Piney Point Village is a city in
Harris County, Texas
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,
United States
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. The population was 3,128 at the
2020 census. Piney Point Village is
the wealthiest place in Texas, as ranked by per capita income. It is part of a collection of upscale residential communities in west Houston known as the
Memorial Villages.
History
In 1885 Piney Point Village began as a station on the
Texas Western Railroad.
German
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farmers settled in the area. According to 1936 state highway maps, the community was near a
sawmill
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.
In the mid 1950s, an effort to form a Spring Branch municipality failed. Piney Point Village incorporated in 1955 with an
alderman
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form of government.
Because of the 1955 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Piney Point Village's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were
unincorporated.
[Lee, Renée C.]
Annexed Kingwood split on effects
" ''Houston Chronicle
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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. In 1960 the city had 1,790 residents. By 1966 the city had one public school and four churches. In 1990 the city had 3,380 residents.
For a decade ending in 1993 the
Consulate-General of Japan in Houston refused to pay "user fees" billed to the consulate by the City of Piney Point Village (the consul-general residence is in Piney Point Village). The Japanese argued that this was a tax and that diplomatic facilities should not be taxed. In 1993 Piney Point Village announced that the consulate owed the city around $14,000
United States dollar
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s. The Japanese argued that international agreements exempted consulate facilities from taxes, while Piney Point Village said the annual fees were for user services. James Baker, a Piney Point Village alderman, threatened to suspend garbage pickup services and expose the Japanese consulate to ridicule. In September of that year a
U.S. State Department letter stated that consulates should pay legitimate user fees, and that consulates do not have to pay for fire and police services. The consulate paid almost $12,000, including $4,500 in interest, to the city. According to Vice-Consul Takaki Takinami originally the city charged $14,915.52 before changing the invoice and deducting police and fire costs. Shojiro Imanishi, who was the outgoing consul-general, agreed to pay $4,500 annually. In 1993 the
Consulate-General of Indonesia in Houston and the
Consulate-General of Australia in Houston had consul-general residences in Piney Point Village; they paid the fees voluntarily and without controversy.
Geography

Piney Point Village is located at (29.761728, –95.516029).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,380 people, 1,225 households, and 982 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,282 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.26%
White
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and 8.40%
Asian. Additionally, Piney Point is home to a small minority community which is, 0.53%
African American
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, 0.03%
Native American, 0.09%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.44% from
other races, and 1.24% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 3.76% of the population.
There were 1,225 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.8% were
married couples
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living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 17.0% from 25 to 44, 37.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $184,991, and the median income for a family was $200,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $57,222 for females. The
per capita income
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for the city was $133,247. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 4.0% of
2010 census
According to the 2010 census there were 3,125 people, 1,064 households and 945 families. 377 families had children under 18 in their household. Whites compromise 85.1% of the population, 11.0% are Asian, 4.5% Hispanic, and 1.7% African American.
Infrastructure and government
Local government
The city has restrictions against all forms of business.
At one point city hall was located in Suite 100 at 7721 San Felipe Drive in Piney Point Village. The office suite faced demolition, forcing city hall to move. In May 2008, Piney Point Village residents voiced opposition after the city proceeded to purchase a $1.5 million
U.S. dollar, 12-room mansion at 230 Blalock Road to serve as city hall with six staffed employees. The residents believed that the city government's manner of purchasing and the lack of notification of area residents was not ethical. The city government stated that it decided to buy the mansion to avoid high rental costs. The city later backed out of the deal.
[Falkenberg, Lisa.]
Secret deal stuns oasis
." ''Houston Chronicle
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''. Friday May 4, 2008. B1 MetFront. Retrieved on January 1, 2009. Effective on July 26, 2007 city hall moved to Suite 300 in the 7676 Woodway office complex at 7676 Woodway Drive in Houston.
Bunker Hill Village,
Hunters Creek Village, and Piney Point Village jointly operate the Memorial Villages Police Department. The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages. The village is within the Memorial Villages Water Authority.
County, federal, and state representation
Harris County Precinct Three, headed by Steve Radack as of 2008, serves Piney Point Village.
Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Northwest Health Center for ZIP code 77024 and Valbona Health Center (formerly People's Health Center) in
Greater Sharpstown for 77063. The nearest public hospital is
Ben Taub General Hospital in the
Texas Medical Center
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Over 6 ...
.
Piney Point Village is located in
District 136 of the
Texas House of Representatives
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. As of 2008
Beverly Woolley represents the district. Piney Point Village is within
District 7 District 7 could refer to:
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of the
Texas Senate
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; as of 2008
Dan Patrick represents the district.
Piney Point Village is in
Texas's 7th congressional district; in 2008, the pro-
Republican Party publication ''Human Events'' identified the zip code 77024 as the zip code that gave the eighth largest contribution to
John McCain
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's
2008 U.S. Presidential Election
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campaign. The zip code, which includes the portion of Piney Point Village north of the
Buffalo Bayou
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, gave $540,309
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s by October 24, 2008. As of 2019, however, the 7th congressional district is represented by a
Democrat,
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher.
Politics
In the
2016 presidential election, Piney Point Village went to
Republican nominee
Donald Trump
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with 1,212 votes (68%) while
Democratic nominee
Hillary Clinton
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received 499 votes (28%). In the
2020 presidential election, Piney Point Village tallied 1,414 votes (66%) for Republican nominee Trump and 691 votes (32%) for Democratic nominee
Joe Biden
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. In the
2024 presidential election, Republican nominee Trump garnered 1,336 votes (70%) in Piney Point Village to Democratic nominee
Kamala Harris
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's 519 votes (27%).
Voting History
In recent decades, Piney Point Village has consistently supported Republican presidential and gubernatorial candidates. In the
2020 presidential election, even as
Joe Biden
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made gains on
Hillary Clinton's performance in more urbanized areas in the state of Texas,
Donald Trump
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exceeded his 2016 percentage in the city. The largest showing for a Republican presidential candidate in this city since 2000 is the 81.88% won by
Mitt Romney
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in 2012.
The largest showing for a Republican gubernatorial candidate is the 91.15% received by
George W. Bush
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in his 1998 gubernatorial re-election bid.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Almost all of the city is served by the
Spring Branch Independent School District while a small portion is served by the
Houston Independent School District
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.
[Street Map]
" City of Piney Point Village. Retrieved on December 6, 2018. Compare to:
= Spring Branch Independent School District
=
Most of Piney Point Village is north of the Buffalo Bayou. That portion is served by Spring Branch Independent School District.
[
All residents are assigned to Wildcat Way School in Houston for preschool.
Memorial Drive Elementary School is within the city boundaries of Piney Point Village and serves all residents in the SBISD portion. Piney Point-resident students in SBISD are zoned to Spring Branch Middle School and Memorial High School, both in Hedwig Village.
]
= Houston Independent School District
=
The portion south of the Buffalo Bayou is served by the Houston Independent School District.[
HISD students are zoned to ]Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Elementary School, Revere Middle School, and Margaret Long Wisdom High School
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(formerly Robert E. Lee High School) (students may attend Lamar High School or Westside High School instead.[Home Page](_blank)
as of May 9, 2005. ''Lee High School''.) Residents of the Emerson Elementary School attendance zone may apply for the Briarmeadow Charter School. Mark White Elementary School is scheduled to open in August 2016. Residents of the Emerson Elementary zone, along with those of the Briargrove, Pilgrim, and Piney Point zones, will be allowed to apply to this school.
When Westside opened in 2000,[Personal Touches]
" ''Education Week
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The newspaper publishes ...
''. residents of the Lee attendance boundary gained the option to attend Westside instead of Lee, with no free transportation provided.
Private schools
The Kinkaid School, a private K–12 school, is located in Piney Point Village. The K–8 main campus of St. Francis Episcopal School is located in Piney Point Village while its high school and Primary School is in Houston.
St. Cecilia School, a K–8 Roman Catholic
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private school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
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, is located in nearby Hedwig Village.
Colleges and universities
Both Spring Branch ISD and Houston ISD (and therefore all of Piney Point Village) are served by the Houston Community College System.Sec. 130.182. HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
/ref> The Northwest College operates the nearby Town & Country Square Campus in Houston.
Public libraries
It is served by the Spring Branch Memorial Branch of Harris County Public Library (the Spring Branch Memorial Branch is in Hedwig Village).
Media
The ''Houston Chronicle
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'' is the area regional newspaper.
The '' Memorial Examiner'' is a local newspaper distributed in the community.
The ''Memorial Buzz'' is also the local Magazine which serves Bunker Hill Village, Hunters Creek Village, and Piney Point Village
Postal services
The United States Postal Service
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uses "Houston" for all Piney Point Village addresses; "Piney Point" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Piney Point Village.
Most of Piney Point Village is within the 77024 ZIP code, while the section south of the Buffalo Bayou has the 77063 ZIP code.
The United States Postal Service
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location serving 77024 is the Memorial Park Post Office at 10505 Town and Country Way, Houston, Texas, 77024-9998.
The location serving 77063 is the John Dunlop Post Office at 8728 Beverlyhill Street, Houston, Texas, 77063-9998.
Notable people
* Eugene Cernan
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Cernan traveled into space three times and ...
, the last man who walked on the Moon (during the 1972 Apollo 17
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mission)
* Roger Clemens, former pitcher for the Houston Astros
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* J. Howard Marshall, billionaire oil investor
* Mary Lou Retton
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, Gymnast
* Kate Upton
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, model
* Justin Verlander
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, pitcher for the Houston Astros
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See also
* Spring Branch, Houston
Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Tanner Road and Hempstead Road to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 (Texas), Interstate 10 to the south, a ...
* Memorial, Houston
References
External links
City of Piney Point Village official website
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Cities in Texas
Greater Houston
Populated places established in 1885