Needville is a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. It is within the metropolitan area. The population was 3,089 at the 2020 census.
History
August Schendel founded the town of Schendelville in 1891 that contained his house, a store and a cotton gin. In 1894, he applied for a post office using the name "Needmore" as a joke, since they always needed more of everything. Due to Needmore, Texas already existing, the post office amended the name to "Needville".
By 1898, Schendel had officially platted a town and begun selling lots. A school had been constructed in 1897. By 1903, Needville had a school for white children with one teacher and 97 pupils, and one school for black children with one teacher and 45 pupils. The Round Hall building had been built about 1910 for dances and other social activities, and remained in this service until the 1950s. Texas State Highway 36 passes through the city, leading north to Rosenberg and southeast to West Columbia. Downtown Houston is to the northeast. Farm to Market Road 360 starts at SH 36 and heads northwest to Beasley, while Farm to Market Road 1236 goes southwest, then southeastward. Needville-Fairchilds Road connects with the community of Fairchilds to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Needville has a total area of , all land.
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Racial and ethnic composition
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|+Needville city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,609
|1,788
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,797
|61.67%
|63.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.17%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|341
|289
|style='background: #ffffe6; |257
|13.07%
|10.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.32%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|4
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.15%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|3
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.11%
|0.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.68%
|-
|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
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.11%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|24
|30
|style='background: #ffffe6; |99
|0.92%
|1.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.20%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|625
|696
|style='background: #ffffe6; |903
|23.96%
|24.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29.23%
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|Total
|2,609
|2,823
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,089
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Needville had a population of 3,089. The median age was 37.5 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.0 males age 18 and over.
There were 1,126 households in Needville, of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.9% were married-couple households, 14.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 2,016 || 65.3%
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| Black or African American || 262 || 8.5%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 29 || 0.9%
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| Asian || 22 || 0.7%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 294 || 9.5%
|-
| Two or more races || 466 || 15.1%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 903 || 29.2%
|}
2000 census
As of the census
Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital with which the county contracts.
EMS is provided through Fort Bend County, and has one station that houses Squad 601, located at 3743 School St.
Fire is provided through Needville Fire Department, contracted by Fort Bend ESD #9. Needville Fire Station 1 is located at 3323 Richmond St.
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File:Needville TX Post Office.JPG|US Post Office on FM 1236
File:Needville_TX_City_Hall.jpg|City Hall on FM 360
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Events
- The Needville Harvest Festival, founded in 1983, is held every October. The festival is organized by NHF, Inc. to draw visitors to Needville in the hope of stimulating local business, to raise funds for community development, and to fund annual scholarships for local high school students. 2006 performance by Aaron Watson.
- The Needville Citywide Garage Sale is held in March and September each year. There is no website as the participants are homeowners and businesses. Information with a map is normally available at Kinfolks Antiques at (979) 793-7200. Dates can be found on the Chamber of Commerce calendar of events.
Education
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Needville is zoned to schools in the Needville Independent School District. High school students go to Needville High School. Needville's Albert George Branch Library is a part of the Fort Bend County Libraries system.
Some addresses not in Needville with "Needville, TX" addresses are zoned to B.F. Terry High School in Rosenberg, a part of Lamar CISD.
The designated community college for Needville ISD (as well as LCISD) is Wharton County Junior College.
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File:Needville_ISD_Elementary.jpg|Needville Elementary School (in the Needville city limits)
File:Needville_ISD_High_School.jpg|Needville High School
File:Needville_ISD_Junior_High.jpg|Needville Junior High School
File:Needville_ISD_Middle_School.jpg|Needville Middle School
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Public libraries
Albert George Branch Library of Fort Bend County Libraries is in Needville. The library, which opened in November 1974, was named after Fort Bend County philanthropist Albert George. The Needville Chamber of Commerce and the Needville Lion's Club donated the land for the library. Originally the library, with its first portion designed by Wylie W. Vale & Associates, had of space. In 1997 the library system used bond funds to expand and renovate the library; the library gained a new entrance, a meeting room, and new toilet facilities. The library now has of space.
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File:Needville_TX_Library.jpg|Albert George Library
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Parks and recreation
Fort Bend County operates the Barbara Jordan Park in Needville.
Nearby:
- George Ranch Historical Park, educational center
- Brazos Bend State Park and George Observatory
Business
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File:Needville TX Storage Unit.JPG|Storage building
File:Needville TX Kanak Law Building.JPG|Kanak Law Building
File:Needville TX Hwy 36 at FM 442.JPG|Urbanek's Country Store
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Notable people
- Dennis Gaubatz, NFL linebacker
- Earnest Jackson, NFL running back
- Olivia Julianna, American political strategist and abortion rights advocate
Notes
References
External links
- City of Needville official website
- Needville Area Chamber of Commerce
- George Ranch Historical Park photos, hosted by The Portal to Texas History