Manchester, Houston, Texas
Encyclopedia
Manchester is a community in southeastern Houston, Texas
, United States
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It is located in close proximity to the Houston Ship Channel
and many chemical plants.
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The State of Texas concluded that, since 2000, the area had the highest annual averages of 1,3-Butadiene
of any area in Texas. On May 27, 2005 the State opened a pollution monitor in Manchester.
. Zoned schools include:
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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It is located in close proximity to the Houston Ship Channel
Houston Ship Channel
The Houston Ship Channel, located in Houston, Texas, is part of the Port of Houston—one of the United States's busiest seaports. The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between the Houston-area shipyards and the Gulf of Mexico.-Overview:...
and many chemical plants.
History
Manchester began in the 1860s as a railroad switch. By the 1970s the area became predominately industrial and by the 1980s the area became predominately HispanicHispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
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The State of Texas concluded that, since 2000, the area had the highest annual averages of 1,3-Butadiene
1,3-Butadiene
1,3-Butadiene is a simple conjugated diene with the formula C4H6. It is an important industrial chemical used as a monomer in the production of synthetic rubber. When the word butadiene is used, most of the time it refers to 1,3-butadiene....
of any area in Texas. On May 27, 2005 the State opened a pollution monitor in Manchester.
Education
Manchester is within the Houston Independent School DistrictHouston Independent School District
The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities...
. Zoned schools include:
- J. R. Harris Elementary School
- Deady Middle School
- Milby High SchoolMilby High SchoolCharles H. Milby High School is a public secondary school located at 1601 Broadway in the East End, Houston, Texas with a ZIP code of 77012. Milby, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District....