| City of Spring Valley Village | |
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| — City — | |
| Spring Valley Village City Hall | |
| Location of Spring Valley Village, Texas | |
| Coordinates: | |
| 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 (formerly Spring Valley [1955-2007]) 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].
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In 1936 state highway maps indicated a cemetery and a church. Initially the settlement consisted of one and one-half square miles.[3]
In the mid-1950s, effort to form a Spring Branch municipality (proposed to be called the city of Spring Branch in roughly the area known today as the Memorial Villages) failed.[4] The city incorporated in 1955.[3] Because of the 1955 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Spring Valley Village's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were unincorporated.[5] In 1960 the city had 3,004 residents and two businesses. The city had 3,800 residents in 1976 and 3,392 residents in 1990.[3]
In 2007, the name of the city was officially changed from Spring Valley to Spring Valley Village.[6]
Spring Valley Village is located at (29.789727, -95.504774)[7].
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.
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 per square mile (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.
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.
Harris County Precinct Three, headed by Steve Radack as of 2008, serves Spring Valley Village.[8]
Spring Valley Village is located in District 136 of the Texas House of Representatives. As of 2008 Beverly Woolley represents the district.[9] Spring Valley Village is within District 7 of the Texas Senate; as of 2008 Dan Patrick represents the district.[10]
Spring Valley Village is in Texas's 7th congressional district; as of 2008 John Culberson is the representative.[11] The publication Human Events identified the zip code 77024 as the zip code that gave the eighth largest contribution to John McCain's 2008 U.S. Presidential Election campaign. The zip code, which includes Hedwig Village, gave $540,309 United States dollars by October 24, 2008.[12][13]
The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages [2].
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 [14], Valley Oaks Elementary School in Houston,[15] Spring Branch Middle School in Hedwig Village,[16] and Memorial High School in Hedwig Village.[17]
Spring Branch School of Choice (formerly Spring Branch High School) is located in Spring Valley Village.
Spring Valley Village is served by the Houston Community College System.
The Harris County Public Library (HCPL) system operates the Spring Branch Memorial Branch at 930 Corbindale Road in the City of Hedwig Village. The 10,500-square-foot (980 m2) branch opened in 1975.[18][19]
The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.
The Memorial Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community [3].
The closest United States Postal Service location is the Long Point Post Office at 8000 Long Point Road, Houston, Texas, 77055-9998.
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