Pecan Grove, Texas Explained

Official Name:Pecan Grove, Texas
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Texas
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fort Bend
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:22.9
Area Land Km2:22.5
Area Water Km2:0.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:22782
Population Density Km2:708.3
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:82
Coordinates:29.6258°N -95.7314°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:77406
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-56482
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1867561

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.[1] [2] The population was 22,782 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

Pecan Grove is located northeast of the center of Fort Bend County at 29.6261°N -95.7317°W (29.626060, -95.731591).[4] 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 4miles southwest of the center of Pecan Grove, and downtown Houston is to the northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Pecan Grove CDP has a total area of 22.9km2, of which 22.5km2 is land and 0.4km2, or 1.69%, is water.[3]

Demographics

Pecan Grove racial composition as of 2020[5]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race!Number!Percentage
White (NH)12,39754.42%
Black or African American (NH)2,80112.29%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)310.14%
Asian (NH)2,29510.07%
Pacific Islander (NH)120.05%
Some Other Race (NH)1290.57%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)9584.21%
Hispanic or Latino4,15918.26%
Total22,782
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[6] of 2000, there were 13,551 people, 4,516 households, and 3,847 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1552.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,662 housing units at an average density of 534sp=usNaNsp=us. 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

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.[7]

A portion of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Jester State Prison Farm property is located in Pecan Grove.[1] [8]

Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital which the county contracts with.[9]

Education

Fort Bend Independent School District

Most of the students who live in Pecan Grove are zoned to Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD) schools.[10] The Fort Bend ISD attendance zones for Pecan Grove are:

Secondary schools:

Previously students were divided between Garcia and Hodges Bend middle schools.[19] Bowie Middle School opened in 2007.[20]

Prior to fall 2006 students were divided between Austin High School and George Bush High School.[21] [22] At the time of the rezoning, the present 11th and 12th graders remained at Austin and Bush,[23] while 9th and 10th graders were immediately rezoned; the Travis zoning was phased in each year.[24] Neill opened in 2017,[25] taking territory from Oakland ES and Pecan Grove ES.[26] [27]

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

Other students who live in Pecan Grove area are zoned to Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) Schools.[10]

Students zoned to Austin Elementary use the following feeder pattern:[28]

Students zoned to Frost Elementary use the following feeder pattern:[28]

Foster previously served all of LCISD Pecan Grove.[30]

Community colleges

The designated community college for LCISD is Wharton County Junior College.[31]

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."[32] Wharton College's boundary within FBISD is defined only as the City of Sugar Land and the ETJ of Sugar Land,[31] and FBISD Pecan Grove is not in the Sugar Land ETJ.[2] FBISD Pecan Grove is in HCC.[33]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Pecan Grove CDP, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-12. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Jester Correctional Complx. - 2010 Map, Pages: 1 and 2
  2. Web site: Fort Bend County Cities & ETJs. Fort Bend County. 2024-03-10. - Compare with the CDP map.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pecan Grove CDP, Texas. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. September 2, 2016.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  5. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2022-05-23 . data.census.gov.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  7. Web site: Fort Bend County Fire Stations. Fort Bend County. 2024-03-10. Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire Station #1 727 Pitts Rd, Richmond, TX 77406[...]Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire Station #2 3700 Farmer Rd, Richmond, TX 77406[...]Richmond Fire Station #3 11750 Mason Rd, Richmond, TX 77406. - Compare the full addresses (street number, street name, and ZIP code) to the CDP map.
  8. "Page-541." Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved on October 5, 2011.
  9. Web site: Knipp. Bethany. Fort Bend County lacks hospital district. Community Impact Newspaper. 2016-11-02. 2021-10-18.
  10. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fort Bend County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-03-10.
  11. "Elementary School Attendance Zones 2011-2012 School Year." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.
  12. "Pecan Grove Elementary Attendance Zone." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.
  13. "Elementary School Attendance Zones" (2005–2006). Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.
  14. "2006-2007 Attendance Zone for Oakland Elementary School." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.
  15. "Middle School Attendance Zones 2011-2012 School Year ." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.
  16. "Bowie Middle School Attendance Zone." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.
  17. "High School Attendance Zones 2011-2012 School Year ." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.
  18. "Travis High School Attendance Zone." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.
  19. "Middle School Attendance Zones" (2006–2007). Fort Bend Independent School District. November 13, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.
  20. "Middle School Attendance Zones" (2007–2008). Fort Bend Independent School District. October 25, 2007. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.
  21. "High School Attendance Zones" (2005–2006). Fort Bend Independent School District. May 8, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.
  22. "High School Attendance Zones" (2006–2007). Fort Bend Independent School District. November 16, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.
  23. "High School Zone Effective Fall 2006 11th and 12th grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. September 5, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.
  24. "High School Zone Effective Fall 2006 9th and 10th grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. September 30, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.
  25. Web site: FBISD: Adopted Boundary Changes for 2017 - 18 Neill. Fort Bend Independent School District. 2023-11-29.
  26. Web site: FBISD: Adopted Boundary Changes for 2017 - 18 Oakland. Fort Bend Independent School District. 2023-11-29.
  27. Web site: FBISD: Adopted Boundary Changes for 2017 - 18 Neill. Fort Bend Independent School District. 2023-11-29.
  28. Web site: Lamar CISD Attendance Zones 2011-2012 School Year. Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404045212/http://www.lcisd.org/Files/DistrictMap/map2011.swf. 2021-04-19. 2012-04-04. - This is an Adobe Flash document. Use the Adobe Flash Player to view the file
  29. Web site: High School Attendance Zones. Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. 2021-04-18.
  30. Web site: SECONDARY ATTENDANCE ZONE. https://web.archive.org/web/20030412233748/http://www.lcisd.org/DistrictbrInformation/MapofLCISD/Images/map.pdf. Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. July 2001. 2003-04-12. 2022-09-27.
  31. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
  32. Web site: Sec. 130.182. HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.. 2024-03-10.
  33. Web site: HCC Single Member Districts 2023. Houston Community College. 2024-03-10. - See profile page - Pecan Grove is directly indicated on that map.