Editing Shenandoah, Texas

{{short description|City in Montgomery County, Texas, United States}}
{{About|the Texas city||Shenandoah (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Shenandoah, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = Shenandoah sign.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| image_caption            = Welcome sign located at the entrance to Shenandoah Drive along the Interstate 45 frontage road.
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_map                = Montgomery County Shenandoah.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Shenandoah, Texas

<!-- Location -->| coordinates              = {{coord|30|10|47|N|95|27|19|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery]]

<!-- Government -->| established_title        = 
| established_date         = <!-- Area -->
| government_footnotes     = <ref name=officials>[https://www.shenandoahtx.us/220/City-Council Shenandoah City Council.] City of Shenandoah, Texas. Retrieved June 10, 2022.</ref>
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = John Escoto
| leader_title1            = City Council
| leader_name1             = Ron Raymaker<br />Ted Fletcher<br />Jim Pollard<br />Charlie Bradt<br />Frank W. Robinson
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 5.06
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.95
| area_land_km2            = 5.06
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.95
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 45
| elevation_ft             = 148
| population_total         = 3499
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_density_km2   = 590.28
| population_density_sq_mi = 1528.66

<!-- General information -->| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 77381, 77384, 77385
| area_code                = [[Area code 281|281]]
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.shenandoahtx.us/}}
| footnotes                = 
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-67400<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1388601<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
}}

'''Shenandoah''' is a city in [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery County]], [[Texas]], United States. Its population was 3,499 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is the hometown of [[David Vetter]], the famous "boy in the plastic bubble".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/woodlands/special/5075699.html |title='Bubble boy' leaves legacy in Shenandoah |accessdate=2007-08-17 |work=The Houston Chronicle}}</ref>  In 1986, the Shenandoah city council renamed Tamina School Road to David Memorial Drive in honor of Vetter.<ref>"[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1986_228033 Shenandoah honors `Bubble Boy']." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. March 28, 1986.</ref>

==Geography==
Shenandoah is located at {{Coord|30|10|47|N|95|27|19|W|type:city}} (30.179855, –95.455175).<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> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Shenandoah racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4867400&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)
|2,360
|67.45%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|116
|3.32%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|6
|0.17%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|264
|7.55%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.06%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|18
|0.51%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multiracial]] (NH)
|198
|5.66%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|535
|15.29%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,499'''
|
|}

{{US Census population|align=left
|1980= 1793
|1990= 1718
|2000= 1503
|2010= 2134
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=3499}}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], 3,499 people, 1,332 households, and 923 families were residing in the city.

As of the [[2010 United States Census]],<ref name=2010Census>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4867400 American FactFinder: Shenandoah, Texas] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213101348/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4867400 |date=2020-02-13 }} United States Census Bureau. Accessed on June 19, 2017.</ref> 2,134 people, 971 households, and 640 families resided in the city. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 89.1% White, 3.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 9.6% of the population.

Of the 971 households, 20.0% had children under 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were not families. About 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.20, and the average family size was 2.70.

In the city, the age distribution was 16.6% under 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 48.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

As of the 2015 [[American Community Survey]], the median income for a household in the city was $67,750 and for a family was $97,500. Males had a median income of $68,750 versus $35,179 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $47,379. About 2.0% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Shenandoah is governed locally by a [[city council]] consisting of a mayor and five [[at-large]] council members.<ref name="officials" />

In the [[Texas Senate]], Shenandoah is in District 4, represented by Republican [[Brandon Creighton]]. In the [[Texas House of Representatives]], Shenandoah is in District 15, represented by Republican [[Steve Toth]].<ref name=legislate>{{Cite web|url=https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/map?address=&city=Shenandoah&zip=&county=|title= Who Represents Me?|publisher=Texas Legislative Council|access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref>

In the [[United States Senate]], Republicans [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]] represent the entire state of [[Texas]]. In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Shenandoah is in District 8, represented by Republican [[Morgan Luttrell]].<ref name=legislate/>

==Economy==
[[File:Portofino Shopping Center.jpg|thumb|Portofino Shopping Center.]]
[[Kroger]] operates its Houston-area offices in Shenandoah.<ref>"[http://www.kroger.com/company_information/careers/Pages/contact_us.aspx Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422164703/http://www.kroger.com/company_information/careers/Pages/contact_us.aspx |date=2009-04-22 }}." ''[[Kroger]]''. Retrieved on April 30, 2009.</ref> Two large shopping centers, Portofino Shopping Center and Metropark Square, house a variety of retailers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenwood |first1=Giselle |title=Kingwood and Woodlands-area shopping centers change hands |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2013/12/kingwood-and-woodlands-area-shopping.html |website=Houston Business Journal |publisher=[[American City Business Journals]] |accessdate=6 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Christman | first=Andrew | url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/development/2020/01/13/first-phase-of-metropark-square-nears-completion-additional-restaurant-openings-planned-for-spring | title=First phase of Metropark Square nears completion; additional restaurant openings planned for spring | website=Community Impact Newspaper | date=13 January 2020 |access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Woodforest Stadium.jpg|thumb|[[Woodforest Bank Stadium]], a football stadium in Shenandoah owned by Conroe ISD]]
Shenandoah is served by the [[Conroe Independent School District]].<ref>"[https://www.egovlink.com/public_documents300/shenandoah/published_documents/Public%20Works/Maps%202017/41x41%20COS%20Zoning_Revised_March2017.pdf Zoning Map]." City of Shenandoah. Retrieved on December 10, 2018.</ref>

Students west of [[Interstate 45]] are in [[The Woodlands College Park High School]] feeder system.
*K–4th grade students attend Lamar Elementary.<ref>"[http://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/17_18-TWCP-Elem-Only-Map-8X11.pdf TWCP Elementary Map]." [[Conroe Independent School District]]. Retrieved on December 10, 2018.</ref>
*5–6th grade students attend Wilkerson Intermediate.<ref>"[http://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/17_18-TWCP-Inter-Only-Map-8X11.pdf TWCP Intermediate Only Map]." [[Conroe Independent School District]]. Retrieved on December 10, 2018.</ref>
*7–8th grade students attend Knox Junior High.<ref name=TWCPSecOnly>"[http://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/17_18-TWCP-Secondary-Only-Map-8X11.pdf TWCP Secondary Only Map]." [[Conroe Independent School District]]. Retrieved on December 10, 2018.</ref>
*9–12th grade students attend The Woodlands College Park High School.<ref name=TWCPSecOnly/>

Students east of Interstate 45 are in the [[Oak Ridge High School (Montgomery County, Texas)|Oak Ridge High School]] feeder system.
*K–4th grade students attend either Oak Ridge Elementary or Houser Elementary<!--There is one residential block east of I-45 in the Houser zone, the other in the Oak Ridge zone-->.<ref>"[http://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/OakRidgeGrandOaksElemFeeder-102017.pdf Oak Ridge/Grand Oaks Feeder Zone Elementary School Attendance Zones]." [[Conroe Independent School District]]. Retrieved on December 10, 2018. Part of the map is cut off. However the rest of "Scenario 2" ([http://www.conroeisd.net/about/attendance-boundary-process/ From the rezoning proposal page]) [http://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Suchma-Elementary-Scenario-2.pdf shows Oak Ridge ES and Houser ES boundaries here]</ref>
*5–6th grade students attend Vogel Intermediate.<ref>"[http://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/OakRidgeGrandOaksInterFeeder-102017.pdf Oak Ridge/Grand Oaks Feeder Zone Intermediate School Attendance Zones]." [[Conroe Independent School District]]. Retrieved on December 10, 2018.</ref>
*7–8th grade students Irons Junior High.<ref>"[http://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/18-19-District-Map2-legal.pdf District Map]." [[Conroe Independent School District]]. Retrieved on December 10, 2018. It indicates Irons JHS is the sole feeder junior high for Oak Ridge High.</ref>
*9th grade students attend Oak Ridge 9th grade campus and 10-12th grade students attend Oak Ridge High School.<ref>"[http://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/OakRidgeGrandOaksHSFeeder-102017.pdf Oak Ridge/Grand Oaks Feeder Zone High School Attendance Zones]." [[Conroe Independent School District]]. Retrieved on December 10, 2018.</ref>

Residents of Conroe ISD (and therefore Shenandoah) are served by the [[Lone Star College System]] (formerly North Harris Montgomery Community College).<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.191.  LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.].</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Shenandoah, Texas}}
* {{official website|http://www.shenandoahtx.us}}

{{Montgomery County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
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