Hedwig Village, Texas

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Hedwig Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census.

The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hedwig Village addresses.

Hedwig Village is in Texas's 7th congressional district [1].

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[edit] History

Hedwig Village was incorporated in 1954.

[edit] Geography

Location of Hedwig Village, Texas

Hedwig Village is located at 29°46′48″N, 95°31′10″W (29.779990, -95.519412)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,334 people, 956 households, and 668 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,047.9/km² (2,706.5/mi²). There were 1,038 housing units at an average density of 466.0/km² (1,203.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.41% White, 1.33% African American, 0.17% Native American, 12.43% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.01% from other races, and 2.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.26% of the population.

There were 956 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $66,250, and the median income for a family was $101,928. Males had a median income of $69,375 versus $41,316 for females. The per capita income for the city was $52,153. About 3.0% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Fire service

The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages [2].

[edit] Education

Hedwig Village is served by the Spring Branch Independent School District.

Some Hedwig Village students are zoned to Memorial Drive Elementary School in Piney Point Village. Some Hedwig Village students are zoned to Bunker Hill Elementary School in Bunker Hill Village.

All Hedwig Village students are zoned to Spring Branch Middle School and Memorial High School, which are located in Hedwig Village.

A Kindergarten through 8th grade Catholic school called the St. Cecelia School is located in Hedwig Village. A nearby Kindergarten through 12th grade Catholic school called the Duchesne Academy is located nearby Hedwig Village in Houston.

Other nearby private schools include The Kinkaid School (Piney Point Village), The Monarch School (one campus in Houston and one campus in Hilshire Village; moving to a new Houston campus in 2008) and The Parish School.

The city is served by the Houston Community College System.

The Harris County Public Library system operates the Spring Branch Memorial Branch in Hedwig Village.

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