Spring Valley Village, Texas
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| Spring Valley Village, Texas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²) |
| - Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 3,611 |
| - Density | 2,755.0/sq mi (1,063.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77024, 77055 |
| Area code(s) | 713 |
| FIPS code | 48-69812[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1376280[2] |
Spring Valley Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, USA. The population was 3,611 at the 2000 census.
The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Spring Valley Village addresses; "Spring Valley Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Spring Valley Village [1].
Spring Valley Village is in Texas's 7th congressional district.[3]
In 2007, the name of the city was officially changed from Spring Valley to Spring Valley Village.[4]
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[edit] Geography
Spring Valley Village is located at (29.789727, -95.504774)[5].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,611 people, 1,365 households, and 1,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,755.0 people per square mile (1,064.3/km²). There were 1,410 housing units at an average density of 1,075.7/sq mi (415.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.79% White, 0.33% African American, 0.50% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.32% of the population.
There were 1,365 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $96,392, and the median income for a family was $109,020. Males had a median income of $86,963 versus $45,977 for females. The per capita income for the city was $44,912. About 1.8% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Law and government
As of 2006 the mayor of Spring Valley Village is Mike Andrews. Timothy P. Glanzman, Greg Herbst, Timothy R. Conroy, Bruce Spain, and Tom J. Trammell currently serve as members of the city council.
[edit] Fire service
The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages [2].
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary and secondary schools
[edit] Public schools
Spring Valley Village is served by the Spring Branch Independent School District.
Spring Valley Village is zoned to Bear Boulevard School in Spring Valley Village [6], Valley Oaks Elementary School in Houston[7], Spring Branch Middle School in Hedwig Village[8], and Memorial High School in Hedwig Village.[9]
Spring Branch School of Choice (formerly Spring Branch High School) is located in Spring Valley Village.
[edit] Gallery of public schools
 Spring Branch Education Center, housing the Spring Branch School of Choice and the Cornerstone Academy |
 The Bear Boulevard School (PreK) |
[edit] Colleges and universities
Spring Valley Village is served by the Houston Community College System.
[edit] Public libraries
It 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 [3].
[edit] Postal services
The closest United States Postal Service location is the Long Point Post Office at 8000 Long Point Road, Houston, Texas, 77055-9998.
[edit] Notable residents
- Pam Lychner, a Spring Valley Village [10] real estate agent that promoted the "Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996" bill after an assault in a vacant house. After Lychner and her daughters died on TWA Flight 800, the United States Congress passed the bill. [11] The City of Spring Valley Village posted a statue of Lychner and her daughters at the city hall. [12]
[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.
- ^ Spring Valley changes its name. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "After the Crash," Houston Press 1.
- ^ "Background Information on the Act and Its Amendments," Bureau of Justice Assistance of the United States Department of Justice
- ^ "After the Crash," Houston Press 5.
[edit] External links
- Spring Valley Village, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
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| Counties | Austin | Brazoria | Chambers | Fort Bend | Galveston | Harris | Liberty | Montgomery | San Jacinto | Waller |
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Houston | Sugar Land | Baytown | Galveston |
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