Manchester, Houston

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Manchester is a community in southeastern Houston, Texas, United States.

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Manchester has 6 square miles (16 km2) of area. [1] It is located in close proximity to the Houston Ship Channel, [2] and many chemical plants, refineries, and sewage facilities.

History

Manchester began in the 1860s as a railroad switch. By the 1970s the area became predominantly industrial and by the 1980s the area became predominantly Hispanic. [3]

The State of Texas concluded that, since 2000, the area had the highest annual averages of 1,3-Butadiene of any area in Texas. [4] On May 27, 2005, the State opened a pollution monitor in Manchester. [5]

In 2019 Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner added Manchester to the Complete Communities program. [6]

Cityscape

About 455 houses combined are in Harrisburg and Manchester. Area features include chemical plants, refineries, sewage facilities, [7] car crushing facilities, and hazardous cargo areas. Nearby plants are owned by Goodyear, LyondellBasell, Texas Petro-Chemicals, and Valero. [8]

It is near Magnolia Park. [2]

Government and infrastructure

Manchester is in Houston City Council District I. [9]

The Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated the Ripley Health Center for the ZIP code 77012. [10] In 2000 Ripley was replaced by the Gulfgate Health Center. [11] The designated public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. [10]

Demographics

As of 2017 about 4,000 people lived around Manchester. [1] As of 2018 almost 2,000 people live in the Harrisburg/Manchester area, with 98% being Hispanic or Latino. [7]

In the city of Houston-defined Harrisburg/Manchester Super Neighborhood, which also includes Harrisburg, there were 2,926 residents in 2015. 82% were Hispanics, 14% were non-Hispanic blacks, and 3% were non-Hispanic whites. The percentages of non-Hispanic Asians and others were both zero. In 2000 the super neighborhood had 3,768 residents. 88% were Hispanics, 6% were non-Hispanic blacks, and 5% were non-Hispanic whites. The percentages of non-Hispanic Asians and others were both zero. [12]

Crime, poverty, and illness

Kristin Moe of Yes! stated that occasional bouts of illness occur due to the chemical plants, and that "Drugs, unemployment, and gangs are a problem." [8] Dina Capello of the Houston Chronicle stated in 2005 that drug dealers and prostitutes reside in the area. [13]

Education

Manchester is within the Houston Independent School District. [14] Zoned schools include:

Parks and recreation

Hartman Park is located in Manchester. [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 Manjad, Raj (2017-08-15). "As Houston plots a sustainable path forward, it's leaving this neighborhood behind". Grist . Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. 1 2 "TEJAS: Environmental Justice Texas Style" (PDF). Houston History Magazine . p. 22 (PDF p. 4/5). Retrieved 2019-04-02. - From "Where is Manchester?"
  3. ↑ Manchester, Texas (Harris County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
  4. ↑ "State Results: Pollution Glance." Houston Chronicle .
  5. ↑ "Area residents welcome state pollution monitor / Manchester's air will be tested round-the-clock." Houston Chronicle . (Alternate version [ permanent dead link ]).
  6. ↑ Scherer, Jasper (20 June 2019). "Turner adds five neighborhoods to Complete Communities program".
  7. 1 2 "Environmental Racism in Houston's Harrisburg/Manchester Neighborhood". Stanford University . Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  8. 1 2 Moe, Kristin (2013-04-22). "Houston's Most Polluted Neighborhood Draws the Line at Alberta Tar Sands". Yes! Magazine. Yes . Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  9. ↑ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District I Archived 2013-09-18 at the Wayback Machine ." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code". Harris County Hospital District. 2001-11-19. Archived from the original on 2001-11-19. Retrieved 2021-04-08. - See ZIP code 77012. See this map for relevant ZIP code.
  11. ↑ "Gulfgate Health Center" (Archive). Harris County Hospital District. Accessed October 17, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Super Neighborhood Resource Assessment No. 65 Harrisburg/Manchester" (PDF). City of Houston. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  13. ↑ Capello, Dina (2005-01-16). "Chronicle cross-county study reveals risky load of 'air toxics'". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  14. ↑ Harris County block book maps:
  15. ↑ "J. R. Harris Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
  16. ↑ "Deady Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
  17. ↑ "Milby High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
  18. ↑ "As Houston plots a sustainable path forward, it's leaving this neighborhood behind". Texas Tribune. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2019-04-02.

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