Kashmere Gardens is a historically

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in the northern

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area in

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. A group of single-family houses, many of which have large lots, Kashmere Gardens is between an industrial area and a rail corridor.Madere, M.
Kashmere Gardens enjoys resurgence in home values
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''. May 9, 2006. Retrieved on January 29, 2009. the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood #52 had about 10,005 people.

History

The City of Houston annexed it in the 1940s. Between 1990 and 2000 the

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population of Kashmere Gardens increased from around 19% of the population to around 31% as Hispanics in the Houston area moved into majority black neighborhoods. In the same period, the black population of the Kashmere area declined by 1,711 as majority African-American neighborhoods in Houston had declines in their black populations. A study by the Evert Crawford of Crawford Realty Advisors, in conjunction with the Institute for Regional Forecasting, stated that Kashmere Gardens' population increased by 10.5% each year from 2000 to 2005. In 2007 Kashmere Gardens was one of several Houston neighborhoods with a high concentration of felons. By 2010 the

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began buying houses in the district to reduce the effects of potential floods. The community received severe damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The president of the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood Association, Keith Downey, stated that residents felt helpless in the face of institutional failures in local governments. Danny Vinik of ''

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'' wrote that "Nearly every street n Kashmere Gardenshas gutted homes." In 2019 the

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published a report indicating the neighborhood had higher than average cancer rates.

Demographics

In 2000 the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood #52 had about 11,286 people, with 2,800 people per square mile. the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood #52 had about 10,005 people, with 2,493 people per square mile. the median income was $23,000.

Government and infrastructure

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District B. The Houston Fire Department operates Fire Station 39 at 5810 Pickfair Street. It is within Fire District 34.

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(formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Settegast Health Center for ZIP code 77026. The nearest public hospital is

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in northeast Houston.

Education

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operates local public schools. Kashmere Gardens is within and Trustee District II, represented by Carol Mims Galloway as of 2009. Residents are zoned to: * Kashmere Gardens Elementary School (most), and Isaacs Elementary School (some) * Key Middle School (most), and Fleming Middle School (some) *

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(most), and Wheatley High School (some) In 2008 criminals systematically burglarized several area schools. The

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operated St.Francis of Assisi Catholic School in Kashmere Gardens. It was established in 1955, and closed in 2020. Parent Sharita Palmer Mayo, as paraphrased by Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio of ''

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'', stated that the school "had been severely damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, but community members had worked hard to support rebuilding efforts and eopen; the archdiocese attributed the closure to

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operated the McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library at 5411 Pardee Street. The library closed after Hurricane Harvey damaged it in 2017. In 2018, city library officials were reportedly unsure whether they would reopen the library. By 2020, plans were underway to renovate the facility, though the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed this process.

Notable residents

* Harold Dutton – member of the

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Radcliffe, Jennifer.
Critics: In HISD, too many don't go where zoned / Black leaders argue bond has no fix to get kids back to schools in their neighborhoods
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''. Sunday October 14, 2007. B1 MetFront. * Johnny Bush – country music singer

References

External links

* Harris County block book map
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– City of Houston {{coord missing, Texas Neighborhoods in Houston