Bunker Hill Village, Texas

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Bunker Hill Village, Texas
Bunker Hill Village City Hall
Bunker Hill Village City Hall
Location of Bunker Hill Village, Texas
Location of Bunker Hill Village, Texas
Coordinates: 29°46′1″N 95°32′9″W / 29.76694, -95.53583
Country United States
State Texas
County Harris
Area
 - Total 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km²)
 - Land 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 82 ft (25 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 3,654
 - Density 2,505.1/sq mi (967.2/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 77024
Area code(s) 713
FIPS code 48-11300[1]
GNIS feature ID 1372828[2]
City of Bunker Hill Village, Texas
City of Bunker Hill Village, Texas

Bunker Hill Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,654 at the 2000 census.

The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Bunker Hill Village addresses; "Bunker Hill Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Bunker Hill Village [1].

Bunker Hill Village is in Texas's 7th congressional district.[3]

In 2008, Forbes.com selected Bunker Hill Village along with Sugar Land and Hunters Creek Village as one of the three Houston-area "Top Suburbs To Live Well" of Houston.[4]

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[edit] Geography

Bunker Hill Village is located at 29°46′1″N, 95°32′9″W (29.767058, -95.535969)[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,654 people, 1,226 households, and 1,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,505.1 people per square mile (966.3/km²). There were 1,267 housing units at an average density of 868.6/sq mi (335.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.49% White, 0.25% African American, 0.08% Native American, 6.46% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.50% of the population.

There were 1,226 households out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.5% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.5% were non-families. 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $177,274, and the median income for a family was $200,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $38,214 for females. The per capita income for the city was $86,434. About 2.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Police service

Memorial Villages Police Station
Memorial Villages Police Station

Bunker Hill Village, Hunters Creek Village, and Piney Point Village [2] jointly operate the Memorial Villages Police Department.

[edit] Fire service

The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages [3].

[edit] Education

[edit] Colleges and universities

The city is served by Houston Community College System.

[edit] Primary and secondary schools

[edit] Public schools

Bunker Hill Village is served by Spring Branch Independent School District.

All residents are assigned to Wildcat Way School in Houston for preschool.[6]

Two elementary schools, Bunker Hill Elementary School and Frostwood Elementary School, are located in the city limits and serve two separate portions of Bunker Hill Village. A small portion is served by Memorial Drive Elementary School in Piney Point Village.[7]

The Western portion of Bunker Hill Village is served by Memorial Middle School (in Houston), while the eastern portion is served by Spring Branch Middle School (in Hedwig Village).[8]

All of Bunker Hill Village is served by Memorial High School, which is located in Hedwig Village.[9]

[edit] Gallery of public schools

[edit] Public libraries

The city is served by the Spring Branch Memorial Branch of Harris County Public Library (the Spring Branch Memorial Branch is in Hedwig Village).

[edit] Media

The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.

The Memorial Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community [4].

[edit] Postal services

The United States Postal Service location serving 77024 is the Memorial Park Post Office at 10505 Town And Country Way, Houston, Texas, 77024-9998.

[edit] References

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