Pecan Grove, Texas
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Pecan Grove is a census-designated place and master-planned community within the extraterritorial jurisdictions of Houston and Richmond in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.<ref name="PecangroveCDP">Template:Cite web - 2010 Map, Pages: 1 and 2</ref><ref name=ETJmap>Template:Cite web - Compare with the CDP map.</ref> The population was 22,782 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Geography
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Pecan Grove is located northeast of the center of Fort Bend County at Template:Coord (29.626060, -95.731591).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered to the southwest by the Brazos River. The city limits of Richmond forms a convoluted pattern in the southern part of the CDP, and the northern part is bordered by an exclave of the city of Houston. Downtown Richmond is Template:Convert southwest of the center of Pecan Grove, and downtown Houston is Template:Convert to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Pecan Grove CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 1.69%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Demographics
[edit]| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 12,397 | 54.42% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 2,801 | 12.29% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 31 | 0.14% |
| Asian (NH) | 2,295 | 10.07% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 12 | 0.05% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 129 | 0.57% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 958 | 4.21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4,159 | 18.26% |
| Total | 22,782 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 22,782 people, 6,515 households, and 5,485 families residing in the CDP.
As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 13,551 people, 4,516 households, and 3,847 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,662 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.29% White, 3.29% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.34% Asian, 2.51% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.08% of the population.
There were 4,516 households, out of which 52.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 12.8% 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 3.00 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $83,515, and the median income for a family was $91,059. Males had a median income of $62,213 versus $37,658 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $33,816. About 0.6% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure
[edit]Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire Station #1 is in the CDP, and Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire Station #2 is adjacent to the CDP. Additionally, the City of Richmond maintains its Fire Station #3 adjacent to the CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare the full addresses (street number, street name, and ZIP code) to the CDP map.</ref>
A portion of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Jester State Prison Farm property is located in Pecan Grove.<ref name="PecangroveCDP"/><ref>"Page-541." Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved on October 5, 2011.</ref>
Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital which the county contracts with.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Education
[edit]Fort Bend Independent School District
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Most of the students who live in Pecan Grove are zoned to Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD) schools.<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>Template:Cite web</ref> The Fort Bend ISD attendance zones for Pecan Grove are:
- Pecan Grove Elementary (Grades PK-5), located in Pecan Grove<ref name="PecangroveCDP"/><ref name=Elemzones20102011>"Elementary School Attendance Zones 2011-2012 School Year." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.</ref><ref>"Pecan Grove Elementary Attendance ZoneTemplate:Dead link." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.</ref>
- Oakland Elementary School (Grades PK-5)<ref name=Elemzones20102011/> - It was scheduled to open in 2006–2007, and it took territory previously assigned to Pecan Grove Elementary.<ref>"Elementary School Attendance Zones" (2005–2006). Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.</ref><ref>"2006-2007 Attendance Zone for Oakland Elementary School." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.</ref>
- Neill Elementary (Grades PK-5), located adjacent to Travis in Pecan Grove
Secondary schools:
- James Bowie Middle School (Grades 6–8), located in Pecan Grove<ref name="PecangroveCDP"/><ref>"Middle School Attendance Zones 2011-2012 School Year Template:Webarchive." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.</ref><ref>"Bowie Middle School Attendance ZoneTemplate:Dead link." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.</ref>
- Travis High School (Grades 9–12), located in Pecan Grove<ref name="PecangroveCDP"/><ref>"High School Attendance Zones 2011-2012 School Year Template:Webarchive." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.</ref><ref>"Travis High School Attendance ZoneTemplate:Dead link." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.</ref>
Previously students were divided between Garcia and Hodges Bend middle schools.<ref>"Middle School Attendance Zones" (2006–2007). Fort Bend Independent School District. November 13, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.</ref> Bowie Middle School opened in August 2011.<ref>"Campus History" (2011). Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2025.</ref>
Prior to fall 2006 students were divided between Austin High School and George Bush High School.<ref>"High School Attendance Zones" (2005–2006). Fort Bend Independent School District. May 8, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.</ref><ref>"High School Attendance Zones" (2006–2007). Fort Bend Independent School District. November 16, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.</ref> At the time of the rezoning, the present 11th and 12th graders remained at Austin and Bush,<ref>"High School Zone Effective Fall 2006 11th and 12th grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. September 5, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.</ref> while 9th and 10th graders were immediately rezoned; the Travis zoning was phased in each year.<ref>"High School Zone Effective Fall 2006 9th and 10th grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. September 30, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.</ref> Neill opened in 2017,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> taking territory from Oakland ES and Pecan Grove ES.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Bowie Middle School
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Pecan Grove Elementary School
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District
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Other students who live in Pecan Grove area are zoned to Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) Schools.<ref name=CensusSDMap2020/>
Students zoned to Austin Elementary use the following feeder pattern:<ref name=Schoolzones2011>Template:Cite web - This is an Adobe Flash document. Use the Adobe Flash Player to view the file</ref>
- Austin Elementary (Grades PK-5) - In the CDP<ref name="PecangroveCDP"/>
- Wessendorff Middle School (Grade 6)
- Lamar Junior High (Grades 7–8)
- Lamar Consolidated High School (Grades 9–12)<ref name=HSzone2021>Template:Cite web</ref>
Students zoned to Frost Elementary use the following feeder pattern:<ref name=Schoolzones2011/>
- Frost Elementary (Grades PK-5) - In the CDP<ref name="PecangroveCDP"/>
- Wertheimer Middle School (Grade 6)
- Briscoe Junior High (Grades 7–8)
- Foster High School (Grades 9–12)<ref name=HSzone2021/>
Foster previously served all of LCISD Pecan Grove.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Community colleges
[edit]The designated community college for LCISD is Wharton County Junior College.<ref name=WhartonCoJrCollege>Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.</ref>
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>Template:Cite web</ref> Wharton College's boundary within FBISD is defined only as the City of Sugar Land and the ETJ of Sugar Land,<ref name=WhartonCoJrCollege/> and FBISD Pecan Grove is not in the Sugar Land ETJ.<ref name=ETJmap/> FBISD Pecan Grove is in HCC.<ref>Template:Cite web - See profile page - Pecan Grove is directly indicated on that map.</ref>
Notable people
[edit]- W. A. Criswell, two-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention
- Frank Beard, drummer and songwriter for the rock band ZZ Top
References
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