| City of Humble | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| Incorporated | 1933 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Ryan Liggett |
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| - Total | 9. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (25. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²) |
| - Land | 9. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 8 sq mi (25. 3 km²) |
| - Water | . 1 sq mi (. 3 km²) |
| Elevation | 90 ft (27. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 4 m) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
| - Total | 14,579 |
| - Density | 1,477. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (570. 3/km²) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 77300-77399 |
| Area code(s) | 281 |
| FIPS code | 48-35348[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374175[3] |
| Website: http://www.cityofhumble.net/ | |
Humble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is clickable click on an area Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county Metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget.
The proper pronunciation of the city is "umble" (the "H" being silent), as the city's founder (see below) pronounced his last name in that manner. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,579. The city shares a zip code with the small Houston neighborhood of Bordersville, although people who live in Bordersville still have Humble addresses. Bordersville is a predominantly African American community on FM 1960 and State Highway 184 in northeast Houston, Texas.
Petroleum has been the basis of Humble's economy since its beginning. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Loch Energy is headquartered in Humble; the city was the namesake for Humble Oil and Refining Company, which later merged with the Exxon corporation. Humble Oil and Refining Co was founded in 1911 The company would later consolidate with Standard Oil of New Jersey to become Exxon. The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American oil and gas Corporation and a direct descendant of John D
The city got its name from one of the original founders/settlers, a successful wildcatter originally from England named Pleasant Smith "Plez" Humble, who opened the first post office in his home and later served as justice of the peace. A Justice of the Peace ( JP) is a Puisne Judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace
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Geography
Humble is located at (29. 994920, -95. 264873). [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (25. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²), of which, 9. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 square miles (25. 6 km²) of it is land and 0. 10% is water.
Downtown Humble is located on a salt dome and most of the petroleum production is shallow and encircles the city by about a 2. A salt dome is a type of structural dome formed when a thick bed of Evaporite minerals (mainly salt or Halite) found at depth intrudes vertically into 5 mile radius.
History
The first settlers began moving into the Humble area in the early 1800s. Joseph Dunman was thought to be the first person to settle here and was believed to have arrived in 1828. A ferry was built nearby, over the San Jacinto River, and the area of Humble became a center for commercial activity due to the region's large timber industry. The San Jacinto River runs from Lake Houston in Harris County Texas to Galveston Bay. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or
As mentioned above, the city got its name from one of the original founders/settlers, Pleasant Smith "Plez" Humble, who opened the first post office in his home and later served as justice of the peace. The reference which can't be edited indicates that he was a wildcatter, but he was probably more of a fisherman and later a grocer and storekeeper and perhaps even an attorney. In addition, he reportedly worked with timber to make railroad ties and mined gravel. In 1883 a city directory reported that he operated a fruit stand. In 1885, he was a wood dealer, and in 1900, the the District 99, Justice Pct. 4, Harris Co. , Texas Census reports his occupation as attorney at law.
The reference also indicates that Plez Humble was a native of England, but census records consistently show that he was a native of Louisiana, and in 1900 was reported to have been born in Dec. 1834 in Louisiana.
Research indicates that he was most likely the son of Jacob C. and Francis (Knighton) Humble who married on July 24, 1827 in Amite, Mississippi and moved to Louisiana. Around 1860, Pleasant Smith Humble married Jane Elizabeth Markham. They had one son, William S. Humble, born in 1861. Jane Elizabeth died before 1910, and was reportedly buried at Humble Cemetery (see findagrave. com). Pleasant Smith Humble relocated to the Silsbee, Hardin Co. , Texas area where his sister lived, and died there around 1912.
Humble became an oil boom town in the early 1900s when oil was first produced there. A boomtown is a Community that experiences sudden and rapid population and Economic growth. The first oil was produced a couple years after the famous Spindletop discovery in Beaumont, Texas. Spindletop is a Salt dome Oil field located in south Beaumont, Texas (approx Beaumont is a city in and the County seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont&ndash Port Arthur Metropolitan Railroad linkage was established in 1904 and shortly thereafter the first tank car of oil was shipped out of Humble's oil field. The Humble oil fields are still active and have produced over 138,835,590 barrels of oil. When the oil boom receded, many land owners returned to truck farming, dairy farming and the timber industry.
The town of Humble was incorporated in 1933. It remained a rather small, quiet city until the opening of the Houston Intercontinental Airport in 1969. George Bush Intercontinental Airport is an International airport in the city of Houston, Texas, United States serving the Greater Houston
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 14,579 people, 5,460 households, and 3,652 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,477. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (570. 3/km²). There were 5,908 housing units at an average density of 598. 7/sq mi (231. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69. 24% White, 14. 49% African American, 0. 68% Native American, 3. 22% Asian, 0. 26% Pacific Islander, 9. 07% from other races, and 3. 04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23. 36% of the population.
There were 5,460 households out of which 37. 0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44. 6% were married couples living together, 16. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33. 1% were non-families. 26. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 62 and the average family size was 3. 18.
In the city the population was spread out with 28. 0% under the age of 18, 12. 3% from 18 to 24, 31. 8% from 25 to 44, 19. 4% from 45 to 64, and 8. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91. 4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,834, and the median income for a family was $46,399. Males had a median income of $34,434 versus $26,988 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,678. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 12. 2% of families and 15. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 2% of those under age 18 and 7. 4% of those age 65 or over.
CityData. com states that the crime rates for Humble were higher than the average United States crime rate. The average crime rate for cities with under 30,000 people was 325. 2; Humble's crime rate was at 744. 4 [1].
Education
Humble is served by the Humble Independent School District. Humble High School is a secondary school located in Humble, Texas, United States. Humble Independent School District is a School district based in Humble, Texas ( USA)
The city of Humble has three public elementary schools:
Humble is served by Ross Sterling Middle School (formerly by Humble Middle School in unincorporated Harris County) and Humble High School. Humble High School is a secondary school located in Humble, Texas, United States. All students attending the Humble Independent School District have the option to attend Quest High School, a magnet high school in the Atascocita section of unincorporated Harris County. Quest High School is a small secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near the city of Humble, in the Atascocita Atascocita is a Census-designated place (CDP in Harris County, Texas, United States.
Humble is served by North Harris Montgomery Community College District. Lone Star College System ( LSCS) is a publicly funded two-year United States Community college system serving the northern portions of the Greater
The Harris County Public Library Octavia Fields Branch serves the community. Harris County Public Library is a Public library system serving Harris County, Texas, United States.
Community services
Harris County Hospital District operates the E. A. "Squatty" Lyons Health Center in Humble. The Harris County Hospital District is a governmental entity with taxing authority that owns and operates three hospitals and numerous clinics throughout Harris County,
Points of interest
- Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
- Jesse H. US Route 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas) Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens (over 250 acres are county Botanical gardens with an Arboretum and natural areas located at 2306 Aldine Westfield Road Jones Park and Nature Center
Notable natives
- Imad Baba -- former US soccer player
- David Boston -- former National Football League (NFL) player
- Jack Fields -- former US Congressman
- David Givens -- NFL Receiver for Tennessee Titans
- Alberto Gonzalez -- former U.S. Attorney General under President George W. Bush and the first Hispanic to ever hold the position
- Humble Billy Hayes -- Public address voice of the National Basketball Association Dallas Mavericks
- Howard Hughes -- American aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer and director, and one of the wealthiest people in the world
- David Kersh -- country music singer
- Bertrand Berry -- NFL veteran playing for Arizona
References
- ^ US Census Bureau Population Finder: Humble city, TX. Imad Baba (born March 15 1974 in Humble Texas is a former US Soccer Midfielder. David Boston (born August 19, 1978 in Humble Texas) is a Canadian Football Wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Jack Milton Fields Jr (born February 3, 1952) is a Texas Businessman and a former Republican member of the United States The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. David Lamar Givens (born August 16, 1980 in Youngstown Ohio) is an American football Wide receiver who is currently a Free The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. Alberto R Gonzales (born August 4 1955) was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically "Humble" Billy Hayes is an American Public address announcer for the Dallas Mavericks basketball team of the NBA. A public address or " PA " system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, Amplifier and Loudspeakers used to The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist David Kersh (born December 9 1970 in Humble Texas) is an American Country music singer who made his debut in 1996 Bertrand Demond Berry (born August 15, 1975 in Houston Texas) is an American football Defensive end who currently plays for the factfinder. census. gov. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English
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- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
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