Willowbrook is an area in northwest
Houston
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,
Texas
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United States
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bordered by the Cutten Road to the east, Grant to the north, Rockland to the west, and
Beltway 8
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to the south.
Sam Houston Race Park
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is one mile away.
Government and infrastructure
The
Houston Police Department
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(HPD) serves Willowbrook from the North Belt Police Station. The station opened in January 2018. HPD previously served it as part of the Northwest Patrol Division. The department previously operated the Willowbrook Storefront.
Houston Fire Department
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(HFD) built a temporary Station #96 at West Greens Road and Mills in 1995. In 1999 a new Station #96 was built at Willow Chase and Breton Ridge to service the Willowbrook Mall area and opened in 2000.
Houston City Council
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Currently, there are sixteen members, 11 elected from council districts and five at-large. The members of the Council are elected every four years, w ...
District A covers Willowbrook. As of 2008 Toni Lawrence represents the district.
Unincorporated areas around Willowbrook are within
Harris County Sheriff's Office
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North Patrol Division.
Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods located in Willowbrook:
*Willowbrook
*Willow Chase Park
*Centerfield
Communities Surrounding Willowbrook:
*
Champion Forest
* Greenwood Forest
*
Cypress
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* Northwest Park
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, the current population of Willowbrook Super Neighborhood #1 is 2,741.
Education
Students living in the district are zoned to the
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD, often referred to as Cy-Fair) is an independent school district with its headquarters in northwest unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. Cy-Fair ISD is the largest Recogn ...
.
* Francone and Hancock Elementary Schools (separate sections)
* Bleyl and Campbell Middle Schools (separate sections)
*
Cypress Creek High School
See also
*
Willowbrook Mall
References
Further reading
* Harris County Block Book Maps: Willowbrook Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
PDFo
JPG. Volume 118, Page 467.
External links
Area of Willowbrook
Neighborhoods in Houston
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