Manchester, Houston

Manchester is a community in southeastern Houston, Texas, United States.

It is located in close proximity to the Houston Ship Channel 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 Hispanic.[1]

The State of Texas concluded that, since 2000, the area had the highest annual averages of 1,3-Butadiene of any area in Texas.[2] On May 27, 2005 the State opened a pollution monitor in Manchester.[3]

Government and infrastructure

Manchester is in Houston City Council District I.[4]

Education

Manchester is within the Houston Independent School District. Zoned schools include:

References

  1. ↑ Manchester, Texas (Harris County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
  2. ↑ "State Results: Pollution Glance." Houston Chronicle.
  3. ↑ "Area residents welcome state pollution monitor / Manchester's air will be tested round-the-clock." Houston Chronicle. (Alternate version ).
  4. ↑ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District I." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ "J. R. Harris Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
  6. ↑ "Deady Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
  7. ↑ "Milby High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.

See also

Coordinates: 29°43′05″N 95°15′36″W / 29.718°N 95.260°W / 29.718; -95.260

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