Alief, Houston
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| Community of Houston, Texas | |
| Motto: “The friendliest, most diverse community in Houston.” | |
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| Coordinates: 29°42′40″N 95°35′47″W / 29.71111°N 95.59639°WCoordinates: 29°42′40″N 95°35′47″W / 29.71111°N 95.59639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| City | Houston |
| Area | Southwest |
| Settled | 1894 |
| Annexed | 1977 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.6 sq mi (94.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2010)US Census | |
| • Total | 256,592 |
| • Density | 7,008/sq mi (2,711/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1329364 |
Alief (/ˈeɪliːf/ AY-leef) is a large suburban community in Harris County, Texas, United States that is mostly within the city limits of Houston. The Alief Community Association defines the boundaries of Alief as, "Westheimer on the north, Sam Houston Tollway on the east, Fort Bend County Line on the west and Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 on the south," while the Alief Independent School District boundaries extend as far east as Gessner in some places. Portions of Alief are in Southwest Houston while other portions of Alief are within unincorporated Harris County.
In 1861, Reynolds Reynolds claimed 1,250 acres (5.1 km2) of land near Brays Bayou. The land was sold to Jacamiah Seaman Daugherty in 1888 and in the following year, he allowed the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway to build on his land. Daugherty sold his land in 1893 to Francis Meston who planned to engineer a community. Daugherty stayed to oversee land sales in Meston's Houston office. In 1894, the community was surveyed and recognized by Harris County. Surveyors named the town Dairy, Texas. The first two town settlers, Dr. John S. Magee and his wife, Alief Ozelda Magee, moved from Ellis County to Dairy the same year.
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