Mission Bend, Texas

Mission Bend, Texas
Census-designated place
A Mission Bend water tower
Coordinates: 29°41′37″N 95°39′42″W / 29.69361°N 95.66167°W / 29.69361; -95.66167Coordinates: 29°41′37″N 95°39′42″W / 29.69361°N 95.66167°W / 29.69361; -95.66167
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Fort Bend, Harris
Area
• Total	4.9 sq mi (12.7 km2)
• Land	4.9 sq mi (12.6 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	95 ft (29 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	36,501
• Density	7,400/sq mi (2,900/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	48-48772
GNIS feature ID	1867556

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; Mission Bend is 4 miles (6 km) northwest of the city hall of Sugar Land and 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Downtown Houston. The population was 36,501 at the 2010 census.

Mission Bend began in the early 1980s. The area gained population between 1980 and 1990. In 1990 the community had 24,945 residents. By 2000 many of the area's residents commuted to Houston.

Mission Bend is located at 29°41′37″N 95°39′42″W / 29.69361°N 95.66167°W / 29.69361; -95.66167 (29.693667, -95.661721).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.6 km²), of which 4.9 square miles (12.6 km²) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.41%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 30,831 people, 8,978 households, and 7,864 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 5,900.1 people per square mile (2,276.1/km²). There were 9,202 housing units at an average density of 1,761.0/sq mi (679.3/km²). 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.