Orchard is a city in western Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The community is located along State Highway 36 (SH 36) and the BNSF Railway between Rosenberg in Fort Bend County and Wallis in Austin County. The population was 313 at the 2020 census, down from 352 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Orchard is located at (29.602015, –95.968821). Most of the city is north of the BNSF Railway tracks, with its streets laid out north-south and east-west. Missouri Street is the major north-south artery, intersecting SH 36 and crossing the railroad. Missouri Street goes north as far as Brazos Elementary School. Kibler Road is an important east-west artery on which the town center is situated. Kibler Road starts at FM 1489 to the west of Orchard and ends at Long Lane to the east. FM 1489 intersects SH 36 to the west and goes south toward Tavener and north toward Simonton. Wallis is to the northwest on SH 36, while Rosenberg is to the southeast on the same highway.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.<br>2020 Census
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Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Orchard 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)
|278
|205
|style='background: #ffffe6; |151
|68.14%
|58.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.24%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|31
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|7.60%
|4.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.83%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.25%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.64%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.64%
|-
|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
|0.74%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|3
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.74%
|0.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|92
|128
|style='background: #ffffe6; |145
|22.55%
|36.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46.33%
|-
|Total
|408
|352
|style='background: #ffffe6; |313
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Orchard had a population of 313. The median age was 48.2 years. 14.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 107.0 males age 18 and over.
There were 120 households in Orchard, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.3% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 180 || 57.5%
|-
| Black or African American || 14 || 4.5%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 6 || 1.9%
|-
| Asian || 2 || 0.6%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 64 || 20.4%
|-
| Two or more races || 47 || 15.0%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 145 || 46.3%
|}
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 which the county contracts with.
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File:Orchard TX Post Office.JPG|US Post Office on Missouri Street
File:Orchard TX Town Center.JPG|Orchard Town Center on Kibler Road
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Education
Orchard is served by the Brazos Independent School District (formerly Wallis-Orchard Independent School District). Students attend Brazos Elementary School (in the Orchard city limits), Brazos Middle School, and Brazos High School.
The designated community college for Brazos ISD is Wharton County Junior College (the legislation still states "Wallis-Orchard").
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File:Wallis TX Brazos High School.JPG|Brazos High School, Hwy 36 in Wallis
File:Orchard TX Brazos Elem School.JPG|Brazos Elementary School in Orchard
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References
External links
- City of Orchard official website