Crosby, Texas
| Crosby, Texas | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
 Location of Crosby, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°54′38″N 95°3′39″W / 29.91056°N 95.06083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,299 |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (390/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77532 |
| Area code(s) | 281 |
| FIPS code | 48-17756 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1355392 |
| Website | [8] |
| Our Family Helping Your Family Since 1942 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1942 |
| Employees | 50+ |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 5 (6 including the original Station 1, no longer in active service) |
| Engines | 6 |
| Tenders | 4 |
| HAZMAT | 1 |
Crosby is a census-designated place in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,299 at the 2010 census.
Crosby is located at 29°54′38″N 95°03′39″W / 29.910577°N 95.060882°WCoordinates: 29°54′38″N 95°03′39″W / 29.910577°N 95.060882°W (29.910577, −95.060882).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all of it land.
The site north of U.S. Route 90 (according to some) was an encampment nicknamed Lick Skillet in 1823 by Humphrey Jackson, one of the 300 original colonists to settle Texas. The name "Lick Skillet" came from the phrase, "The East Texas oxen team drivers sipped the spring sweet water and licked their skillets clean."
Humphrey Jackson (1784–1833) moved to Texas from Louisiana in September 1823 and built a log cabin outside Austin's colony on the San Jacinto River, 0.5 miles (800 m) west of the site of present-day Crosby. On August 16, 1824, the Baron de Bastrop granted him title to a league and a labor of land, including the place where he had settled, in what is now Harris County. Jackson next petitioned the Mexican government to form the San Jacinto District under control of the Austin colony; he was elected alcalde of the new district in 1824, 1825, and 1827, and served as ex officio militia captain of the San Jacinto area. Jackson was buried at Crosby. Jackson's Bayou in eastern Harris County is probably named for him.
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