Atascocita is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 88,174.
Description
Bordered on its eastern shore by the Lake Houston, the community contains several parks, country clubs, and golf courses, including Atascocita Country Club, Walden on Lake Houston Golf and Country Club, and Tour 18, a recreation of some of the United States' most celebrated golf holes.
Atascocita was named one of the "Best Places to Retire" by U.S. News & World Report, citing Lake Houston's boating and fishing opportunities and Atascocita's numerous golf courses.
History
Atascocita's name derives from the Atascocito military outpost and subsequent road constructed by the Spanish in 1756. The Atascocito Road stretched from Spanish Louisiana in the east to San Antonio in the west, connecting eastern Texas to the rest of New Spain. The Atascocito Road was a major route for American migrants moving to Texas in the 1820s and 1830s. It is unclear exactly when Atascocito shifted to Atascocita.
The City of Houston annexed portions of what would become Atascocita in the 1960s, but it was de-annexed in the late 1970s.
Construction in the area began in the 1970s. In the 1990s Atascocita included fifteen neighborhoods and was one of the fastest-growing developments in the Greater Houston area.
The U.S. Census Bureau first established the Atascocita CDP for the 2000 U.S. census. The City of Houston did limited purpose annexation in Atascocita after the year 2000, therefore reducing the CDP's territory. and The Atascocita Observer.
Geography
thumb|left|Map of the Atascocita CDP as of 2000
Atascocita is located at (29.993365, -95.182054).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.74%, is water.
Syd Kearney, author of A Marmac Guide to Houston and Galveston, "There are fine resort homes in sections such as Atascocita Shores."