Tomball ( ) is a city in Harris County in the

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, a part of the

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. The population was 12,341 at the

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. In 1907, the community of Peck was renamed Tomball for local congressman

Thomas Henry Ball Thomas Henry Ball (January 14, 1859 – May 7, 1944) was a Texas politician and a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He was mayor of Huntsville, Texas, from 1877 to 1892, and moved to ...

, who had a major role in the development of the

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History

Settlement began in the Tomball area in the early 19th century, where settlers found an open, fertile land that received adequate rainfall—perfect conditions for farming and raising cattle. It was on a land granted in 1838 to William Hurd's heirs. In 1906 the area began to boom. Railroad line engineers often noticed that the Tomball area was on the boundary between the low hills of Texas and the flat coastal plains of the

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, making it an ideal location for a train stop. The

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could load more cargo on each car, because the topography gently sloped toward the

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ports and provided an easier downhill coast.

, an

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for the

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, convinced the railroad to run the line right through downtown Tomball. Soon after, people came in droves to this new train stop. Hotels, boarding houses, saloons, and mercantile stores all began to spring up in the area. At first, people called the area Peck, after a chief civil engineer of the railroad line. However, on December 2, 1907, the town was officially named Tom Ball, later to be shortened to one word, for Mr. Ball.

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predicted the discovery of the Tomball Oil Field before the discovery well was drilled on 27 May 1933. Production was from the

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at a depth of about . The discovery produced an

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with many oil companies subsequently showing interest in the area. By 1935, 2,750,000 barrels of oil had been produced from 200 wells.

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Company, struck a deal with the town through which they would provide water and natural gas free of charge to the residents in exchange for rights to drill on the land. This agreement lasted until 1988. Tomball incorporated in 1933. Because of the 1933 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Tomball's territory into its city limits.Lee, Renée C.
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''. Sunday October 8, 2006. A21. Retrieved on July 6, 2011. "Some of the area communities that incorporated as cities and escaped annexation by Houston:" Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition.

Geography

Tomball is located at (30.098905, –95.618899). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.54%, is water.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Tomball has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 12,341 people, 4,516 households, and 2,678 families residing in the city. At the 2019

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, Tomball had a population of 11,778. The racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 60.8%

non-Hispanic white Non-Hispanic whites or Non-Latino whites are Americans who are classified as "white", and are not of Hispanic (also known as "Latino") heritage. The United States Census Bureau defines ''white'' to include European Americans, Middle Eastern Amer ...

, 9.0% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 1.0% multiracial, and 29.5% Hispanic or Latin American of any race. There was a median value of owner-occupied housing units at $211,700 and median gross rent was $1,072. Of the population, 14.3% of persons were at or below the poverty line in 2019. At the

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of 2000, there were 9,089 people living in the city. The

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was 895.4 people per square mile (345.7/km). There were 10,009 housing units at an average density of 395.0 per square mile (152.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 86.73%

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, 4.91%

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, 0.40% Native American, 0.64%

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, 0.06%

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, 5.57% from

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, and 1.71% from two or more races.

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of any race were 12.05% of the population. There were 14,687 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were

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living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,787, and the median income for a family was $45,764. Males had a median income of $38,059 versus $26,799 for females. The

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for the city was $20,331. About 4.5% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the

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, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Pupils who live in Tomball attend schools in the

Tomball Independent School District Tomball Independent School District is a K-12 education school district serving Tomball, Texas, United States as well as the surrounding area. Tomball ISD encompasses 83 square miles in northwest Harris County and southwest Montgomery County, an ...

. The district contains eleven elementary schools (Tomball, Decker Prairie, Lakewood, Timber Creek, Creekside Forest, Creekview, Canyon Pointe, Willow Creek, Wildwood, Grand Oakes and Rosehill Elementary Schools).Elementary Zones 2008-2009
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''. Accessed September 13, 2008. The schools also include a bilingual program.Bilingual Zones 2008-2009
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''. Accessed September 13, 2008. There are also three intermediate schools (Northpointe, Tomball Intermediate, and Oakcrest Intermedciate. Beckendorf-closed down in 2009), four junior high schools (Creekside Park, Tomball, Willow Wood and Grand Lakes Junior High Schools), and three high schools (

Tomball High School Tomball High School is an accredited public high school in the city of Tomball, Texas. It was the only high school in the Tomball Independent School District before the construction of Tomball Memorial High School in 2011. The high school was rem ...

Tomball Memorial High School Tomball Memorial High School (TMHS) is a senior high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States, south of the city of Tomball and in the Houston metropolitan area. It is a part of the Tomball Independent School District (TISD), ...

, and

Tomball Star Academy Tomball ( ) is a city in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas, a part of the Houston metropolitan area. The population was 12,341 at the 2020 U.S. census. In 1907, the community of Peck was renamed Tomball for local congressman Thomas Henry Ba ...

) within Tomball ISD. They also have the Connections Academy which includes the 18+ program. In 2019, the Texas Education Agency released the 2018-2019 accountability ratings for school districts across the state and Tomball ISD earned an overall "A" rating. TISD earned 92 of 100 possible points overall.

Private schools

Concordia Lutheran High School (9–12) is a private school in Tomball. St. Anne Catholic School is a Pre-K–8 Catholic school of the

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. Established in 1984, it originally held its classes at St. Anne Church; that year it had 16 Kindergarten students and 13 first grade students. It had had 380 students in 2015. That year Joseph Noonan became the principal. Other private schools in the greater Tomball area include Step by Step Christian School established in 1982 https://www.stepbystepchristianschool.org/,

Rosehill Christian School Rosehill Christian School (RCS) is a PreK-12 private Christian school in the Rose Hill area of unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near Tomball, United States. "19830 FM 2920 , Tomball, TX 77377" History The school opened in 1989 as a private ...

(K–12)
Salem Lutheran School
Cypress Christian School (K–12), an
Great Oak School
a Waldorf School (Pre-K–8). Cypress Christian, established in 1978, originally held its classes at Cypress Bible Church. It now has over 650 students. In 2018, Dr. Jeffery Potts joined CCS as Head of School. Dr. Potts was on the news for creating a School Marshall Program, where he armed teachers with guns at his previous school.

Colleges and universities

Lone Star College Lone Star College (LSC) is a public community college system serving the northern portions of the Greater Houston, Texas, area. In 2017 it enrolled about 95,000 students. The headquarters of the Lone Star College System are located in The Wood ...

(originally the North Harris Montgomery Community College District) serves the community. The territory in Tomball ISD joined the community college district in 1982. Tomball is served by Lone Star College–Tomball, a member of the

Lone Star College System Lone Star College (LSC) is a public community college system serving the northern portions of the Greater Houston, Texas, area. In 2017 it enrolled about 95,000 students. The headquarters of the Lone Star College System are located in The Wood ...

Public libraries

A branch of the

Harris County Public Library Harris County Public Library (HCPL) is a public library system serving Harris County, Texas, United States. Since its inception in 1921, HCPL has grown from a system of small book stations in homes, stores and post offices to 26 branch librarie ...

, located in Tomball College, is a joint project between the college and HCPL.

Government and infrastructure

Harris County operates a tax office at 101 South Walnut Street in Tomball. The North Harris County Regional Water Authority form by State legislation as a taxing entity, which is located in Voting District No. 2. The

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bill that created the water authority, HB 2965, was signed into law on June 18, 1999. On January 15, 2000 voters voted to confirm the creation of the authority in a special election. It taxes the cities water customers, however it does not provide water services to Tomball, Tomball has its own water supply. Changed the part about the NHCRWA supplying Tomball water service, Derek Townsend, Tomball City Council Person Position 4, 12/4/18. Over 1,000

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s in the world are used by authorities for military and law enforcement, but the first US police authorities to evaluate an autogyro are the Tomball police, on a $40,000 grant from the

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, together with city funds, costing much less than a

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to buy ($75,000) and operate ($50/hour). Although it is able to land in crosswinds, a minor accident happened due to a wind gust.

Harris County Housing Authority Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA) is the low-income housing and public housing authority of Harris County, Texas in Greater Houston. Its headquarters are in southern Houston. It mainly serves areas outside of Houston, as the Houston Housing Au ...

(HCHA) operates The Retreat at Westlock, a

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complex for seniors, in an

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away from the Tomball city limits, along

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.Our Properties
" Harris County Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 1, 2019. "The Retreat at Westlock Address: 24055 SH 249, Tomball TX 77377" and near

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. It has of space, and has 140 units. Residents may be aged 65 or older. The complex began taking occupants in May 2017, and completion was scheduled by fall 2017. Prior to the development of the complex, residents of area subdivisions expressed opposition to the addition of low income housing in their areas. The HCHA set a ban on visitors under age 62 from being present at The Retreat at Westlock for periods longer than three days each, due to the opposition from the surrounding areas; it is, as of 2017, the only HCHA property with this rule. The

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(formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated the

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Health Center for the ZIP code 77375. The designated public hospital is

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in northeast Houston.

City government

On September 7, 2010, the Tomball City Council voted down a proposal to make

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the official language of the city, and it voted down a measure that would have forbidden

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s from owning and/or renting property and operating and/or owning businesses.

Postal service

The

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operates the Tomball Post Office at 122 N Holderrieth Blvd, 77375-9998.

Healthcare

The city is served by Tomball Regional Medical Center, located at 605 Holderrieth Boulevard. It is a full-service 357-bed facility hospital providing special expertise in cardiovascular disease, cancer care, emergency services, digital diagnostic imaging, physical rehabilitation, sports medicine, and comprehensive wound and

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care. Tomball Regional Medical Care is owned by HCA Healthcare Inc.

Transportation

The city of Tomball is primarily served by FM 2920 (Main Street) east to west and State Highway 249 (Tomball Parkway) north to south.

David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport is a public-use airport located near the city of Tomball in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. It is northwest of the central business district of Houston. It is the busiest general aviation airport in Te ...

, a general aviation airport, is located outside of the Tomball city limits in northwest Harris County. On June 27, 2007, the Texas State Legislature approved Tomball's request to annex Hooks Airport even though the airport does not border the Tomball city limits. Since the airport is in the city of Houston's

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, the city of Tomball had to get permission from Houston to annex the airport.

Notable people

Jenny Adams Jenny Adams (born July 8, 1978 in Tomball, Texas) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. She attended the University of Houston. At the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, 2001 World Championships in ...

, track and field athlete *

Jimmy Butler Jimmy Butler III (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Jimmy Buckets", he is a six-time NBA All-Star, a four-time All-NBA Team honore ...

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basketball player * Ray Collins,

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* Brooke Daniels,

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2009 *

Mike Eli Eli Young Band is an American country music band composed of members who met while students at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas: Mike Eli (lead vocals, guitar), James Young (guitar), Jon Jones (bass guitar), and Chris Thompson (drum ...

, singer/songwriter of Eli Young Band *

Clint Fagan Clint Michael Fagan (born October 21, 1981) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He worked in MLB between 2011 and 2017, and wore number 82 on his uniform. Career Fagan umpired his first MLB game on June 27, 2011. He worked a total ...

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Karlie Hay Karlie Denise Hay (born December 12, 1997) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2016. She is the first Texan to win the crown since 2011. Early life Hay was born on December 12, 1997, in Tomball, Tex ...

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Charlie Hayes Charles Dewayne Hayes (born May 29, 1965) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and former coach for the FCL Phillies. Hayes played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yanke ...

, former MLB infielder * Ke'Bryan Hayes, MLB infielder for the

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Keith Heinrich Keith Charles Heinrich (born March 19, 1979) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He was a two-sport star at Sam Houston State Bearkats#Football, Sam Houston S ...

, former NFL player *

Chris Herrmann Christopher Ryan Herrmann (born November 24, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher and outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, and ...

, MLB catcher * Justin Jackson, NBA basketball player *

Ben Keating Ben Keating (born August 18, 1971) is an American amateur racing driver and business owner operating out of Victoria, Texas. Keating is the owner of 28 car auto dealerships across Texas, The Keating Auto Group. Since starting auto racing in 2006, ...

, racing driver and business owner *

Venric Mark Venric Emeka-Wococha Mark is an American football running back, return specialist and wide receiver who is currently a free agent. Mark attended after previously playing for Northwestern. He has completed his redshirt junior season for the 2 ...

, former college football player *

Jimmy Needham Jimmy Needham (born August 22, 1985) is an American contemporary Christian musician signed to Inpop Records. He released debut album, ''For Freedom'', an independent release, in 2005, and after signing with the Christian record label Inpop in 2 ...

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ian *

Chiney Ogwumike Chinenye "Chiney" Ogwumike (born March 21, 1992) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2020, she became the first Black woman and the first WNBA ...

, WNBA player for the

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Nneka Ogwumike Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria "Nneka" Ogwumike (; born July 2, 1990) is a Nigerian-American basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), after being drafted No. 1 overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft. S ...

, WNBA player for the

and President of the WNBPA *

Troy Patton Troy Jamieson Patton (born September 3, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres. Patton attended Tomball High School in Tom ...

, MLB pitcher * David Phelps,

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* Gary Porter, former quarterback and coach *

Debbie Riddle Deborah Young Riddle (born October 15, 1949) is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 150, which encompasses much of northwest Harris County in and about Houston, Texas. Riddle was defeated in the Republi ...

, former member of the

* Dave Smith, former MLB pitcher *

Valoree Swanson Valoree Hanson Swanson (born September 22, 1957) is an American politician who serves as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. She was first elected in 2016, when she unseated incumbent Debbie Riddle in the Republican prima ...

, member of the

Nick Tremark Nicholas Joseph Tremark (October 15, 1912 – September 7, 2000) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played from 1934 to 1936. He attended Manhattan College. Prior to his Major League debut, Tremark starred as an o ...

, former MLB outfielder *

Roger Vick Roger Hamilton Vick (born August 11, 1964) is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles from 1987 to 1990. He played college football at Texas A&M Unive ...

, former NFL player *

Sherron Watkins Sherron Watkins (born August 28, 1959) is an American former Vice President of Corporate Development at the Enron Corporation. Watkins was called to testify before committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate at the beginning of 2002, ...

, former executive at

Enron Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. It was founded by Kenneth Lay in 1985 as a merger between Lay's Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, both relatively small regional companies. ...

Sister city

Tomball's

sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

Telgte Telgte (German pronunciation: �tɛlktə regionally �tɛlçtə is a town in the Warendorf district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the river Ems 12 km east of Münster and 15 km west of Warendorf. Telgte is famous as a place of ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. The two cities participate in foreign exchange student programs.Tomball Sister City Organization
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Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

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External links

City of Tomball official website
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