Barrett, also named Barrett Station, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,223 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1889 by Harrison Barrett, a formerly enslaved person.
History
Located south of Crosby and the present-day Highway 90, Barrett's Settlement was founded by Harrison Barrett (1845–1917) and has been registered in the Texas Family Land Heritage as Texas Century Farm.
Born into slavery, Barrett was the son of Simon and Lisa Barrett, who came to Texas from Louisiana. Following the emancipation of enslaved persons in Texas in 1865, Barrett spent several years gathering his family together. He eventually found all of them except one sister, and they settled on land east of the San Jacinto River. He purchased this land in 1889 and began a community that later would be known as Barrett's Settlement. Beginning with seven houses, the community grew to include additional homes, farms, and businesses. Barrett established a school, church, and cemetery. After a post office station was opened there in 1947, the area became known as Barrett Station. Harrison Barrett's homestead, twice rebuilt by his descendants, stands on its original location.
Geography
thumb|Map of the Barrett CDP
Barrett is located in eastern Harris County at (29.871849, -95.062065). U.S. Route 90 (Crosby Freeway) passes through the northwestern part of the community, with access from two exits. US 90 leads southwest to downtown Houston and northeast to Dayton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.42%, are water.<br> 1850–1900 1910<br> 1920 1930 1940<br>
1950 1960 1970<br> 1980 1990 2000<br> 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|181
|213
|style='background: #ffffe6; |554
|6.30%
|6.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.61%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|2,479
|2,463
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,324
|86.32%
|76.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44.50%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|8
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|0.28%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|6
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23
|0.21%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|21
|38
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87
|0.73%
|1.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.67%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|177
|472
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,190
|6.16%
|14.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.93%
|-
|Total
|2,872
|3,199
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,223
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,223 people, 1,251 households, and 900 families residing in the CDP.
As of the census
Public schools serving all of Crosby ISD include Crosby Kindergarten Center, Drew Intermediate, Crosby Middle School, and Crosby High School.