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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Harris, Fort Bend, Waller |
| Incorporated | 1945 |
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| - Mayor | Don Elder Jr. 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 Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U Waller 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 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full 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 | |
| - Total | 10. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 sq mi (27. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²) |
| - Land | 10. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 7 sq mi (27. 6 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²) |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
| - Total | 11,775 |
| - Density | 426. 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 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 1/sq mi (1,103. 7/km²) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 77400-77499 |
| Area code(s) | 281 |
| FIPS code | 48-38476[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1338960[3] |
| Website: http://ci.katy.tx.us/ | |
Katy is a city located in Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties in the U.S. state of 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 Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Waller County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government 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 population was 11,775 at the 2000 census.
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Overview
Katy is named for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (commonly referred to as the "K-T Railroad", now a part of Union Pacific) that ran through Katy in the 19th century. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (reporting marks MKT) was incorporated May 23, 1870. Katy was once known as Cane Island. The name is derived from Cane Island Creek which runs just west of downtown. Cane Creek is a branch of Buffalo Bayou. The origins of the name Cane Island are believed to be from the fact that Katy was once a major sugar cane producer and rice producer. It has a festival the second weekend in October to honor and recoginize the former rice producing town.
Katy is home to the Igloo Corporation, an internationally-known manufacturer of cooling and portable refrigeration products. Igloo Products Corporation is a manufacturer of ice chests The company's headquarters are in unincorporated Waller County, Texas, United States Igloo Corporation consolidated all of its operations in Katy in 2003. Katy is also home to the corporate offices and product distribution center for Academy Sports and Outdoors, one of the United States's top sporting goods retailers. Academy Sports and Outdoors (Sometimes Academy Sports + Outdoors) is a sports goods discount store headquartered in Katy TX.
Geography
Katy is located at (29. 792582, -95. 822436). [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10. 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 7 square miles (27. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of None of the area is covered with water.
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 the actual city limits of Katy and lies mostly north of Interstate 10. In the US state of Texas, Interstate 10 is the major east-west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. This is the original Katy from before the 1970s when Houston's Energy Corridor (and the development that came with it) made its way west on I-10.
The "Katy area" is made up of large sections of unincorporated Harris and Fort Bend counties and mostly sits east and southeast of the city limits of Katy. Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U This area is within the Katy Independent School District and nearly everyone in this area has a Katy postal address.
The Katy area includes new upscale developments and master planned communities such as Cinco Ranch, Wood Creek Reserve, Grayson Lakes, Seven Meadows, Firethorne and Grand Lakes, while also encompassing developments from the 1970s and 1980s such as Memorial Parkway, Kelliwood and Nottingham Country. Cinco Ranch is a Census-designated place and master-planned community located in the Extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within Fort Memorial Parkway is a Neighborhood in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States, east of the city of Katy. Nottingham Country is a master-planned community developed during the 1970s and 1980s in multiple phases by the Kickerillo Companies in Harris County Texas, lying
All of the "Katy area" lies in the city of Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), not Katy's ETJ. Extraterritorial jurisdiction or ETJ is the legal ability of a Government to exercise Authority beyond its normal boundaries 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 cannot 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.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,775 people in "Old Katy", 3,888 households, and 3,083 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,103. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7 people per square mile (426. 1/km²). There were 4,072 housing units at an average density of 381. 7/sq mi (147. 3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23. 75% of the population. Also, there is a small Muslim community represented by the Katy Islamic Association.
There were 3,888 households out of which 45. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63. 9% were married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20. 7% were non-families. 17. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 00 and the average family size was 3. 37.
In the city the population was 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 was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97. 5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,111, and the median income for a family was $57,741. Males had a median income of $38,412 versus $33,004 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,192. 8. 4% of the population and 7. 0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9. 1% were under the age of 18 and 6. 5% were 65 or older.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Pupils who live in Katy are zoned to schools in Katy Independent School District. The Katy Independent School District is a public School district based in Katy, Texas, United States
Three elementary schools, all in the city of Katy, serve Katy residents:
The following middle schools serve City of Katy residents:
- Katy Junior High School
- Woodcreek Junior High School (in unincorporated Fort Bend County)[5]
All high school aged students in the City of Katy are zoned to Katy High School
Many homes in unincorporated Fort Bend, Harris, or Waller counties which have Katy addresses are served by other schools in Katy ISD. Katy High School is a secondary school located in Katy Texas and serves grades 9 through 12 The Katy Independent School District is a public School district based in Katy, Texas, United States
Colleges and universities
Katy is served by the Houston Community College System. Houston Community College System ( HCCS) is a Community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, and
Public libraries
Katy is served by the Katy Branch of Harris County Public Library. Harris County Public Library is a Public library system serving Harris County, Texas, United States.
Sports
The Katy Ruff Riders of the Intense Football League play at the Katy ISD's Leonard E. Merrell Center. The Intense Football League was a professional Indoor football league that initially began operations in 2004. The Katy Independent School District is a public School district based in Katy, Texas, United States The Leonard E Merrell Center is a 5600-seat multi-purpose Arena in Katy Texas.
The Katy Tigers of Katy High School won the state football title in 1959, 1997, 2000, 2003, and 2007. Katy High School is a secondary school located in Katy Texas and serves grades 9 through 12 American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with
The Katy Community is documented and told about on KatyNation and describes the tradition behind Katy Football.
Transportation
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) operates the Kingsland Park and Ride (Route 221) east of Katy at 21669 Kingsland Boulevard. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Texas (METRO operates Bus, Light rail, future Commuter rail, and METROLift (paratransit service in In February 2008 METRO opened a new park and ride location at the Cinemark parking lots near the intersection of Grand Parkway and I-10. The new Route is #222 Schedules can be found at: [1]
Greyhound Bus Lines operates the Katy Station at Millers Exxon. Greyhound Lines is an intercity Common carrier of passengers by Bus serving over 3700 destinations in the United States. Exxon is a brand of fuel sold by ExxonMobil. History Exxon formally replaced the Esso, Enco, [6]
Community information
The Katy Family YMCA is located in nearby Cinco Ranch in unincorporated Fort Bend County. The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man Cinco Ranch is a Census-designated place and master-planned community located in the Extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within Fort The YMCA was formerly named after Ken Lay, due to his having given an endowment of over $1 million. Kenneth Lee "Ken" Lay ( April 15, 1942 Soon after the Enron scandal began, the YMCA, since removing the name was undoable due to the financial help Lay provided, reduced the name, "Ken Lay" to approximately one-fourth the size it was before. The Enron scandal was a financial scandal involving Enron Corporation Former ( NYSE ticker symbol ENE and its accounting firm Arthur Andersen In June 2006 Lay asked for his money to be returned in the wake of his legal trouble surrounding the Enron Scandal; consequently his name was removed and the YMCA was renamed the Katy Family YMCA. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in
Retail centers are springing up all throughout Katy to accommodate the rapid residential growth. The major retail growth is now being focused on the Katy Fort Bend Road near the east entrance to the Katy Mills shopping mall. Katy Mills is an outlet shopping mall in Katy Texas &mdashwest of Houston &mdashdeveloped by The Mills Corporation and now owned by Simon Property
Postal service
The United States Postal Service operates the Katy Post Office at 5701 4th Street & the Katy Post Office Annex at 1331 Pin Oak Road, both of which are located in the City of Katy (Katy Proper).
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 (2001-2007)
- Don Elder Jr. (2007-present)
Notable residents
This list includes people both from the City of Katy as well as the Greater Katy area:
- Frank Bielec, designer on TV show Trading Spaces
- Clint Black, country music superstar in the 1990s
- Kimberly Caldwell, finalist on American Idol (Season 2)
- Roger Clemens, baseball pitcher and seven time Cy Young Award winner. Trading Spaces is an hour-long US television reality program that has aired since 2000 on the cable channels TLC and Discovery Home Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music Singer-songwriter, record producer and Kimberly Ann Caldwell (born February 25, 1982 in Katy Texas) is an American singer best known for being a contestant on the second The second season of American Idol premiered on January 21, 2003 and continued until May 21, 2003. William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National
- Shawn Daivari, Former WWE Wrestler who resides in Katy. Shawn Daivari Career Daivari grew up admiring Mick Foley and Bret Hart. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,
- Janeane Garofalo, movie actress and radio host on Air America network in addition to stand up comic. Jane Anne (Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up Comedian, actress, political activist, writer Air America Radio (commonly abbreviated to AAR) Spent high school years in Katy.
- Eric Heitmann, football player for the San Francisco 49ers
- Kady Malloy, finalist on American Idol season 7
- Yao Ming, basketball superstar for the Houston Rockets. Eric Wade Heitmann (born on February 24, 1980, in Katy Texas) is a center for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team Yao Ming ( born September 12 1980 is a Professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA The Houston Rockets are an American professional Basketball team based in Houston Texas. Has made the Katy area his home while in the United States, although he has an off-season home in Daly City, California. Daly City is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States with a 2000 population of 103621
- Renée O'Connor, TV actress (Xena: Warrior Princess)
- Pamela Ribon, author who spent high school years in Katy. Xena Warrior Princess is an American Television series that aired from September 15 1995 until June 18 2001 Pamela Ribon (born April 4, 1975 in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania) is an American author screenwriter and actress
- Scott Sellers - American track and field athlete, Division I National Champion and record holder in the High Jump. Scott Michael Sellers (born August 16 1986) is an American Track and field athlete who holds records in the High jump.
- Kasey Studdard, Guard for the NFL's Houston Texans. Kasey Studdard (born July 1, 1984 in Denver Colorado) He considers Katy Texas, which is close to Houston, his home town The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Houston Texans is a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas.
- Cameron Rhoads, lead singer of The Animus of Peter Coyote
- Katy Taylor, Olympian figure-skater
- Doug Supernaw, Country singer, lived in Katy for a short time. Katy Lynn Taylor (born October 22 1989) is an American figure skater. Doug Supernaw (born September 26 1960 in Bryan Texas) is an American Country music artist
- Billy Bob Thornton, actor. William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 Lived in Katy for a brief period.
- The members of the band King's X, who reside in Katy. King's X is a critically acclaimed American Hard rock band noted for its sophisticated music that combines progressive metal grunge funk and soul with vocal arrangements Ty Tabor (member) has a studio in Katy. Ty Tabor (born September 17 1961 in Pearl Mississippi) is the lead guitarist songwriter and co-lead vocalist for the Progressive metal band
- Jake Voskuhl, NBA center for the Charlotte Bobcats
- Renée Zellweger, Academy Award winning movie actress (Jerry Maguire, Bridget Jones's Diary among others)
See also
References
- ^ US Census Bureau Population Finder: Katy city, TX. Robert Jacob "Jake" Voskuhl (born November 1 1977 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American professional Basketball center for The Charlotte Bobcats are a professional Basketball team based in Charlotte North Carolina. Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award - BAFTA - SAG Award - and Golden Globe -winning "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr Bridget Jones's Diary is a British 2001 Romantic comedy film, based on the novel of the same name written by Helen Fielding 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
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. 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 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
- ^ 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
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). 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 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João 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
- ^ http://kisdwebs.katyisd.org/Communications/ReZoning/Documents/JH12-Recommendation_B.pdf
- ^ "Katy, Texas", Greyhound Lines
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
- [2] Handbook of Texas Online article
- Greater Katy Area Chamber of Commerce web site
- Katy Area Economic Development Council web site
- Katy Times — Tri-weekly newspaper for the Katy area
- New Construction Communities Map
- Katy, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
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