Simonton, Texas Facts for Kids

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City
Location of Simonton, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Fort Bend
Area
• Total	2.37 sq mi (6.14 km²)
• Land	2.35 sq mi (6.09 km²)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Elevation	115 ft (35 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	814
• Estimate (2019)	884
• Density	376.17/sq mi (145.22/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	77476
Area code(s)	281/346/713/832
FIPS code	48-67964
GNIS feature ID	1347151

Simonton is a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. Simonton is located at the intersection of Farm roads 1093 and 1489, approximately fourteen miles northwest of Richmond, Texas and five miles west of Fulshear, Texas. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 814, up from 718 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

Simonton, Texas

Simonton is located in northwestern Fort Bend County at 29°40′47″N 95°59′25″W / 29.67972°N 95.99028°W / 29.67972; -95.99028 (29.679783, -95.990302). The center of town is 2 miles (3 km) east of the Brazos River and 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Rosenberg. Downtown Houston is 38 miles (61 km) to the east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Simonton has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km²), or 0.24%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1980	603	—
1990	717	18.9%
2000	718	0.1%
2010	814	13.4%
2015 (est.)	863	6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 718 people, 264 households, and 206 families residing in the city. The population density was 354.4 people per square mile (136.6/km²). There were 282 housing units at an average density of 139.2/sq mi (53.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.64% White, 5.01% African American, 0.28% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.95% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.13% of the population.

There were 264 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.07.

The city population is evenly spread: 25.9% is under the age of 18, 4.7% is between 18 and 24, 29.0% is from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $72,833, and the median income for a family was $81,905. Males had a median income of $51,842 versus $30,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,669. About 2.5% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.