Willowbrook, Houston

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Willowbrook is an area in northwest Houston, Texas, United States, bordered by the Cutten Road to the east, Grant to the north, Rockland to the west, and Beltway 8 to the south. Sam Houston Race Park is one mile away.

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Government and infrastructure

The Houston Police Department (HPD) serves Willowbrook from the North Belt Police Station. [1] The station opened in January 2018. [2] HPD previously served it as part of the Northwest Patrol Division. [3] The department previously operated the Willowbrook Storefront. [4]

Houston Fire Department (HFD) built a temporary Station #96 at West Greens Road and Mills in 1995. In 1999 a new Station #96 was built at Willow Chase and Breton Ridge to service the Willowbrook Mall area and opened in 2000.[ citation needed ]

Houston City Council District A covers Willowbrook. As of 2008 Toni Lawrence represents the district. [5]

Unincorporated areas around Willowbrook are within Harris County Sheriff's Office North Patrol Division.[ citation needed ]

Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods located in Willowbrook:

Communities Surrounding Willowbrook:

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, the current population of Willowbrook Super Neighborhood #1 is 2,741. [6]

Race and Hispanic originWillowbrook Data [6]  % of Area Pop.Houston City Data [6]
American Indian (non-Hispanic)6-%3,234
Asian (non-Hispanic)196-%102,706
Black (non-Hispanic)512-%487,851
Hispanic (of any race)419-%730,865
Native Hawaiian (non-Hispanic)5-%680
White (non-Hispanic)1,541-%601,851
Two or More (non-Hispanic)59-%23,830
Other (non-Hispanic)3-%2,614
Age GroupWillowbrook Data [6]  % of Area Pop.Houston City Data [6]
Under 5 Years219-%160,797
5 - 17 Years349-%375,861
18 - 65 Years1,639-%1,252,908
65 and Over534-%164,065

Education

Students living in the district are zoned to the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. [7]

See also

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References

  1. "hpd_beat_map.pdf" (PDF). City of Houston. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  2. "North Belt". Houston Police Department . Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  3. "Crime Statistics for Northwest Patrol Division". City of Houston. 2005-11-25. Archived from the original on 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  4. "HPD Beat Map" (PDF). City of Houston. 2009-03-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  5. "COUNCIL DISTRICT MAPS > DISTRICT A." City of Houston.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-03-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "No. 1 Willowbrook Super Neighborhood Resource Assessment" (PDF). City of Houston. Retrieved 2020-03-11. - Note where residential areas are on the map and match those to zoned schools
  8. "Elementary School Attendance Zones 2019-2020". Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District . Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  9. "Middle School Attendance Zones 2019-2020". Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District . Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  10. "High School Attendance Zones 9th-11th Grade 2019-2020". Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District . Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  11. "High School Attendance Zones 12th Grade 2019-2020". Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District . Retrieved 2020-03-11.

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