South Houston (Texas)

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Coordinates 29°39′40″N 95°13′47″W
Country United States
State Texas
County Harris
Elevation 30 ft (9 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
ZIP code 77587
Area codes 713, 281, 832, 346
FIPS code 48-69020
GNIS feature ID 1347476
Website www.southhoustontx.org
Government (Type) Council-Manager
Government (City Council) Mayor Joe Soto Claudia V. Melendez Eddie Torres Willie Rios Robert Garcia Amy Leal
Government (Total) 3.05 sq mi (7.89 km2)
Government (Land) 3.05 sq mi (7.89 km2)
Government (Water) 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Area (Total) 3.05 sq mi (7.89 km2)
Area (Land) 3.05 sq mi (7.89 km2)
Area (Water) 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2010) (Total) 16,983
Population (2010) (Estimate (2019)) 17,438
Population (2010) (Density) 5,724.89/sq mi (2,210.20/km2)

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South Houston is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area and Harris County. The population was 16,983 at the 2010 census. It is bordered by the cities of Houston and Pasadena, and geographically located southeast of Houston. C.S. Woods of the Western Land Company founded the settlement of Dumont in 1907. A post office appeared in 1910. In 1913 Dumont was incorporated as the city of South Houston. Because of the 1913 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate South Houston's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were unincorporated. South Houston's initial industrial activity consisted of shipping produce along the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad. The hurricane of 1915 destroyed many of the local industries. The establishment of the Houston Ship Channel resulted in the establishment of manufacturing industries inland, including in South Houston. Between the 1940s and the early 1960s South Houston found rapid population growth. The city had 7,523 inhabitants in 1960. In 1980, South Houston had 11,782 inhabitants and 303 businesses. In 1990, 14,207 inhabitants lived in South Houston.

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