cityofpineypoint.com/ Piney Point Village]
*Handbook of Texas|id=PP/hgp6|name=Piney Point Village, Texas