Spring Valley, Texas
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Spring Valley is a city located in Harris County, Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,611.
The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Spring Valley addresses.
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Geography
Image:TXMap-doton-SpringValley.PNG Spring Valley is located at 29°47'23" North, 95°30'17" West (29.789727, -95.504774)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,611 people, 1,365 households, and 1,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,064.3/km² (2,755.0/mi²). There were 1,410 housing units at an average density of 415.6/km² (1,075.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.79% White, 0.33% African American, 0.50% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 4.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,365 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $96,392, and the median income for a family was $109,020. Males had a median income of $86,963 versus $45,977 for females. The per capita income for the city was $44,912. 2.7% of the population and 1.8% of families were below the poverty line. 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and 1.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Law and government
As of 2006 the mayor of Spring Valley is Mike Andrews. Timothy P. Glanzman, Greg Herbst, Timothy R. Conroy, Bruce Spain, and Tom J. Trammell currently serve as members of the city council.
Education
Spring Valley is served by the Spring Branch Independent School District. Spring Valley is zoned to Valley Oaks Elementary School in Houston, Spring Branch Middle School in Hedwig Village, and Memorial High School in Hedwig Village.
Spring Valley is served by the Houston Community College System.
It is served by the Spring Branch Memorial Branch of Harris County Public Library (the Spring Branch Memorial Branch is in Hedwig Village).
External links
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