Beasley is a city in

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, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land metropolitan area. The city's population was 641 at the 2010 census, up from 590 at the 2000 census. State Highway Loop 540 goes straight through the city from the northeast to the southwest while

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, the Southwest Freeway, passes to the south of Beasley. The

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tracks run parallel with Loop 540.

Geography

Beasley is located in west-central Fort Bend County at (29.496435, –95.917297). US 59 leads northeast to

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and to the center of

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, while in the other direction leading southwest to

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. Rosenberg is to the northeast via US 59 and

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. According to the

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, Beasley has a total area of , of which , or 0.25%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 590 people, 216 households, and 155 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 232 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 77.97%

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, 6.61%

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, 12.71% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 30.68% of the population. There were 216 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were

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living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.28. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $47,625. Males had a median income of $30,139 versus $29,107 for females. The

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for the city was $14,984. About 5.7% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the

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, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 24.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

The

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Beasley Post Office is located at 7031 Loop 540. Kansas City Southern and

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jointly own the 689-acre CenterPoint Intermodal Center-Houston Metro (CIC-HM), which opened in 2009. Fort Bend County does not have a

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. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital which the county contracts with.

Economy

The largest employer in the Beasley area is Hudson Products Corporation, which established manufacturing operations in 1973 on approximately 260 acres, located two miles west of Beasley.

Education

Residents are zoned to

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. Residents are zoned to: * Beasley Elementary School ** it has about 450 students. Beasley Elementary opened in 1902, with eight students. The parent teacher organization opened in 1918. The school became a part of LCISD in 1947. The building presently in use opened in 1985. * Navarro Middle School * George Junior High School * B. F. Terry High School The designated community college for LCISD is

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.Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
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Religion

The headquarters of the

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are in unincorporated Fort Bend County, with a postal address of Beasley.
Compare to the Beasley city limits
(rotate the map until it points north, and compare with the location of the headquarters)
Also see map from the

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Note that the city of Houston stated in 1996 that
"The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."

Gallery

File:BeasleyCityHallTX.jpg, Beasley City Hall File:BeasleyFireStation.jpg, Beasley Fire Station File:GeorgePavilionBeasley.jpg, George Pavilion File:BeasleyESTX.jpg, Beasley Elementary School File:BeasleyTXPostOffice.jpg, Beasley Post Office File:Beasley TX Grain Storage on Loop 540.JPG, Grain storage buildings on Loop 540 File:Beasley TX Hope Lutheran Church.JPG, Hope Lutheran Church at 3rd St and Avenue C File:Beasley TX Hope Lutheran Historic Marker.JPG, State Historical Marker at Hope Lutheran File:Beasley TX Loop 540 Sign.JPG, View northeast toward town on Loop 540 near US 59

References

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