Hunters Creek Village
| City of Hunters Creek Village | |
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Hunters Creek Village City Hall
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 Location in Harris County and the state of Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°46′11″N 95°30′1″W / 29.76972°N 95.50028°WCoordinates: 29°46′11″N 95°30′1″W / 29.76972°N 95.50028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,367 |
| • Density | 2,300/sq mi (870/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77024 |
| Area code(s) | 713 |
| FIPS code | 48-35480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374180 |
| Website | www |
Hunters Creek Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. The population was 4,367 at the 2010 census. It is part of a collection of upscale residential communities in west Houston known as the Memorial Villages.
As of 2000, Hunters Creek Village was the 5th wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income. A 2010 BusinessWeek study stated that Hunters Creek Village was the most expensive suburb in Texas.
Prior to the incorporation of Piney Point Village, German farmers settled the area and opened sawmills. By 1936 the community had a sawmill and several residences.
In the mid-1950s, effort to form a Spring Branch municipality failed. The city incorporated in 1954 with a mayor-alderman government. Because of the 1954 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Hunters Creek Village's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were unincorporated. By 1966 year the community had a school and a church. Between 1960 and 1980 the population increased from 2,478 to 4,580. In 1982 the population fell to 4,215. 4,598 people lived in Hunters Creek Village in 1990.
In 2008, Forbes.com selected Hunters Creek Village, along with the adjacent community of Bunker Hill Village and (southwest suburban) Sugar Land, as one of the three Houston-area "Top Suburbs To Live Well."
Hunters Creek Village is located at 29°46′11″N 95°30′1″W / 29.76972°N 95.50028°W (29.769632, -95.500190).
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