Editing Four Corners, Texas

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| subdivision_name2        = [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend]]

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'''Four Corners''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) within the [[extraterritorial jurisdiction]] of [[Houston]] in [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend County]], [[Texas]], United States.<ref name=FourCornersMap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st48_tx/place/p4827102_four_corners/DC20BLK_P4827102.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Four Corners CDP, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-10}} - Compare to ETJ maps and to school district attendance boundaries.</ref><ref name=ETJmap>{{cite web|url=https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/sites/default/files/document-central/document-central/engineering-documents/maps/FBCCitiesandETJs.pdf|title=Fort Bend County Cities & ETJs|publisher=Fort Bend County|access-date=2024-03-10}} - Compare with the CDP map.</ref> The population was 12,103 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4827102| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Four Corners CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 1, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 2,954 at the 2000 census.

==History==
Four Corners began as a community of extended families. By 2011 it had become a rapidly suburbanizing area.<ref name="KeverCrossroads">Kever, Jeannie. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7590873.html FACING A CROSSROADS]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. June 1, 2011. Retrieved on June 3, 2011.</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:FourCornersTXMap.gif|thumb|left|Map of Four Corners]]
Four Corners is located near the northeastern border of Fort Bend County at {{coord|29|40|10|N|95|39|33|W|type:city}} (29.669366, -95.659147).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by the [[Mission Bend, Texas|Mission Bend]] CDP and to the east, south, and west by small units of the city of Houston.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.12%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The original community was centered on the four-way intersection of Boss Gaston, Old Richmond, and Richmond Gaines roads. The [[census-designated place]] as of 2011 includes the crossroads and several new houses west of [[Texas State Highway 6]], north of McKaskle Road, and south of Riverside Grove Drive and Stanbridge Drive. Journalist Jeannie Kever said that the community, once "isolated", had become "something bigger and harder to define, its aging small frame houses and mobile homes engulfed by the omnivorous spoils of growth."<ref name="KeverCrossroads"/>

Carmen Martinez, the president of the Fort Bend Freshwater Supply District No. 2 and a Four Corners resident who lived there since 1966, said in a ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' article that at one time residents had to go to Houston or [[Rosenberg, Texas|Rosenberg]] to get groceries. As of 2011 residents can go to local area stores to shop.<ref name="KeverCrossroads"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020=12103
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Four Corners racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4827102&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|877
|7.25%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|3,571
|29.51%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|28
|0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|4,024
|33.25%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.01%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|64
|0.53%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|174
|1.44%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3,364
|27.79%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''12,103'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 12,103 people, 3,012 households, and 2,908 families residing in the CDP.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,954 people, 775 households, and 702 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,038.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 824 housing units at an average density of {{convert|289.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 42.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 18.96% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 15.94% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 18.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 41.16% of the population.

There were 775 households, out of which 57.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.4% were non-families. 7.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.81 and the average family size was 4.02.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $63,534, and the median income for a family was $65,200. Males had a median income of $34,821 versus $40,272 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,826. About 12.1% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.

From the 2000 census to the 2010 census, the population increased to 12,382, about four times the population in 2000. As of 2011 90% of the residents are [[Asian American]]s, [[African-American]]s, and [[Latino American]]s. Between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, the number of [[White American]]s increased while the percentage of Whites decreased. Jeannie Kever of the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' said that "not all of the newcomers identify with the old neighborhood and its inhabitants, even those living just a block away."<ref name="KeverCrossroads"/>

Karl Eschbach, a former demographer for the state of Texas, said that many people moved from Houston neighborhoods and communities with distinct racial and socioeconomic identities, like the [[East End, Houston|East End]], [[Sunnyside, Houston|Sunnyside]], and the [[Third Ward, Houston|Third Ward]], to areas too new to have racial identities. Eschbach explained that "as a large minority middle class started to emerge, Fort Bend was virgin territory that all groups could move to."<ref name="KeverCrossroads"/> When explaining why many of the new residents were of minority groups rather than white Americans, Eschbach added, "Many minorities are looking for mixed communities, where whites might feel it's more optimal to live in a subdivision that's more homogeneous with their own group."<ref name="KeverCrossroads"/>

Kever said that in previous eras, "Four Corners has always been a multicultural mashup, its residents united by poverty and an appreciation for life in the slow lane."<ref name="KeverCrossroads"/> By 2011 many newer residents were wealthier than the original residents.<ref name="KeverCrossroads"/>

==Government and infrastructure==
As of 2011 the original section of Four Corners is serviced by a water system of the Fort Bend Freshwater Supply District No. 2 and individual septic systems. Newer areas have [[municipal utility district]]s, which provide sewer and water services.<ref name="KeverCrossroads"/>

Originally residents of the original section used individual water wells. Several years prior to 2011, residents of the original section formed the Fort Bend Freshwater Supply District No. 2 and built a water system. Residents still use individual septic systems. According to Carmen Martinez<!--Same Carmen Martinez as earlier-->, the president of the supply district, work on a sewer system will start at a later point in 2011.<ref name="KeverCrossroads"/>

==Education==
[[File:Arizona Fleming Elem FBISD.JPG|thumb|[[Arizona Fleming]] Elementary School]]
[[File:FBISD Holley Elementary School.jpg|thumb|[[Mary Austin Holley]] Elementary School]]
Four Corners is within the [[Fort Bend Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48157_fort_bend/DC20SD_C48157.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fort Bend County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-10}}</ref>

Elementary schools serving the Four Corners CDP and within the Four Corners CDP include [[Arizona Fleming]] Elementary and [[Mary Austin Holley]] Elementary. Elementary schools outside of the CDP serving sections of Four Corners include Drabek and Oyster Creek.<ref>[http://www.fortbendisd.com/cmf/var/tidbits/Tidbits_parentlinks_20090820_1544.pdf 2009-2010 Elementary School Boundary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103112239/http://fortbendisd.com/cmf/var/tidbits/Tidbits_parentlinks_20090820_1544.pdf |date=2010-01-03 }}. ''[[Fort Bend Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on August 30, 2009.</ref> Hodges Bend Middle School, located in the CDP, serves most of Four Corners, while Garcia Middle School and Sugar Land Middle School, both outside of the CDP, serves a small portion of the area.<ref>[http://www.fortbendisd.com/cmf/var/tidbits/Tidbits_parentlinks_20090820_1545.pdf 2009-2010 Middle School Boundary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103111736/http://fortbendisd.com/cmf/var/tidbits/Tidbits_parentlinks_20090820_1545.pdf |date=2010-01-03 }}. ''[[Fort Bend Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on August 30, 2009.</ref> [[Austin High School (Fort Bend County, Texas)|Austin High School]], [[George Bush High School]], and [[Kempner High School]], all outside of the CDP, serve sections of Four Corners.<ref>[http://www.fortbendisd.com/cmf/var/tidbits/Tidbits_parentlinks_20090820_1545_2.pdf 2008-2009 High School Boundary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103111657/http://fortbendisd.com/cmf/var/tidbits/Tidbits_parentlinks_20090820_1545_2.pdf |date=2010-01-03 }}. ''[[Fort Bend Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on August 30, 2009.</ref>

In previous eras, Four Corners residents attended [[Travis High School (Fort Bend County, Texas)|Travis High School]] in [[Pecan Grove, Texas|Pecan Grove]] and [[Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas)|Dulles High School]] in [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]].<ref name="KeverCrossroads"/>

The [[Texas Legislature]] specifies that the [[Houston Community College]] (HCC) boundary includes "the part of the Fort Bend Independent School District that is not located in the service area of the [[Wharton County Junior College District]] and that is adjacent to the Houston Community College System District."<ref name=CCBoundaryHCC>{{cite web|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|title=Sec. 130.182. HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.|access-date=2024-03-10}}</ref> Wharton College's boundary within FBISD is defined only as the City of Sugar Land and the ETJ of Sugar Land,<ref name=CCBoundaryWharton>{{cite web|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|title=Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.}}</ref> and Four Corners is not in the Sugar Land ETJ (it is in the Houston ETJ).<ref name=FourCornersMap/><ref name=ETJmap/> Four Corners is in HCC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hccs.edu/media/houston-community-college/district/pdf/HCC-SMD-Map-with-SA-&-Tax-District.pdf|title=HCC Single Member Districts 2023|publisher=[[Houston Community College]]|access-date=2024-03-10}} - [https://www.hccs.edu/about-hcc/board-of-trustees/board-information/districtmap/ See profile page] - Compare with the Four Corners map.</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
Fort Bend County operates the Four Corners Recreation Center in Four Corners. The park includes a community center, two pavilions, playground equipment, a regulation soccer and softball field, 1/2 mile walking track, and a volleyball court.<ref>"[http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/getSitePage.asp?sitePage=5720 County Owned Parks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412072717/http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/getSitePage.asp?sitePage=5720 |date=April 12, 2009 }}." Fort Bend County. Retrieved on October 11, 2009.</ref>
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==External links==
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