Missouri City is a city in the U.S. state of

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, within the metropolitan area. The city is mostly in Fort Bend County, with a small portion in Harris County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 74,259, up from 67,358 in 2010. The population was estimated at 75,457 in 2019.

History

The area in which Missouri City is now located holds a significant part in the

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that dates back to its early days as part of the United States. In August 1853, the

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(BBB&C), began operating its first of rail line that stretched from

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(now

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) to Stafford's Point (now

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). It was the first railroad to begin operating in Texas, and the first

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railroad west of the

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. The railway continued its extension westward until, in 1883, it linked with its eastward counterpart, completing the Sunset Route from

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. Today, the route of the BBB&C (now owned by the

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) is still an important and heavily operated railroad line. In 1890, two real estate investors from Houston (R.M. Cash and L.E. Luckle) purchased of land directly on the route of the BBB&C, only a mile and a half from its first stop at Stafford's Point. They advertised the property as "a land of genial sunshine and eternal summer" in St. Louis, Missouri, and its surrounding areas. Three years later, W.R. McElroy purchased in the same vicinity, and in an effort to promote the area jointly with Cash and Luckle in St. Louis, he named it "Missouri City". Its first settlers were, however, from

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, between

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and

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. The settlement was officially registered in Texas in 1894, and began to take shape as a railroad town along Main Street and Blue Ridge Road, now known as US 90A and Texas Parkway, respectively. Its growth took an unexpected turn when, on February 14, 1895, shortly after the first group of settlers had arrived, the town was hit with a

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. This discouraged some of the newcomers, who gave up and moved elsewhere. Those unwavered stayed and found success in farming and ranching. Among its first businesses were a

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shop, a depot, and a general store, which also housed the first

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. The first

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was built in 1913, but was destroyed by a

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in 1915. The new church built to replace it stood until 1990. Oil was discovered at Blue Ridge southeast of town in 1919; soon after, a salt mine opened there. Missouri City became the railroad shipping point for these two resources. In 1925, at the same location,

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was discovered. After a pipeline had been constructed the following year, Missouri City became the first town in Fort Bend County to make use of natural gas. With the benefit of a railroad, Missouri City had already been home to

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who, by train, traveled to adjacent towns such as Stafford's Point and Sugar Land to work. With the increase of automobiles and the improvement of roads and highways in the early part of the 20th century, the developing community of Missouri City gradually attracted a wealth of newcomers. This gave birth to a new generation of commuters, replacing railroad commuting that eventually became obsolete. By the 1950s, the town began to take shape as a notable "

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" suburb of Houston. After fear and rumor spread of possible

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of the unincorporated town by Houston, town leaders scrambled to piece together a

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. On March 13, 1956, the community that began as a small settlement more than 55 years earlier was incorporated. Missouri City has since seen tremendous economic growth, moving eastward, southward, and then westward. The city was first made over by Fondren Park (in Harris County), near US 90A, in the early 1960s, followed by Quail Valley, along Cartwright Road between Texas Parkway and Murphy Road, in the late 1960s. Unlike neighboring Houston, Missouri City has been a zoned city since 1981. Multifamily complexes (e.g. apartments and condominiums) are a rare find because of the current zoning ordinance. The City's Historic Freedom Tree

In the 1980s, an influx of middle-class

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– most of them first-time homeowners – were attracted to developing communities south and west of Houston. Many of them made the

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of Missouri City home. This influx occurred after an economic downturn caused property values and interest rates to drop. Teal Run and other unincorporated areas east of Highway 6 became ethnically diverse before neighborhoods farther west. Movement by black families has been characterized by neighborhood hopping, whereby families who can afford to move go to majority-white neighborhoods, ostensibly to escape possible negative influences to their children. As a result of the influx, some white families moved to different communities and neighborhoods in a response known as "

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". Many of the newcomers were employees within nearby Houston work centers (e.g.,

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and

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). In 2000, Missouri City was named a model city for middle-class African Americans by

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. Today, Missouri City is a prime example of wealthy, majority-Black suburbs in the U.S. The Missouri City area's recent upscale, master-planned residential developments include Lake Olympia, south of Quail Valley, and portions of Riverstone, south of State Highway 6. The nearby unincorporated area of

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, also located south of Highway 6, is situated on and around land once occupied by plantations, where among other things,

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and

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were harvested. In 2018 Yolanda Ford became the first black mayor and first female mayor of Missouri City. In 2020, Ford lost her campaign for reelection.

Geography

Missouri City is located in eastern Fort Bend County with a portion of the city extending north into Harris County. Missouri City is bordered by the city of Houston to the north and east,

to the northwest, Sugar Land to the west, and

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to the southeast, as well as unincorporated communities such as Fifth Street to the north, Fresno to the east, and Sienna Plantation to the south. Downtown Houston is to the northeast. Oyster Creek flows in a southerly direction through the municipality. According to the

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, Missouri City has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.65%, are covered by water.

Communities

Former communities annexed into Missouri City have included: * DeWalt * Trammels

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 74,259 people, 24,827 households, and 20,099 families residing in the city. As of the 2010

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, there were 67,358 people, with 20,228 households, and 16,711 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 24.9% non-Hispanic

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, 46.1%

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, 0.4% Native American, 16.2% Asian, and 2.9% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 15.3% of the population. There were 20,228 households, out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were

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living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.54. According to 2010 estimates, the median income for a household in the city was $81,854, and the median family income was $87,089. 38.1% of households had an income of $100,000 or more. Males had a median income of $59,157 versus $42,183 for females. The

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for the city was $27,210. About 9.1% of the population was below the

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, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 18 or over. 41.4% of the population over the age of 25 years held a bachelor's degree or higher.

Parks and recreation

Missouri City Recreation & Tennis Center

The Missouri City Parks and Recreation Department is a Texas Gold Medal Award-winning department that maintains and operates a wide variety of park and natural areas, trails, athletic complexes and other facilities. The Parks Department currently maintains 20 developed parks totaling . Park amenities include multiple lighted sports fields, lakes, playgrounds, splash pad, and walking trails, as well as boating and fishing sites. The Missouri City Recreation and Tennis Center is the heart of the recreation division and houses the majority of the city's recreation and fitness classes. Completed in 2012, the center features 13 tennis courts, 4 batting cages, a cardio/weight room, multi-purpose rooms, locker rooms and a full-size gymnasium. The Parks and Recreation Department has daytime and evening recreational programs and provides numerous special events throughout the year.

Freedom Tree Park

Missouri City's historic Freedom Tree Park is named after the Freedom Tree, which sits along Misty Hollow Drive between Glenn Lakes and Lake Olympia boulevards, at the former Palmer Plantation site.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

The Fort Bend County portion of Missouri City is served by

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, while the Harris County portion is served by

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. The Harris County portion is within Trustee District IX, represented by Lawrence Marshall as of 2008.

=Fort Bend Independent School District

= FBISD formed in 1959 by the consolidation of Missouri City Independent School District and the

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.History
"

. Retrieved on July 20, 2017. It operates the following schools within the Missouri City city limits: * Elementary Schools ** E. A. Jones Elementary School ** Glover Elementary School ** Hunters Glen Elementary School ** Lantern Lane Elementary School ** Palmer Elementary School ** Quail Valley Elementary School * Middle Schools ** Lake Olympia Middle School ** Missouri City Middle School ** Quail Valley Middle School * High Schools ** Elkins High School ** Hightower High School ** Thurgood Marshall High School In addition to these schools, a small portion of Missouri City is also served by Dulles Middle School, First Colony Middle School,Middle School Attendance Zones
"

. Retrieved on April 15, 2017. Clements High School and

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, all in Sugar Land. Some areas of Missouri City are served by other schools.High School Attendance Zones
"

. Retrieved on April 15, 2017. Prior to 1959 Missouri City High School, which merged into Dulles High that year, served the city.Solomon, Jerome.
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" ''

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''. Thursday August 28, 1997. Special 33. Retrieved on December 31, 2011. At the time of the 1959 merger, white students attended an elementary school in Missouri City, a middle school in Sugar Land, and a high school site in Missouri City. Annie Wilcox Elementary School initially occupied the former Missouri City High School building. The former combined elementary site now houses E. A. Jones Elementary School, the middle school site now houses Lakeview Elementary School, and the high school site now houses Missouri City Middle School. Dulles High became the high school for white students. There were three schools for black students, including

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in Sugar Land, housing grades 1–12, and the Staffordshire School in

, which houses grades 1–4, as well as a school in

. There was a period where black secondary students in Missouri City were reassigned to M.R. Wood. FBISD desegregated in 1965. Dulles Junior High School served as FBISD's sole junior high school from March 1965 to August 1975, and Missouri City Junior High School opened in October 1975 on the former Missouri City High site. Dulles High became the only zoned high school for students of all races in FBISD until Willowridge High School opened in 1979. Wilcox Elementary had closed after Blue Ridge Elementary opened in August 1969.

=Houston Independent School District

= The Harris County portion of Missouri City is zoned to HISD schools located in the city limits of

: * Kate Bell Elementary School (places south of

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) * Jenard M. Gross Elementary School (places north of Beltway 8) * Louie Welch Middle School * Westbury High School

Private schools

There are 13 private primary and secondary schools in Missouri City. Divine Savior Academy at Sienna Campus is a Christian preschool, elementary school, and middle school of the

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in Missouri City.

Colleges and universities

The entire city is served by the

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Public libraries

Missouri City is served by the Missouri City Branch of the Fort Bend County Libraries system. The library, across the street from the City Hall complex and the Missouri City Civic Center, opened in June 1992. The branch, designed by Hall/Merriman Architects, was the first of four branches built with 1989 bond funds.

Government and infrastructure

On October 1, 2010, the City of Missouri City's anti-smoking law, which bans smoking in most public places, went into effect. The

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operates the Missouri City Post Office and the Missouri City Post Office Annex. some places in the city of Missouri City have Houston postal addresses, and some places in the city of Houston have Missouri City postal addresses; this is because the U.S. postal system does not base its mailing address names on municipal boundaries. 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.

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(formerly Harris County Hospital District), the hospital district for Harris County, designated Valbona Health Center (formerly People's Health Center) for ZIP code 77071 (Harris County Missouri City). The nearest public hospital is

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in the

Transportation

Missouri City is crossed by US 90A,

(Sam Houston Tollway),

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, State Highway 6, FM 1092 (Murphy Road), FM 2234 (Texas Parkway), and FM 3345 (Cartwright Road). Other nearby highways are US 59 to the northwest and Interstate 610 (Loop 610) to the northeast. Although Missouri City does not have public transportation within the city limits itself, it is part of the service area of METRO. METRO operates the Missouri City Park and Ride located on Beltway 8 and Fondren Road, which is the terminus of bus Route 63 Fondren to Sharpstown and Westheimer, bus Route 98 Briargate to Hiram Clarke Transit Center and Route 170 Missouri City Express to the

(terminating at the Texas Medical Center Transit Center METRORail station there). Discussions continue on commuter service along US 90A from METRORail's Fannin South station, initially to terminate at the Fort Bend County line near Beltway 8. Expansion westward awaits, among other things, formation of a transportation district or other funding means for communities that are not now in the METRO service area. The US 90A/Southwest Rail Corridor project was put on hold on September 28, 2012.

Notable people

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, political commentator, born in

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but raised in Missouri City *

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, singer and actress * KaRon Coleman, gridiron football player *

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, former NFL running back * Aaron Glenn, former cornerback who is currently the defensive coordinator for the

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, shooting guard in the

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and former college basketball player for St. Johns *

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, former fullback, and former boxer * Danuel House Jr., shooting guard for the

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* Sean Jones, former Houston Oilers defensive end * James Loney, former MLB first baseman, grew up in Missouri City and attended Elkins High School * Bruce Matthews, NFL Hall of Famer, who formerly played with the

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and the

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, now assistant coach with the

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* Jake Matthews, an offensive tackle for the

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, and son of Bruce Matthews * Adonai Mitchell, wide receiver for the

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* Logan O'Connor, Stanley Cup Champion forward for the

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* Ron Reynolds, Texas state representative from Missouri City since 2014 *

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, former Houston Texan and Atlanta Falcon player * Travis Scott, rapper and producer *

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cornerback *

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, former wide receiver who played in the National Football League from 1986 to 1998 * Crystle Stewart,

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2008,

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2008 *

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, rapper

References

External links

City of Missouri City official website
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