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Meadows Place is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land– metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 4,912. The latest FBI Statistics show Meadows Place to be the safest city in Fort Bend County.
Meadows Place was part of Stafford's extraterritorial jurisdiction prior to incorporation on November 14, 1983. Meadows Place was incorporated as Meadows, but this was changed to "Meadows Place" in 1997 due to postal conflicts with a city of a similar name, Meadow. The current mayor is Charles Jessup.
Postal addresses in Meadows Place are designated as "Meadows Place, Texas." Using "Stafford, Texas" with Meadows Place addresses is acceptable as the Post Office is in Stafford. [1].
Geography
Meadows Place is located at 29°38'59?N 95°35'19?W? / ?29.64972, -95.58861 (29.649599, -95.588747)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km˛), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,912 people, 1,598 households, and 1,358 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,247.8 people per square mile (2,017.6/km˛). There were 1,616 housing units at an average density of 1,726.5/sq mi (663.8/km˛). The racial makeup of the city was 71.82% White, 6.09% African American, 0.22% Native American, 15.72% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 3.24% from other races, and 2.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.46% of the population.
There were 1,598 households out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $73,180, and the median income for a family was $75,708. Males had a median income of $51,173 versus $35,929 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,134. About 1.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
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Meadows Place residents are within the Fort Bend Independent School District. Children attend Meadows Elementary School (located in the city of Meadows Place), Dulles Middle School (in Sugar Land), and Dulles High School (also in Sugar Land).
Postal services
The United States Postal Service operates the Stafford Post Office at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive, Stafford, Texas, 77477-9998.
Gallery
Signs indicating the border of Meadows Place and Stafford
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References
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