New Territory, Texas
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- New Territory redirects here. For the part of Hong Kong, see New TerritoriesNew TerritoriesNew Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
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New Territory is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) and master-planned community within the extraterritorial jurisdiction
Extraterritorial jurisdiction
Extraterritorial jurisdiction is the legal ability of a government to exercise authority beyond its normal boundaries.Any authority can, of course, claim ETJ over any external territory they wish...
of Sugar Land
Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a...
in Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County, Texas
Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. In 2000 its population was 354,452, while the 2010 U.S...
, Texas
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
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. The population was 13,861 at the 2000 census.
History
New Territory opened in 1989. The City of Sugar LandSugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a...
plans to annex New Territory in 2017.
Geography
New Territory is located at 29°35′41"N 95°40′39"W (29.594657, -95.677561).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.2 km²), of which, 5.1 square miles (13.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.79%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 13,861 people, 3,708 households, and 3,422 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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was 2,746.1 people per square mile (1,059.8/km²). There were 3,805 housing units at an average density of 753.8/sq mi (290.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.56% White, 10.02% African American, 0.22% Native American, 26.07% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.14% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.35% of the population.
There were 3,708 households out of which 67.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.9% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.7% were non-families. 6.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47 and the average family size was 3.63.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 34.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 39.3% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 2.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 117.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,972, and the median income for a family was $96,863. Males had a median income of $71,250 versus $46,537 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the CDP was $29,341. About 1.3% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Culture
New Territory has a club with a gymnasium and an exercise room. In a 2009 Houston ChronicleHouston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
article, Kathy Morrow, a realtor and New Territory resident, said that the community has a "small town" ambiance.
Education
New Territory is within the Fort Bend Independent School DistrictFort Bend Independent School District
The Fort Bend Independent School District, also known as Fort Bend ISD or FBISD, is a school district system in the U.S. state of Texas based in the city of Sugar Land....
. The community is within the West Division, controlling school board slots 1 through 3. As of 2008 the board members in the slots are Susan Hohnbaum, Sonal Buchar, and Bob Broxson, respectively.
Some of NT is zoned to Walker Station Elementary School, while some of NT is zoned to Brazos Bend Elementary School.
All of NT is zoned to Sartartia Middle School.
Some of NT is zoned to Austin High School
Austin High School (Sugar Land, Texas)
Stephen F. Austin High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas and is named after Stephen F. Austin, who helped lead the Anglo American colonization of Texas, and many regard as "The Father of Texas." The school happens to be only miles from Austin's original...
, while some others are zoned to Travis High School
Travis High School (Fort Bend County, Texas)
William B. Travis High School is a public high school located on Harlem Road, southwest of the intersection of Harlem Road and State Highway 99 in Pecan Grove, unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States....
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In a 2009 Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
article, Kathy Morrow, a realtor and New Territory resident, said that many residents bought property in New Territory to be zoned to area schools.