Bunker Hill Village, Texas
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Bunker Hill Village, Texas | |
Bunker Hill Village City Hall | |
Location of Bunker Hill Village, Texas | |
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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] |
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 [5].
(29.767058, -95.535969)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
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
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Congressional District 7." National Atlas of the United States.
- ^ Top Suburbs to Live Well - Forbes.com
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Early Childhood." Spring Branch Independent School District.
- ^ "Elementary School Boundaries." Spring Branch Independent School District.
- ^ "Middle School Boundaries." Spring Branch Independent School District.
- ^ "High School Boundaries." Spring Branch Independent School District.
[edit] External links
- Bunker Hill Village, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown METROPOLITAN AREA |
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Counties | Austin | Brazoria | Chambers | Fort Bend | Galveston | Harris | Liberty | Montgomery | San Jacinto | Waller |
"Principal" cities |
Houston | Sugar Land | Baytown | Galveston |
Cities and towns |
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Unincorporated areas | Atascocita | Channelview | Cloverleaf | Cypress | Klein | Spring | The Woodlands |
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