Hilshire Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 816 at the 2020 census. The city is the smallest of the Memorial Villages in terms of area.
As of 2000, Hilshire Village was the 10th wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income.
History
In the 1940s, Frank Bruess and his mother left Missouri, entered Texas, and purchased of land in their new state. Bruess read about a country estate in Hillshire, England; he liked this name and called his development "Hilshire Village" with one "L." By the early 1950s, construction of Hilshire Village began. Hilshire Village incorporated on April 15, 1955. In 1960 543 people lived in Hilshire Village. In 1970, 627 residents lived in Hilshire Village. By the 1990s, the population grew to 665 residents. During that period, some people demolished older homes and replaced them with newer homes.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Hilshire Village city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|648
|635
|style='background: #ffffe6; |610
|90.00%
|85.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74.75%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|3
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.42%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.57%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.14%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|24
|42
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69
|3.33%
|5.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.46%
|-
|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)
|3
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.42%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|11
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|1.53%
|2.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.70%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|30
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |90
|4.17%
|6.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.03%
|-
|Total
|720
|746
|style='background: #ffffe6; |816
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 816 people and 274 families residing in the city, and the median age was 48.3 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.6 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 291 households in Hilshire Village, of which 46.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 75.6% were married-couple households, 8.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 13.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 617 || 75.6%
|-
| Black or African American || 21 || 2.6%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 4 || 0.5%
|-
| Asian || 70 || 8.6%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 12 || 1.5%
|-
| Two or more races || 92 || 11.3%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 90 || 11.0%
|}
2000 census
As of the census
The Spring Valley Police Department serves Hilshire Village.
Harris County Precinct Three, headed by Tom Ramsey as of 2022, serves Hilshire Village.
Hilshire Village is located in Texas House of Representatives, District 133 of the Texas House of Representatives. As of 2022 Jim Murphy represents the district. Hilshire Village is within District 17 of the Texas Senate; as of 2022 Joan Huffman represents the district.
Hilshire Village is in Texas's 7th congressional district; as of 2022, Democrat Lizzie Pannill Fletcher is the representative.
The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hilshire Village addresses; "Hilshire Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to areas in Hilshire Village [http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp].
Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Northwest Health Center for ZIP code 77055. The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.
Politics
In the 2016 presidential election, Hilshire Village went to Republican nominee Donald Trump with 300 votes (62%) while Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton received 157 votes (32%). In the 2020 presidential election, Hilshire Village tallied 331 votes (59%) for Republican nominee Trump and 228 votes (40%) for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. In the 2024 presidential election, Republican nominee Trump garnered 314 votes (60%) in Hilshire Village to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris's 201 votes (38%).
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Hilshire Village is served by Spring Branch Independent School District. Hilshire Village is zoned to Bear Boulevard School in Spring Valley Village,<!--This is because Bear Boulevard draws from Valley OAks--> Valley Oaks Elementary School in Spring Branch, Houston, Spring Branch Middle School in Hedwig Village, and Memorial High School in Hedwig Village.
Private schools
School of the Woods is located in Hilshire Village. and one of the two campuses of The Monarch School were previously there, but the school planned to move out of its Hilshire Village campus and its campus in the Houston city limits into a new campus in the Houston city limits in August 2008.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston operates St. Cecilia School, a K–8 Roman Catholic school, in nearby Hedwig Village. The Kinkaid School, a K–12 private school, is located in Piney Point Village.
Colleges and universities
Spring Branch ISD (and therefore Hilshire Village) is served by the Houston Community College System. The Northwest College operates the nearby Spring Branch Campus in Houston.
Public libraries
It is served by the Spring Branch Memorial Branch of Harris County Public Library (the Spring Branch Memorial Branch is in Hedwig Village).
Media
The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.
The Memorial Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community [http://www.examinernews.com/about_us/].
Postal services
The closest United States Postal Service location is the Long Point Post Office at
8000 Long Point Road, Houston, Texas, 77055-9998.
See also
References
External links
- City of Hilshire Village official website