Porter, Texas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Porter
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Unincorporated community
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Post Office in Porter.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Montgomery |
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| • Total | 25,769 |
| Zip code |
77365
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Porter is a community in Montgomery County, located in Southeastern Texas, United States. It's part of the larger Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land area. In 2010, about 25,769 people lived there. Porter is situated north of the Kingwood part of Houston.
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What is Porter?
Porter is an unincorporated community. This means it doesn't have its own official city government or fixed borders like a city does. Instead, people often think of Porter as the area covered by its specific Zip code, 77365. This is because there's a post office named Porter in that area.
The New Caney Independent School District also uses this zip code to define the area for its schools. This helps them decide which students go to which schools in Porter and nearby New Caney.
How Did Porter Start?
The first people to settle in this part of Montgomery County arrived in the 1860s. They were cattle ranchers who settled near what is now New Caney, just north of Porter.
In the late 1870s and early 1880s, a new railroad was built through the area. This brought more settlers. One of these early residents was James Porter, who ran a sawmill. When a post office opened in 1892, the town was called "Porters." This name might have come from a request to name the town "Porter's Mill" that was turned down. In 1953, the post office dropped the "s," and the town became known as Porter.
Who Lives in Porter?
In 2010, the area known as Porter (Zip Code 77365) had 25,769 people living there. There were 8,534 households, with 6,620 of them being families.
Most people in Porter are White (79.8%). Other groups include African American (2.8%), American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.9%), and Asian (1.2%). About 13.0% of people were of another race, and 2.3% were of two or more races. A significant portion, 31.9%, were Hispanic or Latino of any race, with 26.8% being Mexican.
Many households (38.1%) had children under 18. The average household had 3 people, and the average family had about 3 to 4 people.
In 2018, the typical income for a household in Porter was about $73,873 per year. For families, it was around $81,016. About 9.1% of families and 10.1% of all people in Porter had incomes below the poverty level.
Learning in Porter: Schools and Education
Porter became part of the New Caney Independent School District in 1965. This school district serves the communities of Porter and New Caney.
Younger students (grades K-5) attend one of these elementary schools:
- Porter Elementary
- Bens Branch Elementary
- Valley Ranch Elementary
- Sorters Mill Elementary
- Crippen Elementary
- Kings Manor Elementary
Middle school students (grades 6-8) go to one of these schools:
- Pine Valley Middle School
- Woodridge Forest Middle School
- White Oak Middle School
- Keefer Crossing Middle School
High school students (grades 9-12) attend one of these high schools:
- Porter High School
- New Caney High School
- Infinity Early College High School
Famous People from Porter
Porter is home to some well-known individuals:
- Robert Crippen was an American astronaut who grew up in Porter. He was the pilot on the very first test flight of the Space Shuttle program. He also commanded three more shuttle flights! The New Caney Independent School District even named Robert L. Crippen Elementary School after him.
- Jason "Sundance" Head (born in 1978) is a singer who won season 11 of the TV show The Voice. He lives in Porter.
Porter on TV
A Western television series called Trackdown was set in a fictional town named Porter. This show aired on CBS from 1957 to 1959 and starred Robert Culp.
