Pearland, Texas Pearland, Texas Pearland Town Center Pearland Town Center Pearland (/ p rl nd/ pair-land) is a town/city in the U.S.
Most of the town/city is in Brazoria County, with portions extending into Fort Bend and Harris counties.
As of the 2010 census, the city's populace was 91,252, up from a populace of 37,640 at the 2000 census.
Pearland's populace growth rate from 2000 to 2010 was 142 percent, which ranked Pearland as the 15th quickest burgeoning city in the U.S.
Pearland is the third biggest city in the Houston MSA, and from 2000 to 2010, ranked as the quickest burgeoning city in the Houston MSA and the second quickest burgeoning city in Texas. As of 2015 the populace had risen to an estimated 108,821. On September 24, 1894, the plat of "Pear-Land" was filed with the Brazoria County courthouse by Witold von Zychlinski, a man of Polish nobility. At the time Pearland had many fruits harvested by residents.
In 1914, with agriculture rebounding and the end of desertification, Pearland had a populace of 400, but a devastating freeze in 1918 was another setback to the small-town farming enterprises.
Pearland is positioned in northern Brazoria County at 29 33 16 N 95 17 45 W (29.554349, 95.295959) south of Houston.
Portions of the town/city extend north into Harris County, and a lesser portion extends west into Fort Bend County.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Pearland has a total region of 47.5 square miles (122.9 km2), of which 47.0 square miles (121.8 km2) is territory and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 0.94%, is water. In 2009 the town/city reported that the combined region of the town/city limits and of close-by unincorporated areas, including Country Place and Silverlake, was 72 square miles (190 km2). The City of Pearland stated in 2009 that the estimated populace in the town/city limits was 91,000, and that town/city population and the populace of close-by unincorporated areas, including Country Place and Silverlake, was 125,000 altogether. Pearland itself is ethnically diverse ; 62 languages are spoken in Pearland enhance schools. By 1990, the town/city limits had extended into Harris County. In the 1990s, home developers began buying large tracts of land, changing the geography of the city.
The historic town center of Pearland is at the intersection of Texas State Highway 35/Main and Broadway.
West Pearland has a lot of suburban development, while East Pearland has older homes and, as stated to Maggie Galehouse of the Houston Chronicle, Pearland's "rural roots still show" in the east side.
Pearland's workforce force and job base interval substantially with its populace growth.
A majority of the community's workforce force commutes daily into the Texas Medical Center and other employment centers in the region. Pearland also has many citizens working by NASA at the Lyndon B.
Pearland's workforce and improve amenities have made Pearland an attractive locale for large medical-related companies seeking new quarters.
1 Pearland Independent School District 2,450 4 City of Pearland 614 Pearland was one of two Texas metros/cities to average double-digit expansion in retail revenue from 2004 to 2009, and its retail market was the state's quickest burgeoning over the five-year periods ending 2009, 2010, and 2011. Prominent mixed-use lifestyle and shopping complexes service inhabitants with nationwide retailers and dining establishments. Pearland Town Center A 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2).
Pearland Medical Center In 2010 Geri Maria Harris of the Houston Press wrote that, while Pearland was not known for its restaurants, "if you happen to live there, you know there are plenty of places to get a good bite." "Vic" Coppinger Family YMCA Branch is positioned in Pearland.
The Pearland Parks and Recreation Department is a large, active town/city entity.
The Pearland Natatorium and Recreational Center is a large facility dedicated to providing character services that joins the improve through citizens , parks, and programs.
Pearland City Hall The United States Postal Service operates the Pearland Post Office at 3519 East Walnut Street and the Silver Lake Post Office at 2700 Cullen Boulevard. Eighty-three percent of Pearland is residentiary, which is a primary contributing factor to the high population.
The town/city is home to many master-planned communities; Sunrise Lakes, Southern Trails, Southdown, Lakes of Highland Glen, and Shadow Creek Ranch are among the most prominent master-planned communities in Brazoria County. Country Place and Silverlake are in unincorporated areas near Pearland. Metro, which presently operates 29 Park and Rides throughout Harris County, said that the new facility will give Brazoria County inhabitants another option for traveling to the Texas Medical Center and other downtown Houston destinations.
Skyway Manor Airport, a privately owned airport, is positioned inside the Pearland town/city limits.
Pearland Regional Airport, a privately owned airport, is positioned in unincorporated Brazoria County south of the Pearland town/city limits.
Pearland is served by State Highway 288 which joins the town/city to Houston.
Given the spread out area, SH 288 serves the westernmost part of the city, while SH 35 serves the easternmost part as both connect Pearland to Houston (FM 865/Cullen Blvd also joins Houston as well in between).
The Texas State Highway Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Tollway) services the northern part of Pearland.
The Education Support Center, the command posts of Pearland ISD Most of Pearland is a part of the Pearland Independent School District.
Other portions of Pearland are part of Alvin Independent School District (including most of Shadow Creek Ranch), Fort Bend Independent School District (including some of Shadow Creek Ranch), Clear Creek Independent School District, Houston Independent School District, and Pasadena Independent School District. All schools in Pearland ISD, including Pearland High School and Glenda Dawson High School, serve the Pearland ISD portion of Pearland.
The Alvin ISD portion is served by a several elementary and middle schools as well as Shadow Creek High School (in Pearland) and Manvel High School (in Manvel). Some of the Pasadena ISD portion is served by Moore Elementary School and the rest is served by South Belt Elementary School. One part is served by Morris Middle School and Beverly Hills Intermediate while the other is served by Melillo Middle School and Thompson Intermediate School. All Pasadena ISD inhabitants in Pearland are zoned to Dobie High School (in Houston). The Clear Creek ISD portion is served by Weber Elementary School, Westbrook Intermediate School, and Clear Brook High School, all in unincorporated Harris County). The Houston ISD portion is served by Almeda Elementary School, Lawson Middle School (formerly Dowling Middle School), and Worthing High School (in Houston). The Eagle Heights Christian Academy is directed by the First Baptist Church and is positioned in Pearland on Pearland Parkway.
Heritage Christian Academy is positioned in Pearland.
The Montessori School of Downtown [www.montessoridowntown.com] is also an option for kids Infant through 5th grade, with two locations in Pearland.
The Pearland ISD and Alvin ISD portions are served by Alvin Community College (ACC), and the Pasadena ISD portion is served by San Jacinto College.
The Pearland Library at 3522 Liberty Drive is a part of the Brazoria County Library System.
The fitness also operates the Pearland Westside Library, positioned on 6,000 square feet (560 m2) of space in the Shadow Creek Ranch Town Center. NFL punter Thomas Morstead attended Pearland High School.
Ed Thompson, member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2013; former Pearland mayor pro tempore Randy Weber, member of the United States Congress who was born in Pearland and resided there till 2012. a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pearland city, Texas".
"Pearland Demographic Overview" (PDF).
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
City of Pearland.
"Table DP-1, Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010, Pearland city, Texas".
"Table DP-1, Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2000, Pearland city, Texas".
"Pearland, Texas." "City of Pearland School Districts." (Archive) City of Pearland.
"High School Boundaries 2015-16." a b "Elementary School Attendance Zones." Fort Bend Independent School District.
"Middle School Attendance Zones." Fort Bend Independent School District.
"High School Attendance Zones." Fort Bend Independent School District.
"high_boundaries.pdf" (Archive) Pasadena Independent School District.
Map of high school zones.
Houston Independent School District.
Houston Independent School District.
"Worthing High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
PEARLAND Library Brazoria County Library System.
"Pearland library is back in business." "PEARLAND WESTSIDE LIBRARY." "Pearland Westside Library" (Archive).
City of Pearland official website Pearland, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online Pearland, Texas Municipalities and communities of Brazoria County, Texas, United States Municipalities and communities of Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
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