Spring Valley Village, Texas
Spring Valley Village (formerly Spring Valley [1955-2007]) is a city in Harris County, Texas, USA. The population was 3,611 at the 2000 census.
The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Spring Valley Village addresses; "Spring Valley Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Spring Valley Village [1].
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History
In 1936 state highway maps indicated a cemetery and a church. Initially the settlement consisted of one and one-half square miles.[3]
In the mid-1950s, effort to form a Spring Branch municipality (proposed to be called the city of Spring Branch in roughly the area known today as the Memorial Villages) failed.[4] The city incorporated in 1955. In 1960 the city had 3,004 residents and two businesses. The city had 3,800 residents in 1976 and 3,392 residents in 1990.[3]
In 2007, the name of the city was officially changed from Spring Valley to Spring Valley Village.[5]
Geography
Location of Spring Valley VillageSpring Valley Village is located at 29°47′23″N 95°30′17″W / 29.78972°N 95.50472°W (29.789727, -95.504774)[6].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,611 people, 1,365 households, and 1,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,755.0 people per square mile (1,064.3/km²). There were 1,410 housing units at an average density of 1,075.7/sq mi (415.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.79% White, 0.33% African American, 0.50% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.32% of the population.
There were 1,365 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $96,392, and the median income for a family was $109,020. Males had a median income of $86,963 versus $45,977 for females. The per capita income for the city was $44,912. About 1.8% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure
As of 2006 the mayor of Spring Valley Village is Mike Andrews. Timothy P. Glanzman, Greg Herbst, Timothy R. Conroy, Bruce Spain, and Tom J. Trammell currently serve as members of the city council.
Harris County Precinct Three, headed by Steve Radack as of 2008, serves Spring Valley Village.[7]
Spring Valley Village is located in District 136 of the Texas House of Representatives. As of 2008 Beverly Woolley represents the district.[8] Spring Valley Village is within District 7 of the Texas Senate; as of 2008 Dan Patrick represents the district.[9]
Spring Valley Village is in Texas's 7th congressional district; as of 2008 John Culberson is the representative.[10] The pro-Republican Party publication Human Events identified the zip code 77024 as the zip code that gave the eighth largest contribution to John McCain's 2008 U.S. Presidential Election campaign. The zip code, which includes Hedwig Village, gave $540,309 United States dollars by October 24, 2008.[11][12]
Fire service
The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages [2].
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Spring Branch Education Center, housing the Spring Branch School of Choice and the Cornerstone Academy The Bear Boulevard School (PreK)Spring Valley Village is served by the Spring Branch Independent School District.
Spring Valley Village is zoned to Bear Boulevard School in Spring Valley Village [13], Valley Oaks Elementary School in Houston[14], Spring Branch Middle School in Hedwig Village[15], and Memorial High School in Hedwig Village.[16]
Spring Branch School of Choice (formerly Spring Branch High School) is located in Spring Valley Village.
Colleges and universities
Spring Valley Village is served by the Houston Community College System.
Public libraries
The Harris County Public Library (HCPL) system operates the Spring Branch Memorial Branch at 930 Corbindale Road in the City of Hedwig Village. The 10,500 square foot branch opened in 1975.[17][18]
Media
The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.
The Memorial Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community [3].
Postal services
The closest United States Postal Service location is the Long Point Post Office at 8000 Long Point Road, Houston, Texas, 77055-9998.
Notable residents
"Love's Embrace," a statue of Pam Lychner and her daughters at Spring Valley Village City Hall- Pam Lychner, a Spring Valley Village [19] real estate agent that promoted the "Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996" bill after an assault in a vacant house. After Lychner and her daughters died on TWA Flight 800, the United States Congress passed the bill.[20] The City of Spring Valley Village posted a statue of Lychner and her daughters at the city hall.[21]
See also
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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.
- ^ a b Spring Valley, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ Spring Branch, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ "Spring Valley changes its name". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4431243. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Precinct Maps : Precinct 3." Harris County. Accessed October 13, 2008.
- ^ "House District 134." Texas House of Representatives. Accessed October 11, 2008.
- ^ "Senate District 7" Map. Senate of Texas. Accessed September 28, 2008.
- ^ "Congressional District 7." National Atlas of the United States.
- ^ Connelly, Richard. "Memorial & Hunters Creek Village -- The Real America." Houston Press. October 24, 2008.
- ^ "SW large.gif." Zipfocus.com. Accessed October 28, 2008.
- ^ "Early Childhood." Spring Branch Independent School District.
- ^ "Elementary School Boundaries." Spring Branch Independent School District.
- ^ "Middle School Boundaries." Spring Branch Independent School District.
- ^ "High School Boundaries." Spring Branch Independent School District.
- ^ "Spring Branch Memorial Branch Library." Harris County Public Library. Retrieved on November 29, 2008.
- ^ "Public Libraries." City of Spring Valley Village. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.
- ^ Gray, Lisa. "After the Crash." Houston Press. October 23, 1997. 1. Retrieved on January 16, 2010.
- ^ "Background Information on the Act and Its Amendments." Bureau of Justice Assistance of the United States Department of Justice. Retrieved on January 16, 2010.
- ^ Gray, Lisa. "After the Crash." Houston Press. October 23, 1997. 5. Retrieved on January 16, 2010.
External links
- The city's official website
- Spring Valley, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
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