Houmont Park is an Unincorporated community in east central Harris County, Texas, United States. It is located along Beaumont Highway (

U.S. Highway 90 U.S. Route 90 or U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) is an east–west major United States highway in the Southern United States. Despite the "0" in its route number, US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route. With the exception of a short-lived ...

) and the

Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...

, southwest of the

Sheldon Reservoir Sheldon Lake is a reservoir on Carpenters Bayou in the San Jacinto River basin, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of downtown Houston, Texas. The reservoir was created in 1943 when the federal government built a dam to provide fresh water for ship ...

.Kleiner, Diana J.
Houmont Park, TX
" ''

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''. Retrieved on November 18, 2010. The subdivision developed during the 1950s and the 1960s, as Greater Houston expanded in size.

Education

Sheldon Independent School District operates schools serving the community. An elementary school, C.E. King Middle School,

C.E. King High School C.E. King High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States and serves grades 9 through 12. It is the only high school in the Sheldon Independent School District. The school serves unincorporated ar ...

, and the district's

Crenshaw Memorial Stadium J.H. Crenshaw Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in unincorporated Harris County located northeast of Houston, Texas. The stadium is owned and operated by Sheldon Independent School District and is composed of a track and field which are ...

are within of the Houmont Park townsite. Residents are zoned to Cravens Early Childhood Academy, Royalwood Elementary School, King Middle School, and King High School.Attendance Zone Update
." Sheldon Independent School District. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.

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* {{Coord, 29, 50, 33, N, 95, 12, 23, W, type:city_region:US-TX_source:GNIS-enwiki, display=title Unincorporated communities in Harris County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas