Quail Valley (Missouri City, Texas) facts for kids
Quail Valley is a neighborhood dating from 1969 of Missouri City (a southwest suburb of Houston), in Fort Bend County, Texas, USA.
The homeowners association is the Quail Valley Fund.
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Geography
Quail Valley is located at 29°34′19″N 95°32′44″W / 29.57194°N 95.54556°W (29.571964, -95.545521), in the central part of Missouri City, Texas.
The boundaries are generally accepted to be as shown in this locator:
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Cartwright Road (FM 3345) | Texas Parkway (FM 2234) | |
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| Murphy Road (FM 1092) |  |
Houston City Limits | ||
 Quail Valley  |
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| Texas State Highway 6 | Lake Olympia | Mustang Bayou |
Surrounding neighborhoods:
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Brightwater | Meadowcreek | Quail Green South | |
| Plantation Trails | |
Quail Glen (Houston) | ||
| Quail Valley |
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| Riverstone | Lake Olympia | Sienna Plantation |
Note: This Neighborhood Locator is for general reference purposes only and is not inclusive of every adjoining subdivision.
Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 11,938 people and 4,282 households in Census Tract 6710 (which is essentially all of the described area except for homes south of and on the south side of Glenn Lakes Ln). The population density was 3,574.3 per square mile (9257.4/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 64.23% White, 20.91% African American, 0.24% Native American, 4.03% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.87% of the population. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.
A study commissioned by the Quail Valley Fund in October 2005; conducted by Richard Murray, a sociologist at the University of Houston; and published in 2006 by Southwest Business Research; stated that persons under the age of 18 resided in 76% of the houses in Quail Valley, and that the population overall was "relatively stable but aging". That year Jerry Wyatt, a member of the Missouri City city council, stated that there were more younger new residents in Quail Valley.
Parks
City-owned Quail Valley Golf Course offers two 18-hole courses: El Dorado, which reopened on November 27, 2009, after extensive upgrading, and La Quinta.
Education
Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD) operates public schools serving Quail Valley. Portions of the development are served by Lantern Lane Elementary School and Quail Valley Elementary School. All residents are zoned to Quail Valley Middle School, and Elkins High School.
Quail Valley Elementary opened in August 1975. Quail Valley Junior High School, which became Quail Valley Middle, opened in September 1978. Lantern Lane Elementary opened in January 1979. Elkins High opened in August 1992. By 2007 FBISD established Quail Valley's gifted and talented program. Zen C. T. Zheng of the Houston Chronicle stated that this "also is seen as an attraction."
Area private schools include All Saints Episcopal School, International Preparatory School, Southminster School and Towne Creek School.
Missouri City residents are served by Houston Community College. The University of Houston Sugar Land Campus is also nearby.
Residents may use libraries operated by Fort Bend County Library.
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Quail Valley Golf Course
