Prairie View is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States, situated on the northwestern edge of the metropolitan area. The population was 8,184 at the 2020 census.

Prairie View A&M University, the second-oldest public university in Texas, is based in the city.

Geography

Prairie View is located at (30.082131, –95.991788).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km), all land. The city is bisected by US 290 and is neighbored by Hempstead to the west, Waller to the east, and Pine Island to the south.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Prairie View had a population of 8,184 people, a median age of 20.3 years, 7.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 4.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older; for every 100 females there were 56.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 55.1 males age 18 and over.

The census counted 918 households, including 353 families, residing in the city.

Of those households, 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 28.8% were married-couple households, 29.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, 38.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present, about 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 289 || 3.5%

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| Black or African American || 6,722 || 82.1%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 61 || 0.7%

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| Asian || 18 || 0.2%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 820 || 10.0%

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| Two or more races || 273 || 3.3%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,070 || 13.1%

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2000 census

As of the census The city practices zoning to control land use and improve quality of life. The city has hired Butler Planning Services (BPS) to develop a Geographic Information System (GIS) which will aid the city staff in mapping the community. The city is also considering a partnership with BPS and another planning firm, IPS Group, to develop a new Comprehensive Plan.

County, state, and federal representation

The United States Postal Service Prairie View Post Office is located at 21212 Farm to Market Road 1098 Loop.

Education

Colleges and universities

thumb|230px|Evans Hall at Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View is home to Prairie View A&M University. The university was established in 1876 as a historically black college under the Morill Land-Grant Acts, making it the first public institution of higher learning in Texas to educate African-Americans. Prairie View A&M grants both graduate and undergraduate degrees in more than 50 majors and is classified as a Doctoral/Research University by the Carnegie Foundation. As of fall 2022, Prairie View A&M is the largest HBCU in the state and one of the largest in the country with nearly 9,500 students, approximately 83% Black/African-American.

Blinn College is the designated community college for residents of the Waller Independent School District. Blinn operates the Waller-Harris County Campus.

Primary and secondary schools

The City of Prairie View is served by the Waller Independent School District.

Schools serving Prairie View include:

  • Waller High School (Unincorporated Harris County)<!--https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4844430 Only HS in Waller ISD -->
  • most of Prairie View is zoned to Wayne C. Schultz Junior High School (Unincorporated Harris County), while portions south of Business 290 are zoned to Waller Junior High School (Waller)
  • Herman T. Jones Elementary School (Prairie View)

Transportation

Greyhound Bus Lines serves the Prairie View Station at Unco Food Store.

Parks and recreation

In September 2018 a cricket complex in Prairie View was scheduled to open. It was established by Pakistani American Tanweer Ahmed.

Sister cities

Prairie View's sister cities are:

  • Aseseeso, Ghana
  • Guachené, Colombia
  • Manta, Colombia
  • Pabellón de Arteaga, Mexico
  • Punta Gorda, Belize

References

  • City of Prairie View official website
  • Prairie View A&M University's official website
  • KPVU Radio official website
  • Handbook of Texas Online