Iowa Colony is an incorporated Home Rule City in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, in the Houston metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 8,154. The city website further states in 2021 that the population has exceeded 8000, growing at a rate of 400%.
Iowa Colony gained notoriety in the early 1990s as a major speed trap and was an inspiration for a Texas statute limiting municipal profits from speed traps.
Geography
Iowa Colony is located in northern Brazoria County at (29.442963, –95.415607). It is on Texas State Highway 288 south of Pearland city limits. Downtown Houston is to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.21%, is water.
Demographics
{| class="wikitable"
|+Iowa Colony racial composition as of 2020<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|White (NH)
|2,039
|25.0%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|3,073
|37.68%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|15
|0.18%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|396
|4.85%
|-
|Pacific Islander (NH)
|4
|0.04%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|25
|0.03%
|-
|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|281
|3.44%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|2,321
|28.46%
|-
|Total
|8,154
|
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,154 people, 1,750 households, and 1,508 families residing in the city.
As of the census
Elementary schools include:
- Meridiana Elementary School in Iowa Colony
- Sanchez Elementary School
- Savannah Lakes Elementary School (small portion far north)
Secondary zoning includes:
- Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High in Manvel (for most of Iowa Colony) or Manvel Junior High School (small portion far north)
- Iowa Colony High School In Iowa Colony (for almost all of Iowa Colony) or Manvel High School (sections north of SH 6)
Meridiana Elementary School was built to serve the Meridiana master-planned community. Rise Communities, the developer of Meridiana, partnered with the school district to facilitate the school's development.
In 1911 and 1912, an elementary school and a previous version of Iowa Colony High School, respectively, were established. Iowa Colony's school district later became a part of Alvin ISD. Alvin High School served all Iowa Colony residents, until fall 2006,<!--Prior to opening of Manvel HS it was the only HS in the ISD, so logically Alvin HS would have served everything in the boundaries--> when Manvel High opened to immediately accept 9th and 10th grades and phase in 11th and 12th grades in two years. After 2006 and prior to Iowa Colony High's opening, Manvel High's boundary included all of Iowa Colony. Prior to the opening of Meridiana Elementary, zoned elementary schools were E. C. Mason, Don Jeter, and Savannah Lakes in Manvel. Residents were divided between Manvel Junior High and Fairview Junior High in Alvin. In 2015 Manvel Junior High became the junior high for almost all of Iowa Colony, except a small portion zoned to Rodeo Palms Junior High. In 2022 Iowa Colony High will open, relieving Manvel High.
Additionally, Alvin Community College provides basic undergraduate courses and adult education. Iowa Colony is in the ACC taxation zone.
See also
- List of municipalities in Texas
Notes
References
External links
- Handbook of Texas Online article on Iowa Colony
- Meridiana Elementary School