Meadows Place is a city located in
Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county was founded in 1837 and organized the next year. It is named for a blockhouse at a bend of the Brazos River. The community developed around the fort in early days.
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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within the metropolitan area. As of the 2020
U.S. Census, the city population was 4,767.
Meadows Place was part of
Stafford
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...
's
extraterritorial jurisdiction
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prior to incorporation on November 14, 1983. Meadows Place was incorporated as Meadows, but this was changed to "Meadows Place" in 1997 due to postal conflicts with a city of a similar name,
Meadow, Texas
Meadow is a town in Terry County, Texas, United States. The population was 593 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
Geography
Meadow is located at (33.338336, –102.207772).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has ...
. The city of Meadows Place has its own police force and 24/7 fire and EMS protection. The current mayor is Charles Jessup.
Meadows Place shares a ZIP code (77477) with Stafford, Texas, and the post office is in Stafford, but postal addresses in Meadows Place are designated as "Meadows Place, Texas".
History
Meadows Place began as the Meadows Municipal Utility District, which had been established in 1967.The Meadows Place development farmland was purchased by Ayrshire Corporation. In 1968 the first houses were constructed by Ayrshire Corporation, a second-generation family-owned company founded in 1946. Ayrshire has developed mix use property throughout the United States and Australia. The Meadows place development is representative of their development capabilities. Meadows incorporated on November 14, 1983, to avoid being annexed by
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
. In 1990 the city had 4,606 residents.
[Meadows, Texas]
" Handbook of Texas Online
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. Retrieved on April 4, 2010. The population in 2010 was listed as 4,660 residents. In June 2012, Meadows Place received an award from Keep Texas Beautiful for a
water reuse
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project that culminated in a beautiful new lake in the center of the city which, in addition to recreation, is used for irrigation of most of the city's parks land and baseball complex. So dramatic was the transformation, Meadows Place was asked to make a poster presentation at the 28th annual Water ReUse Symposium in
Denver
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, Colorado. The presentation—"No City is Too Small to Receive Benefits from Water Reuse"—met with such acclaim they were invited to share their story at an international water convention. Hundreds of people from the US, Canada, Mexico, even Sweden and Norway, have come to see how a small city with limited resources could bring such a project to fruition.
In 2013 Meadows Place became the first city in Fort Bend County to fully convert to radio-read "Smart" water meters which send data directly from the consumer's yard to meter reading software housed in the utility department. This allows the city to help homeowners monitor usage on a 24-hour-a-day basis and automatically posts alerts for possible leaks based on past usage history. Homeowners appreciate the accuracy and the information.
Meadows Place is the smallest city in Texas with its own dedicated police department, fire station, and EMS.
Geography
![MeadowsPlaceTX](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/MeadowsPlaceTX.gif)
Meadows Place is located along the northeast border of Fort Bend County at (29.649599, –95.588747).
It is bordered by the city of
Sugar Land
Sugar Land is the largest city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, located in the southwestern part of the metropolitan area. Located about southwest of downtown Houston, Sugar Land is a populous suburban municipality centered around ...
to the west,
Stafford
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...
to the south, and
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
to the northeast in
Harris County. Downtown Houston is to the northeast via
Interstate 69
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, the Southwest Freeway.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
The city is located between West Bellfort Avenue,
U.S. Route 59/I-69, Dairy Ashford Road, and West Airport Boulevard. Meadows Place is southwest of Houston's
Beltway 8
Beltway 8 (BW8), the Sam Houston Parkway, along with the Sam Houston Tollway, is an beltway around the city of Houston, Texas, United States, lying entirely within Harris County.
Beltway 8, a state highway maintained by the Texas ...
.
[City of Meadows Place Offers the Best of Both Worlds]
." City of Meadows Place. Retrieved on December 2, 2010.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 4,767 people, 1,775 households, and 1,274 families residing in the city.
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 4,912 people, 1,598 households, and 1,358 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was 5,247.8 people per square mile (2,017.6/km). There were 1,616 housing units at an average density of 1,726.5 per square mile (663.8/km). The racial makeup of the city was 71.82%
White
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, 6.09%
African American
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, 0.22%
Native American, 15.72%
Asian
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, 0.10%
Pacific Islander
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, 3.24% from
other races
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, and 2.81% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 11.46% of the population.
There were 1,598 households, out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were
married couples
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living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $73,180, and the median income for a family was $75,708. Males had a median income of $51,173 versus $35,929 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $27,134. About 1.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.
Government
![MeadowsPlaceMunicipalFacility](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/MeadowsPlaceMunicipalFacility.JPG)
Meadows Place has a mayor-
alderman
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form of government. The city council consists of the mayor and five aldermen. As of 2019 the mayor is Charles Jessup, Alderman I is David Mertins, Alderman II is Tia Baker, Alderman III is Rick Staigle, Alderman IV is Kurt Kopczynski, and Alderman V is Kelle K. Mills.
Fort Bend County does not have a
hospital district
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.
OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's
charity hospital
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which the county contracts with.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
![MeadowsES](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/MeadowsES.JPG)
Meadows Place residents are within the
Fort Bend Independent School District
The Fort Bend Independent School District, also known as Fort Bend ISD or FBISD, is a school district system in the U.S. state of Texas based in the city of Sugar Land.
The district spans covering almost all of the city of Sugar Land, the city ...
. Children attend Meadows Elementary School (located in the city of Meadows Place), Dulles Middle School (in
Sugar Land
Sugar Land is the largest city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, located in the southwestern part of the metropolitan area. Located about southwest of downtown Houston, Sugar Land is a populous suburban municipality centered around ...
), and
Dulles High School
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(also in Sugar Land). Dulles Junior and Dulles High School were already built as Meadows Place opened. Meadows Elementary was occupied in August 1973. Dulles Junior High School reopened and was reoccupied in 1983.
In 2018 the FBISD administration proposed closing Meadows Elementary. In response parents from the community advocated for keeping the school open. An area resident quoted by
KTRK-TV
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, stated that the members of the community believed that if Meadows Elementary was shut down, their property values would decline.
Sugar Grove Christian School, a preschool and elementary school, is in Meadows Place. It was founded in 1969, as the
Sharpstown
Sharpstown is a master-planned community in the Southwest Management District (formerly Greater Sharpstown), Southwest Houston, Texas.[Houston Community College
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facilities and the
Wharton County Junior College
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facilities. Colleges and universities in proximity to Meadows Place include
Houston Baptist University
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and the
University of Houston
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Sugar Land campus.
Parks and recreation
The Mark McGrath Municipal Park is in Meadows Place. Meadows Place has a community center with a swimming pool, tennis courts, baseball fields and a running track.
In 2011 the city built a lake complex in the middle of their park using Type 1 reclaimed water. This facility is used for fishing, hiking, and birdwatching year round. Pavilions, BBQ pits and picnic tables make a favorite place for families. The lake is used as source of water for irrigation of city parks saving the city money on subsidence fees. This project was recognized as the number two top environmental project in the State of Texas by Keep Texas Beautiful in 2012 and has had visitors from around the country.
Gallery
File:MeadowsPlaceTXPolice.JPG, Meadows Place Police Department
File:MeadowsPlaceFireStation.JPG, Meadows Place Fire Station
File:McGrathMunicipalParkMeadowsPlaceTX.JPG, Mark McGrath Municipal Park
References
External links
City of Meadows Place official website*
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Cities in Texas
Cities in Fort Bend County, Texas
Greater Houston
Populated places established in 1967
1967 establishments in Texas