Aldine, Houston, Texas

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Aldine was once a town, but now a small portion of the area is in the corporate limits of Houston, in Harris County, Texas. The remaining unincorporated area is in the city of Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). As of the U.S. Census 2000, the area population was 13,979.

The Aldine area is nearby Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, which is the second largest aviation facility in Texas.

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[edit] History

Aldine was originally built on the International–Great Northern Railroad originally called Prairie Switch on maps from 1873 until the early 1890s. The name use before 1873 may have been Greens though this can not be verifed. The exact origin of the name Aldine has many stories. Some say it was names after a local farm family while other claim that early railroad conductors inadvertently named the town by shouting, "All dine!" when early trains stopped for passengers to eat in the area. Others claim it was named after Aldine, KS. The community had a post office from 1896 until 1935, when mail was delivered from Houston. By 1914 Aldine had two general stores, a fig preserver, and several poultry breeders and dairymen. The population briefly reached 100 in 1925 but fell in the 1930s and 1940s to between thirty and forty. The community began growing again in the mid 60s when several neighborhoods were built. The Aldine Independent School District was integrated by federal order in 1965. It had a population of 12,623 in 1986, 11,133 in 1990 and 13979 in 2000.

[edit] Geography

Aldine is located at 29°55′9″N, 95°22′47″W (29.919136, -95.379834) GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the area has a total area of 21.0 km² (8.1 mi²)GR1, all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 13,979 people, 4,007 households, and 3,193 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 667.2/km² (1,727.0/mi²). There were 4,403 housing units at an average density of 210.1/km² (543.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the area was 59.30% White, 5.84% African American, 0.69% Native American, 3.41% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 27.58% from other races, and 3.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 56.33% of the population.

There were 4,007 households out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.44 and the average family size was 3.86.

In the area the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.

The median income for a household in the area was $32,437, and the median income for a family was $35,518. Males had a median income of $28,779 versus $19,936 for females. The per capita income is $11,701. About 17.0% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Aldine Independent School District, Aldine High School, and North Harris Montgomery Community College District serve the area.

Despite being located in Houston, it is not served by the Houston Independent School District.

The Harris County Public Library Aldine Branch serves the community.

[edit] See also

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