Mission Bend, Texas
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Mission Bend is a census-designated place (CDP) around Texas State Highway 6 within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Fort Bend and Harris counties in the U.S. state of Texas;<ref name=MBMap20202010>Template:Cite web
Template:Cite web - Compare to the ETJ map and to school district attendance zone maps.</ref><ref name=ETJmap>Template:Cite web - Compare with the CDP map.</ref> Mission Bend is Template:Convert northwest of the city hall of Sugar Land and Template:Convert southwest of Downtown Houston.<ref name="Handbook">Template:Handbook of Texas</ref> The population was 36,914 at the 2020 census.<ref name=CensusProfileMissionBend/>
History
Mission Bend began in the early 1980s.<ref name="Handbook"/> The area gained population between 1980 and 1990.<ref>Rodriguez, Lori. "Census tracks rapid growth of suburbia." Houston Chronicle. Sunday March 10, 1991. Section A, Page 1.</ref> In 1990, the community had 24,945 residents. By 2000, many of the area's residents commuted to Houston.<ref name="Handbook"/>
The City of Houston did a limited purpose annexation of a portion of the Mission Bend area after the year 2000,<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare with the 1990/2000 maps, and the 2010/2020 maps.</ref> therefore reducing the CDP's territory.<ref name=MBMap20202010/><ref name=20001990maps>Template:Cite web - Compare with the fire station address and/or with school addresses.
1990 U.S. census maps: Harris County index map and pages 162 and 163, and Fort Bend County index map and page 12.</ref>
Geography
Mission Bend is located at Template:Coord (29.693667, -95.661721).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 0.41%, is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
Mission Bend first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.<ref name=1990CensusTX/>
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 9,806 | 4,975 | 3,646 | 31.81% | 13.63% | 9.88% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 6,546 | 10,581 | 9,933 | 21.23% | 28.99% | 26.91% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 50 | 55 | 56 | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 5,025 | 5,510 | 5,873 | 16.88% | 15.10% | 15.91% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0.07% | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| Other Race alone (NH) | 108 | 109 | 148 | 0.35% | 0.30% | 0.40% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 752 | 542 | 679 | 2.44% | 1.48% | 1.84% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8,343 | 14,718 | 16,573 | 27.06% | 40.32% | 44.90% |
| Total | 30,831 | 36,501 | 36,914 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 36,914 people, 10,864 households, and 8,997 families residing in the CDP.
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 30,831 people, 8,978 households, and 7,864 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 9,202 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 46.32% White, 21.50% African American, 0.31% Native American, 16.96% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 10.63% from other races, and 4.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.06% of the population.
There were 8,978 households, out of which 55.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.4% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 3.67.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,222, and the median income for a family was $60,999. Males had a median income of $39,323 versus $31,119 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,029. About 4.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure
The Harris County Sheriff's Office serves the Harris County side. It operates the Mission Bend Storefront in an unincorporated area in the International District adjacent to the CDP.<ref name="Map">"International District Boundaries Template:Webarchive." International Management District. Retrieved on May 2, 2010.</ref><ref>"Contact Information Template:Webarchive." Harris County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved on May 28, 2010.</ref>
Community Volunteer Fire Department Station #4 is located adjacent to the CDP,<ref name=MBMap20202010/><ref>Template:Cite web - Compare the full address (street number, street name, and ZIP code) to the CDP map and the limited purpose annexation map. Confirms that Community VFD is a fire department.</ref> in a limited purpose annexed part of Houston.<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare to the fire station address.</ref> As of the 2000 U.S. census and before, this area was in the Mission Bend CDP.<ref name=20001990maps/>
Harris Health serves as the hospital district for Harris County. Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital which the county contracts with.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Other medical facilities in the area include the 24-hour SignatureCare Emergency Center located on Highway 6 and Beechnut Street.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Mission Bend CDP residents in Fort Bend County are zoned to schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mission Bend CDP residents in Harris County are zoned to schools in the Alief Independent School District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Fort Bend County section is within the West Division, controlling school board slots 1 through 3.<ref>"2007-2008 Operating Procedures Template:Webarchive." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.</ref><ref>"Contacting Your School Board Members Template:Webarchive." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.</ref>
Elementary schools serving the FBISD section of the Mission Bend CDP and within the Mission Bend CDP include:<ref name=MBMap20202010/> Mission Bend-Glen, and Mission West. Arizona Fleming, located in the Four Corners CDP, serves a section of the Mission Bend CDP.<ref>2009-2010 Elementary School Boundary Template:Webarchive. Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on August 30, 2009.</ref> Hodges Bend Middle School, located in the Four Corners CDP, serves almost all of the FBISD portion of the CDP, while Crockett Middle School, outside of the Mission Bend CDP, serves a small portion.<ref>2009-2010 Middle School Boundary Template:Webarchive. Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on August 30, 2009.</ref> George Bush High School, located in the Mission Bend CDP, serves the FBISD section of the Mission Bend CDP.<ref>2008-2009 High School Boundary Template:Webarchive. Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on August 30, 2009.</ref>
Alief schools that serve Harris County areas in the Mission Bend CDP include Petrosky Elementary School (in the CDP),<ref>"Elementary School Attendance Zones." Alief Independent School District. 2015. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.</ref> Miller Intermediate School (outside of the CDP) for non-bilingual and bilingual students,<ref>"Intermediate School Attendance Zones." Alief Independent School District. 2014. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.</ref><ref>"Intermediate School Bilingual Attendance Zones." Alief Independent School District. 2014. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.</ref> and Albright Middle School (inside the CDP).<ref>"Middle School Attendance Zones." Alief Independent School District. 2014. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.</ref> Elementary school bilingual students are zoned to Rees Elementary School.<ref>"Elementary School Bilingual Attendance Zones." Alief Independent School District. 2014. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.</ref> Alief ISD students are randomly assigned to either Elsik, Hastings, or Taylor high schools. None of the high schools are within the Mission Bend CDP. The district also maintains two magnet schools, Kerr High School and Alief Early College High School.<ref>"Alief ISD High School Information." Alief Independent School District. Retrieved on February 15, 2017.</ref>
In 2023 Mission Bend and Glen elementary schools consolidated,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> due to decreased enrollments.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
There is a charter K-8 school, International Leadership of Westpark, in Mission Bend CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare with CDP map.</ref>
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Mission West Elementary School
Private schools
Iman Academy Southwest is currently in the limited purpose Houston city limits.<ref>Home. Iman Academy. Retrieved on May 23, 2019. "Iman Academy Southwest 6240 Highway 6 South Houston, TX 77083"</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Previously it was in Mission Bend CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web - 1990 Census Maps: Index for Harris County and pages 162 and 163 // Index for Fort Bend County and page 12.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Mission Bend Christian Academy is located north of the CDP.<ref>Home Page. Mission Bend Christian Academy. Retrieved on September 5, 2009.</ref>
Colleges and universities
The Texas Legislature designated Houston Community College System (HCC) as serving Alief ISD. Additionally, it specifies that the HCC boundary includes "the part of the Fort Bend Independent School District that is not located in the service area of the Wharton County Junior College District and that is adjacent to the Houston Community College System District."<ref name=CCBoundaryHCC>Template:Cite web</ref> Wharton College's boundary within FBISD is defined only as the City of Sugar Land and the ETJ of Sugar Land,<ref name=CCBoundaryWharton>Template:Cite web</ref> and the Fort Bend portion is in the Houston ETJ, not the Sugar Land ETJ.<ref name=MBMap20202010/><ref name=ETJmap/> Mission Bend is in HCC.<ref>Template:Cite web - See profile page - This map directly shows the Mission Bend label in the Houston Community College area.</ref>
Libraries
Fort Bend County Libraries operates the Mission Bend Branch.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Parks and recreation
Fort Bend County owns and operates the Mission West Park in Mission Bend. The park includes a baseball blacktop, a play area, tables, a walking track, and a volleyball court.<ref>"County Owned Parks Template:Webarchive." Fort Bend County. Retrieved on October 11, 2009.</ref>
Transportation
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) operates public bus services in the area. The agency operates the Mission Bend Park and Ride in an unincorporated area of Harris County, near Mission Bend.<ref>"Mission Bend Park and Ride." Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas. Retrieved on January 24, 2010.</ref>
References
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