Pleak is a village in
Fort Bend County,
Texas, United States, within the
Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. It is on
Texas State Highway 36 south of
Rosenberg. Its population was 1,044 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Pleak is south of the center of Fort Bend County, at 29°29'3" North, 95°48'36" West (29.484144, –95.810087).
From Pleak, Texas Highway 36 leads north to the center of Rosenberg and south to
Needville.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, Pleak has a total area of , of which , or 1.86%, is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000
census,
947 people, 318 households and 269 families resided in the village. The population density was . There were 325 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 80.04%
White, 4.33%
African American, 0.32%
Native American, 0.32%
Asian, 0.00%
Pacific Islander, 13.94% from
other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. 29.25% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 318 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.1% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $52,188, and the median income for a family was $56,364. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $25,625 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $20,773. 4.5% of the population and 3.4% of families were below the
poverty line. 6.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Government and infrastructire
Fort Bend County does not have a
hospital district.
OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's
charity hospital which the county contracts with.
Education
Most of Pleak is a part of the
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District while a small portion is in the
Needville Independent School District.
The LCISD portion is zoned to Wright Junior High School (grades 6–8), and
Randle High School
Dr. Thomas E. Randle High School is a public high school in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, with a Richmond postal address. It is a part of the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD).
Its boundary includes p ...
. The LCISD portion was zoned to Meyer Elementary, Navarro Middle School, George Junior High, and
B.F. Terry High School.
[Lamar CISD Attendance Zones]
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) Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved on July 2, 2010
Also see the high school attendance zones prior to the 2021 openings of Wright JHS and Randle HS
/ref> Wright and Randle opened in 2021.
Gallery
File:Pleak TX City Hall.JPG, Marquee in front of Pleak City Hall
File:Pleak TX Pleak Korner.JPG, Pleak Korner business across from City Hall
File:Pleak TX SH 36 and FM 2218.JPG, Highway 36 and FM 2218 intersection in Pleak
References
External links
Village of Pleak official website
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Villages in Fort Bend County, Texas
Villages in Texas
Greater Houston