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New Territory is a master-planned community within the city of Sugar Land, Texas, United States. It was formerly a census-designated place (CDP) and in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Sugar Land, in unincorporated Fort Bend County. It was annexed into Sugar Land on December 12, 2017. The population was 15,186 at the 2010 census, up from 13,861 at the 2000 census.
History
New Territory opened in 1989. In November 2016 the Sugar Land city council voted in favor of the city annexing New Territory, along with Greatwood, by the end of 2017. The annexation was effective December 12, 2017.
Geography
thumb|left|Map of the New Territory census-designated place, pre-annexation
New Territory is located in eastern Fort Bend County at (29.594657, -95.677561). It is bordered to the east and south by the city limits of Sugar Land. The Brazos River forms part of the southern boundary of the CDP. U.S. Route 90 forms the northern edge of the CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the New Territory CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.96%, is water.
Education
thumb|Sartartia Middle School
New Territory is within the Fort Bend Independent School District. The community is within the West Division, controlling school board slots 1 through 3.
Some of New Territory is zoned to Walker Station Elementary School, and some is zoned to Brazos Bend Elementary School. At the time of the rezoning, the present 11th and 12th graders remained at Austin, while 9th and 10th graders were immediately rezoned; the Travis zoning was phased in each year.
The Texas Legislature designated Wharton County Junior College as the college for the city and extraterritorial jurisdiction of Sugar Land.
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File:FBISD Walker Station Elem School.jpg|Walker Station Elementary School
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References
Further reading
External links
- New Territory Residential Community Association
- "Annexation of Greatwood & New Territory ." City of Sugar Land.