North Cleveland is a city within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area and Liberty County,

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, United States. The population was 225 at the 2020 census.

Geography

North Cleveland is located in the northeast corner of Liberty County and is bordered to the east and south by the city of

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, to the north by

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and

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, and to the west by the East Fork of the San Jacinto River.

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, a four-lane freeway, passes through the southeastern corner of North Cleveland as it bypasses the center of Cleveland. I-69/US-59 leads northeast to

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and southwest to

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. According to the

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, North Cleveland has a total area of , of which , or 1.49%, are water. Via the San Jacinto River, the North Cleveland area is part of the watershed of

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Demographics

As of 2010 North Cleveland had a population of 247. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 68.4% non-Hispanic white, 1.6% non-Hispanic black, 1.2% non-Hispanic from other races, 3.2% from two or more races and 25.9% Hispanic or Latino. As of the

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of 2000, there were 263 people, 98 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 109 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 77.95%

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, 5.70%

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, 0.38%

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, 9.89% from

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, and 6.08% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 26.62% of the population. There were 98 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were

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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.23. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $27,813 for females. The

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for the city was $14,216. About 13.6% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the

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, including 22.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.3% of those 65 or over.

Education

North Cleveland is served by the

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. Cleveland High School is the sole comprehensive high school of Cleveland ISD. Residents of Cleveland ISD are zoned to

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.Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.191. LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

References

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