Katy, Texas
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Katy is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Katy is located partially in the counties of Fort Bend, Waller, and Harris. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 11,775. Note: Census information, as well as other information on this page, are based on the actual city of Katy (Old Katy) and do not include the Unincorporated Houston part of Katy.
Named for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (commonly referred to at the "Katy Railroad", now a part of Union Pacific) that ran through it in the 19th century, the Houston suburb's prime attraction is the Katy Mills Mall. A secondary attraction is an unusual outdoor museum of Chinese culture and history called the Forbidden Gardens.
Actresses Renée Zellweger and Renee O'Connor were born in Katy. Country music performer Clint Black, Trading Spaces designer Frank Bielec, and American Idol contestant Kimberly Caldwell are from there as well. Comedian Janeane Garofalo
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List Of Mayors
Dan Cox (1971-1979)
John G. Morrison (1979-1983)
Johnny Nelson (1983-1987)
Ward A. Stanberry(1988-1991)
J.W. "Skip" Conner(1991-1995)
M.H. "Hank" Schmidt (1995-2001)
Doyle G. Callender (2001-Present)
Geography
Katy is located at 29°47'33" North, 95°49'21" West (29.792582, -95.822436)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.6 km² (10.7 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.
City of Katy vs. Katy Area
Katy residents often split the city into two informal sections: "Old Katy" (or Katy Proper) and "Katy Area". Old Katy is basically the actual City of Katy and lies for the most part north of Interstate 10. This is the original Katy from before the 1970s when Houston's Energy Corridor made its way west on I-10 and the development that came with it.
Katy Area is made up of large sections of unincorporated Harris and Fort Bend counties and for the most part sits east of the City of Katy. This area is within the Katy Independent School District and nearly everyone in this area has a Katy postal address. Katy Area includes newer developments such as Cinco Ranch and Grand Lakes, while also encompassing developments from the 1970s and 1980s such as Memorial Parkway and Nottingham Country. All of "Katy Area" lies in the city of Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), not Katy's ETJ. This means that the areas of "Katy Area" are controlled by the city of Houston and the city has the ability to annex it in the future. The city of Katy can not annex this area unless the city of Houston releases the area's ETJ to Katy, which has occurred in several small chunks in recent years. The most recent instance of this was in 2001 when Houston ceded about 400 acres (1.6 km²) of ETJ to the City of Katy to allow the Katy Mills Mall and surrounding parking lot to be built entirely within the City of Katy.
The Greater Katy region, which encompasses both the actual City of Katy along with the unincorporated subruban areas around the City, has approximately 175,000 residents total.
Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
The Katy region absorbed several thousand evacuees in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. No attempt has been made to get an accurate count of how many evacuees from Louisiana and Mississippi are in the region, however the Katy Independent School District reported on September 7, 2005 that they had received 1,161 new students in the district as a result of the hurricane. Mayor Doyle Callender in a Houston Chronicle interview on September 14, 2005 estimated there are 3,000 to 4,000 evacuees in Katy regional shelters while 500 of those are in shelters within the Katy city limits. There are likely thousands more in permanent housing units throughout the Katy region. One of the primary reasons why Katy absorbed such a large number of evacuees is its location on Interstate 10, the major east-west artery through the region and direct feeder route of evacuees from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. Nobody in the mandatory evacuations in the aftermath of the storm was evacuated to the Katy region; everyone who is in the area reached the city and region on their own.
Sports
In 2005,it was announced that Katy would get its own indoor football team.It would be an expansion team for National Indoor Football League.The team's name would be called the Katy Copperheads,and would play at the Merrell Center.In the district's sports,the Katy Tigers of Katy High School have won the most state football titles.The Taylor Mustangs of James E. Taylor High School,have won the most tennis state titles.The Cougers of Cinco Ranch High School,have won two consecutive track state titles.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 11,775 people, 3,888 households, and 3,083 families residing in the city. The population density is 426.1/km² (1,103.7/mi²). There are 4,072 housing units at an average density of 147.3/km² (381.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 83.98% White, 4.24% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 8.65% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. 23.75% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 3,888 households out of which 45.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% are married couples living together, 10.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% are non-families. 17.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.00 and the average family size is 3.37.
In the city the population is spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $51,111, and the median income for a family is $57,741. Males have a median income of $38,412 versus $33,004 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,192. 8.4% of the population and 7.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.1% are under the age of 18 and 6.5% are 65 or older.
Education
Pupils who live in Katy are zoned to schools in Katy Independent School District. Pupils in the city of Katy are zoned to either Katy Elementary School or Hutsell Elementary School. All Katy pupils are zoned to Katy Junior High School and Katy High School.
Katy is served by the Houston Community College System.
External links
- Katy Texas
- Master Plan Map of Katy Area / City of Katy
- City of Katy official web site
- Katy Independent School District web site
- Greater Katy Area Chamber of Commerce web site
- Katy Area Economic Development Council web site
- Katy Times web site--tri-weekly newspaper for the Katy region
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Local or Yahoo! Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Local or Microsoft Virtual Earth
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