PINEY POINT VILLAGE, TEXAS

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A sign at the city limits

'Piney Point Village' is a city in Harris County, Texas. The population was 3,380 at the 2000 census.
The United States Postal Service 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 [1]..
As of 2000, Piney Point Village is the 3rd wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income.
Piney Point Village is in Texas's 7th congressional district [2].

Contents
Geography
Demographics
Police service
Fire service
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Spring Branch Independent School District
Houston Independent School District
Private schools
Colleges and universities
Public libraries
Media
Postal services
Famous Residents
External links

Geography


Location of Piney Point Village, Texas

Piney Point Village is located at (29.761728, -95.516029).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.

Demographics


A street sign in Piney Point Village

A street sign and a wall in Piney Point Village

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,380 people, 1,225 households, and 982 families residing in the city. The population density was 609.8/km² (1,580.3/mi²). There were 1,282 housing units at an average density of 231.3/km² (599.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.26% White, 0.53% African American, 0.03% Native American, 8.40% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic 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 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 for the city was $97,247. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Police service


Bunker Hill Village, Hunters Creek Village, and Piney Point Village [3] jointly operate the Memorial Villages Police Department.

Fire service


The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages [4].

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.
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.
Memorial Drive Elementary School is within the city boundaries of Piney Point Village. Memorial Drive 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 Emerson Elementary School, Revere Middle School, and Lee High School (students may attend Lamar High School or Westside High School instead.)
Private schools

The Kinkaid School, a private K-12 school, is located in Piney Point Village.
St. Cecilia School, a K-8 Roman Catholic private school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is located in nearby Hedwig Village.
Colleges and universities

The city is served by the Houston Community College System.
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'' is the area regional newspaper.
The ''Memorial Examiner'' is a local newspaper distributed in the community [5].

Postal services


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 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.

Famous Residents



Roger Clemens, of the New York Yankees

Eugene Cernan, astronaut and last man on the Moon

External links



Piney Point Village

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