Needville, Texas
| Needville, Texas | |
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| Motto: "The Home of Friendly People" | |
 Location of Needville, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°23′54″N 95°50′24″W / 29.39833°N 95.84000°WCoordinates: 29°23′54″N 95°50′24″W / 29.39833°N 95.84000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Fort Bend |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.72 sq mi (4.46 km2) |
| • Land | 1.72 sq mi (4.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,823 |
| • Density | 1,640/sq mi (633.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77461 |
| Area code(s) | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-50628 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1342402 |
| Website | cityofneedville |
Needville is a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. It is within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. The population was 2,823 at the 2010 census.
Needville is located in southern Fort Bend County at 29°23′54″N 95°50′24″W / 29.398232°N 95.839880°W (29.398232, -95.839880).Texas State Highway 36 passes through the city, leading north 11 miles (18 km) to Rosenberg and southeast 21 miles (34 km) to West Columbia. Downtown Houston is 41 miles (66 km) to the northeast. Farm to Market Road 360 starts at SH 36 and heads northwest to Beasley, while Farm to Market Road 1236 goes southwest then southeast. Needville-Fairchilds Road connects with the community of Fairchilds to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Needville has a total area of 1.72 square miles (4.46 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,609 people, 926 households, and 688 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,532.5 people per square mile (592.6/km2). There were 979 housing units at an average density of 575.1 per square mile (222.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 74.09% White, 13.19% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 10.23% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.96% of the population.
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