Humble

Humble became an oil boomtown in the early 20th century when oil was first discovered there in 1904. By 1905, the Humble oilfield was the largest producing oilfield in Texas. Humble was home of The Humble Oil and Refining Company, a predecessor of Exxon. The city got its name from one of the original founders/settlers, Pleasant Smith Humble, who opened the first post office in his home and later served as justice of the peace. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Humble has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 16,795 people, 6,373 households, and 3,411 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 69.24% White, 14.49% African American, 0.68% Native American, 3.22% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 9.07% from other races. and 3.04% from two or more races. The population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% from 65 to 64. For every 100 years of age or older, the median age was 100 years old or older. The average household size was 262 and the average family size was 318.

History

Humble is the primary city name, but also Atascocita, Kingwood are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is City of Humble. The first settlers began moving into the Humble area in the early 19th century. The area of Humble became a center for commercial activity due to the region's large oil industry. The Humble oil fields are still active and have produced over 138,835,590 barrels (22,073,095 m3) of oil. The city got its name from one of the original founders/settlers, Pleasant Smith Humble, who opened the first post office in his home and later served as justice of the peace. Humble remained a rather small, quiet city until the opening of the Houston Intercontinental Airport in 1969.Humble City Council passed, by a 5-1 vote, a public smoking ban on that took effect on March 6, 2012. The first oil was produced a couple years after the famous Spindletop discovery in Beaumont, Texas. When the oil boom receded, many land owners returned to truck farming, dairy farming and the timber industry. The town was the home of the Humbles Oil & Refining Company, founded in 1911, a predecessor of Exxon. It is located in the Harris County region of Texas, near the border with Louisiana. The town is located on the San Jacinto River, which runs through the center of the city. It was founded in 1828 by Joseph Dunman, who is believed to have been the first settler in the area. In 1885, he was a wood dealer, and in 1900, the District 99, Justice Pct 4, Harris Co., Texas Census reported his occupation as attorney at law.

Geography

Humble is located at 29°5942N 95°1554W (29.994920, 95.264873).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.9 square miles (26 km²) of which 9.7 square miles is land and 0.10% is water. Most of the petroleum production is shallow and encircles the city by about a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) radius. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Humble has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The city is located on a salt dome and has a population of about 2,000. Humble is home to the Humble Oil Company, which produces oil and natural gas for the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company is based in the town of Humble, Texas and has operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and New Mexico. It also has a subsidiary company, the Texas Oil and Gas Company, based in Humble. It is the largest oil and gas company in the state, with a total production of about 3,000 barrels of oil per day. It has a workforce of about 1,000 people, mostly women and children, who live in and around the town. The town is located in the eastern part of the state.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,795 people, 6,373 households, and 3,411 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 69.24% White, 14.49% African American, 3.22% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 9.07% from other races and 3.04% from two or more races. The city's crime rate was at 593.7. City data.com states that the crime rates for Humble were higher than the average United States crime rate. The average crime rate for cities with under 30,000 people was 294.7; Humble's crime rates were at 589.2. The median income for a household in Humble was $37,834, and the median income. for a family was $46,399. About 12.2% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22. 2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% ofThose age 65 or over. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the city has a population of 14,579 people, with 5,460 households. The population density is 1,477.5 people per square mile (570.3/km²) The city is located on the Texas Turnpike, which runs through Humble. Humble is located in the Texas Panhandle, near the Texas-Oklahoma border.

Economy

Petroleum has been the basis of Humble's economy since its beginning. The city was the namesake for Humble Oil and Refining Company, which later merged with the Exxon corporation. Humble is located on the banks of the Humble River, which runs through the center of the city. It is located near the junction of the Ohio and Ohio Turnpike, which connects to the Ohio River and the Ohio Valley, which divides the city into two sections, Humble and Humble Falls, which connect to each other by the Ohio Ohio River, and Humble Falls to the Ohio Ohio River. The Humble Turnpike was built in the 1880s and 1890s. It was named after Humble oil and refining company, which merged with Exxon corporation in the 1950s and 1960s to form the Exxon-Humble corporation. The town's name means "humble oil" or "humbled oil" in English, and "oil refining" means "to refine" in Spanish and "refining" in Spanish. In the 1970s and 1980s, the city was known as "Humble Refining and Oil" and "Oil Refining City," and the name "Oil and Refining" was used to refer to the company's refining facilities. The company was later renamed "Exxon Oil and Oil Company" in the 1980s and 1990s, and later "ExXon Oil and Refined City" in 2000.

Arts and culture

DeLorean Motor Company (DMC), manufacturer of the DeLorean, made famous by the movie Back to the Future, has its only remaining private factory based in Humble. Humble is home to the Humble Negro Cemetery and the Museum of African-American History and Culture. The city is also home to Humble High School, Humble Elementary School, and Humble Junior High School. It is also the home of the American Museum of Natural History and Science, which was founded in 1881. The Humble Museum of Art and Science is located on the corner of Higgins Street and Main Street, and has a collection of more than 100 works of art. The museum is open to the public and offers guided tours of its collections. It also has a museum of African American history and culture, which is open for visitors to the museum's grounds. The Museum of American Natural History is located at 601 Higgins Street, next to the cemetery, and is open daily from 9am to 5pm. It has a private museum, which offers tours of the cemetery and the museum, as well as a small collection of artifacts from Humble's African- American history. It was founded by African-Americans in 1883. The first museum was built in Humbles, and was dedicated to the memory of its founder, John Humble, who died in 1887. The current museum is located in the same building, which dates back to 1883, and opened in 1891. It's the only museum in the city to house the Humbles Museum of Black History and culture.

Parks and recreation

The Shell Houston Open, an annual PGA Tour event is played at Golf Club of Houston. The event takes place at the end of March-beginning of April. It has historically been one week before the Masters Tournament, the season's first major. The course is located in an unincorporated area near Humble. It is one of the oldest golf courses in the U.S., dating back to the early 19th century. It was built in the early 1900s and is located on the banks of the Houston Ship Channel. The club was founded in 1903 and is owned by the Houston Improvement Association. The golf course was originally built to host the Houston Amateur Championship in the 1950s and 1960s. The Houston Golf Club was built on the site of the former Houston Country Club in the 1970s and 1980s, which is located near the city's downtown area. The Golf Club is a member of the American Golf Association and hosts the PGA Championship each year. It also hosts the Houston Open and the Houston Masters. The tournament is held in the same week as the Masters, which takes place in Augusta, Georgia, the week after the first major tournament of the season, the Masters Masters. It takes place on the same course as the US Open Championship, which starts on April 14. The Masters is the oldest major tournament in the world, having been held since Augusta in 1878. The US Open is held on April 21-23, and the Masters is held every year in Augusta.

Government

Harris County operates a tax office at 7900 Will Clayton Parkway in Humble. The U.S. Postal Service operates the Humble Post Office. Some locations in the City of Houston have Humble mailing addresses. The city of Houston has its own post office in the city of Humble, which is on the outskirts of the city. Humble is a suburb of Houston, Texas, and has a population of about 4,000. It is in Harris County, which also has a city, state, and federal representation. The Humble post office is located at 79000 Will Clayton Park in Humbles, Texas. The post office also operates in Houston, which has a post office at the intersection of Will Clayton and Westheimer roads. The postal service operates a Humbles Post Office on the corner of Westheimer Road and Humble Road in Houston. The Postal Service has a Humble Postal Office on Westheimer Drive in the Houston suburb of Galveston. It also operates a Houston Post Office in Houston's Westheimer neighborhood, on the west side of the Houston Freeway. The Post Office is also located in Houston and on the east side of Houston on the Westheimer Freeway, and it has a Houston post office on the East Side of the West Side. The Houston Post is published by the Houston Post, a division of the United States Postal Service, at 7 p.m. every day. For confidential support call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

Education

The majority of the city of Humble is served by the Humble Independent School District. Humble has three public elementary schools: Humble Elementary School, Jack M. Fields, Senior Elementary School and Lakeland Elementary School. Ross Sterling Middle School (formerly by Humble Middle School), and Humble High School are also in Humble. The closest Catholic high school is Frassati Catholic High School in north Harris County. The Humble area is currently served by Lone Star College, Kingwood which operates a Humble Center for outreach. The Harris County Public Library Octavia Fields Branch Library is located at 1503 South Houston Avenue in Humbles. Some areas outside of Humbles with Humble, TX postal addresses are in proximity to the Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library at Mercer Park. The community college district began operations in the Harris County/Montgomery County's northern hemisphere in the fall of 1973. The current 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) branch opened on June 27, 2001. AISD built Marine D. Jones Middle School in the Humbles city limits. Christian Life Center Academy, a private school, was in a section of Houston, near Humbles, while having an Humble postal address. It is now in the Kingwood area of Houston. Holy Trinity Episcopal School, a Christian PK5 school, is in Harris County, in close proximity to Humble and is a Christian K8, St. Mary Magdalene School.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Humble, Harris County, Texas = 15.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 37. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 11. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Humble = 6.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 2,610 individuals with a median age of 33.2 age the population grows by 6.35% in Humble, Harris County, Texas population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,620.65 residents per square mile of area (625.72/km²). There are average 2.7 people per household in the 5,655 households with an average household income of $45,967 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.40% of the available work force and has dropped -2.52% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 26.56%. The number of physicians in Humble per 100,000 population = 213.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Humble = 49.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 77. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 204. 94 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 41.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 23, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Humble, Harris County, Texas which are owned by the occupant = 44.39%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 25 years with median home cost = $99,300 and home appreciation of -11.44%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $20.09 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,051 per student. There are 15.1 students for each teacher in the school, 854 students for each Librarian and 475 students for each Counselor. 5.26% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.10% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.84% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).