Prairie View, TX
| Prairie View, Texas | |
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| City | |
 Location of Prairie View, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 30°4′56″N 95°59′30″W / 30.08222°N 95.99167°WCoordinates: 30°4′56″N 95°59′30″W / 30.08222°N 95.99167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Waller |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | David Allen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.2 sq mi (18.7 km2) |
| • Land | 7.2 sq mi (18.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,576 |
| • Density | 770/sq mi (300/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77446 |
| Area code(s) | 936 |
| FIPS code | 48-59336 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1344521 |
Prairie View is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States and part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. The population was 5,576 at the 2010 census. The current estimated population is 6,197.
Prairie View A&M University is located in the city.
Prairie View is located at 30°4′56″N 95°59′30″W / 30.08222°N 95.99167°W (30.082131, -95.991788).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km²), all of it land. The city is bisected by US 290 and is neighbored by Hempstead, Texas to the west, Waller, Texas to the east, and Pine Island, Texas to the south.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,410 people, 694 households, and 360 families residing in the city. The population density was 611.0 people per square mile (235.8/km²). There were 834 housing units at an average density of 115.6 per square mile (44.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 3.47% White, 93.51% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 1.36% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.65% of the population.
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