Piney Point Village, Texas facts for kids
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City of Piney Point Village
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A sign indicating the city limits
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Location in Harris County and the state of Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2) |
| • Land | 2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 3,128 |
| • Density | 1,469/sq mi (566.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 48-57800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1375473 |
| Website | City of Piney Point Village |
Piney Point Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,128 at the 2020 census. Piney Point Village is the wealthiest place in Texas, as ranked by per capita income. It is part of a collection of upscale residential communities in west Houston known as the Memorial Villages.
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History
In 1885 Piney Point Village began as a station on the Texas Western Railroad. German farmers settled in the area. According to 1936 state highway maps, the community was near a sawmill.
In the mid 1950s, an effort to form a Spring Branch municipality failed. Piney Point Village incorporated in 1955 with an alderman form of government. Because of the 1955 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Piney Point Village's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were unincorporated. In 1960 the city had 1,790 residents. By 1966 the city had one public school and four churches. In 1990 the city had 3,380 residents.
For a decade ending in 1993 the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston refused to pay "user fees" billed to the consulate by the City of Piney Point Village (the consul-general residence is in Piney Point Village). The Japanese argued that this was a tax and that diplomatic facilities should not be taxed. In 1993 Piney Point Village announced that the consulate owed the city around $14,000 United States dollars. The Japanese argued that international agreements exempted consulate facilities from taxes, while Piney Point Village said the annual fees were for user services. James Baker, a Piney Point Village alderman, threatened to suspend garbage pickup services and expose the Japanese consulate to ridicule. In September of that year a U.S. State Department letter stated that consulates should pay legitimate user fees, and that consulates do not have to pay for fire and police services. The consulate paid almost $12,000, including $4,500 in interest, to the city. According to Vice-Consul Takaki Takinami originally the city charged $14,915.52 before changing the invoice and deducting police and fire costs. Shojiro Imanishi, who was the outgoing consul-general, agreed to pay $4,500 annually. In 1993 the Consulate-General of Indonesia in Houston and the Consulate-General of Australia in Houston had consul-general residences in Piney Point Village; they paid the fees voluntarily and without controversy.
Geography
Piney Point Village is located at 29°45′42″N 95°30′58″W / 29.76167°N 95.51611°W (29.761728, –95.516029).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 1,790 | — | |
| 1970 | 2,548 | 42.3% | |
| 1980 | 2,958 | 16.1% | |
| 1990 | 3,197 | 8.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,380 | 5.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,125 | −7.5% | |
| 2020 | 3,128 | 0.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
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2010 census
According to the 2010 census there were 3,125 people, 1,064 households and 945 families. 377 families had children under 18 in their household. Whites compromise 85.1% of the population, 11.0% are Asian, 4.5% Hispanic, and 1.7% African American.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Almost all of the city is served by the Spring Branch Independent School District while a small portion is served by the Houston Independent School District.
Spring Branch Independent School District
Most of Piney Point Village is north of the Buffalo Bayou. That portion is served by Spring Branch Independent School District.
All residents are assigned to Wildcat Way School in Houston for preschool.
Memorial Drive Elementary School is within the city boundaries of Piney Point Village and serves all residents in the SBISD portion. Piney Point-resident students in SBISD are zoned to Spring Branch Middle School and Memorial High School, both in Hedwig Village.
Houston Independent School District
The portion south of the Buffalo Bayou is served by the Houston Independent School District.
HISD students are zoned to Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School, Revere Middle School, and Margaret Long Wisdom High School (formerly Robert E. Lee High School) (students may attend Lamar High School or Westside High School instead.) Residents of the Emerson Elementary School attendance zone may apply for the Briarmeadow Charter School. Mark White Elementary School is scheduled to open in August 2016. Residents of the Emerson Elementary zone, along with those of the Briargrove, Pilgrim, and Piney Point zones, will be allowed to apply to this school.
When Westside opened in 2000, residents of the Lee attendance boundary gained the option to attend Westside instead of Lee, with no free transportation provided.
Private schools
The Kinkaid School, a private K–12 school, is located in Piney Point Village. The K–8 main campus of St. Francis Episcopal School is located in Piney Point Village while its high school and Primary School is in Houston.
St. Cecilia School, a K–8 Roman Catholic private school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is located in nearby Hedwig Village.
Colleges and universities
Both Spring Branch ISD and Houston ISD (and therefore all of Piney Point Village) are served by the Houston Community College System. The Northwest College operates the nearby Town & Country Square Campus in Houston.
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).
Media
The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.
The Memorial Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community.
The Memorial Buzz is also the local Magazine which serves Bunker Hill Village, Hunters Creek Village, and Piney Point Village
Postal services
The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Piney Point Village addresses; "Piney Point" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Piney Point Village. Most of Piney Point Village is within the 77024 ZIP code, while the section south of the Buffalo Bayou has the 77063 ZIP code.
The United States Postal Service location serving 77024 is the Memorial Park Post Office at 10505 Town and Country Way, Houston, Texas, 77024-9998.
The location serving 77063 is the John Dunlop Post Office at 8728 Beverlyhill Street, Houston, Texas, 77063-9998.
Notable people
- Eugene Cernan, the last man who walked on the Moon (during the 1972 Apollo 17 mission)
- Roger Clemens, former pitcher for the Houston Astros
- J. Howard Marshall, billionaire oil investor
- Mary Lou Retton, Gymnast
- Kate Upton, model
- Justin Verlander, pitcher for the Houston Astros
See also
In Spanish: Piney Point Village (Texas) para niños
