Hilshire Village
| City of Hilshire Village | |
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Hilshire Village City Hall
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 Location of Hilshire Village, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°47′25″N 95°29′17″W / 29.79028°N 95.48806°WCoordinates: 29°47′25″N 95°29′17″W / 29.79028°N 95.48806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 746 |
| • Density | 2,500/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77055 |
| Area code(s) | 713 |
| FIPS code | 48-34148 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374079 |
| Website | www |
Hilshire Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 746 at the 2010 census. The city is the smallest of the Memorial Villages in terms of area.
As of 2000, Hilshire Village was the 10th wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income.
In the 1940s Frank Bruess and his mother left Missouri, entered Texas, and purchased 30 acres (120,000 m2) of land in his new state. Bruess read about a country estate in Hillshire, England; he liked this name and called his development "Hilshire Village" with one "L." By the early 1950s construction of Hilshire Village began.
In the mid-1950s, effort to form a Spring Branch municipality failed. Hilshire Village incorporated on April 15, 1955. Because of the 1955 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Hilshire Village's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were unincorporated. In 1960 543 people lived in Hilshire Village. In 1970 627 residents lived in Hilshire Village. By the 1990s the population grew to 665 residents. During that period some people demolished older homes and replaced them with newer homes.
Hilshire Village is located at 29°47′25″N 95°29′17″W / 29.79028°N 95.48806°W (29.790394, -95.488178).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 720 people, 286 households, and 227 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,661.0 people per square mile (1,029.6/km²). There were 292 housing units at an average density of 1,079.2 per square mile (417.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.89% White, 0.42% African American, 0.14% Native American, 3.33% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.
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