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City of West University Place
City
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Location in Harris County and the state of Texas
Location in Harris County and the state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°42′57″N 95°25′59″W / 29.71583°N 95.43306°W / 29.71583; -95.43306Coordinates: 29°42′57″N 95°25′59″W / 29.71583°N 95.43306°W / 29.71583; -95.43306
Country United States
State Texas
County Harris
Government
 • Mayor Susan Sample (elected in 2015)
Area
 • Total 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
 • Land 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 49 ft (15 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 14,787
 • Density 7,400/sq mi (2,800/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 77005
Area code(s) 281/346/713/832
FIPS code 48-77956[1]
GNIS feature ID 1349820[2]
Website http://westutx.gov/
An electronic sign in the center of West University Place

West University Place, often called West University or West U for short, is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area and southwestern Harris County.[3] As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city was 14,787.[4] It is nicknamed "The Neighborhood City" and is mainly a bedroom community for upper-class families.

West University Place is surrounded by the cities of Bellaire, Houston, and Southside Place.

As of 2011, West University Place has the state's fifth highest concentration of households with incomes $150,000 or greater.[5]

Almost all street names in West University Place are allusions to universities, colleges, and poets.

History[edit]

The city was developed in 1917 by Ben Hooper, a former Tennessee governor. The name "West University Place" originated from its proximity to Rice Institute, now known as Rice University.[3] The first lots in the community were sold in 1917.[6] Portions of West University were previously within the Harris County Poor farm, which extended from an area between Bellaire Boulevard and Bissonnet Street, eastward to an area near the "poor farm ditch."[7]

In the 1920s, Lillian "Lilly" Nicholson, a Rice University English major, lived with a friend whose father was a city planner. The city planner asked Nicholson and her friend to name the streets of West University Place. Nicholson took names from her English literature book and gave them to the streets in West University Place. As a result, many West University streets are named after authors, such as Geoffrey Chaucer, John Dryden, and William Shakespeare. Cydney Mackey, a family friend of Nicholson, said in a Houston Chronicle article, "Aunt Lilly had always said she wanted to be an architect, unknown for women in that era, and this was her way of making a small but lasting mark on our city's landscape."[8] One street, Weslayan Road, is a misspelling of "Wesleyan."[8]

The city incorporated in 1924 because Houston was reluctant to extend power lines that far from the city center. West University Place, unlike Houston Heights, did not consolidate into the City of Houston.[3] Because of the 1923 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate West University Place's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were unincorporated.[6] In 1939, the municipality refused to consolidate, later adopting a formal city charter the following year. The city had around 15,000 residents in the 1960s and the 1970s. The city had 12,714 people in 1990.[3]

Prior to 1992 West University Place liberalized its development rules. This allowed developers to build new houses within the city. Don Stowers of the Houston Post said that West University Place changed from an "aging middle class neighborhood" consisting of mid-20th century bungalows and cottages to an increasingly wealthy community of "dare we say, young urban professionals in their austere red-brick Georgians."[9] As new houses appeared, property values increased and the city began to get more tax money. Eventually, West University Place ran out of available lots, and its construction peaked. Area home buyers began to consider nearby Bellaire because it had more inexpensive and larger lots, and amenities described by Stowers as "comparable" to West University Place's amenities.[9] In 2011 the group On Numbers ranked West U as the community in the Southern United States with the highest quality of life.[10] it was later ranked number one in a comparison of regional winners.[citation needed]

Geography[edit]

Map of West University Place

West University Place is located at 29°42′57″N 95°25′59″W / 29.71583°N 95.43306°W / 29.71583; -95.43306 (29.715929, −95.432992).[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all of it land.

The City of Houston surrounds much of West University Place.[6] The boundaries are roughly Bellaire Boulevard/Holcombe Boulevard, Kirby Drive, Bissonnet Road, and Community Drive.[12]

The city's boundaries are Kirby Drive to the east, Union Pacific St. Louis Southwestern Railway railroad track to the west, Bellaire Boulevard/West Holcombe Boulevard to the south, and Bissonnet and Law Streets to the north. Viewed on a map, the city shape resembles a little house, with a "chimney" to the west side, and since it surrounds the city of Southside Place, a "door" is formed on the map surrounding Southside Place. (See map)[citation needed]

The Poor Farm Ditch is a ditch that drains into the Brays Bayou that formerly belonged to the Harris County poor farm. In 1928 the ditch was dredged after significant flooding had occurred in the area. On occasions the ditch still flooded. The commissioners of the City of West University adjourned their meeting so they could dam streets in December 1935. The Harris County Flood Control District, in 1954, widened and deepened the ditch and added a concrete bottom and siding. During that year the district installed a chain link fence. To make the ditch more attractive, the Sunset Terrace Garden Club planted oleanders around the ditch; the oleanders obscure the view of the ditch from Edloe Street to the east. The West University Garden Club maintained the flowers. A 2001 Edloe Greenbelt proposal called for the removal of the flowers.[7]

Cityscape[edit]

The typical lot size in West University Place is 5,000 square feet (460 m2).[13] The original housing stock of West University Place consisted of mid-20th century bungalows and cottages. Prior to 1992 the City of West University place liberalized its development rules, allowing for new houses to be built in the city. As lot sizes were typically about 50 feet (15 m) by 120 feet (37 m), the houses constructed were Georgian houses described by Don Stowers of the Houston Post as "lot hugging." Because nearby Bellaire had larger, more inexpensive lots, many area home seekers began to consider Bellaire.[9] In a 15-year period ending in 2002 around half of the existing houses in West University Place were torn down and replaced with newer houses.[14] In 2001 Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that land lots selling for over $1 million ($1382071.04 in today's money) were common in West University Place.[15]

One subdivision in West University is called "Rice Court", which is located north of University Boulevard and east of Buffalo Speedway. Rice Court once was distinguished by blue tile markers; the markers began to disappear around the 1990s.[16] "Pemberton" is an area south of University Drive and east of Wakeforest Street. People living in the area were fond of restoration of older houses, and it includes some of West U's more expensive homes.[14] There is another section called "Colonial Terrace" that is west of Weslayan Street and is near the railroad tracks. Originally it was the least developed part of West University Place. By 2000 this area was as built up and popular as other areas within West University Place.[17]

There are a total of 26 sections or blocks within West University: College Court, Colonial Terrace, Fairview, Cambridge Place, Bissonet Place, Matthews Place, College View 4th, College View 2nd, College View 3rd, College View 1st, Cunningham Terrace, Sunset Terrace, Pershing Place, West U Place 2nd, West U Place 1st, Kent Place, Monticello, Rice Court, Krenzler Court, Evanstonm, Quenby Court, Tangley Place, Preston Place, Virginia Court, Pemberton, Belle Court.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
19301,322—
19409,221597.5%
195017,07485.2%
196014,628−14.3%
197013,317−9.0%
198012,010−9.8%
199012,9207.6%
200014,21110.0%
201014,7874.1%
Est. 201615,516[18]4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[19]

As of 2010 census,[20] there were 14,787 people, 5,260 households, and 4,264 families residing in the city. The population density was 7,393.5 people per square mile (2,854.6/km²). There were 5,543 housing units at an average density of 2,771.5 per square mile (1,070.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.6% White, 0.80% African American, 0.2% Native American, 8.4% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.

There were 5,260 households out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.1% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city, the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $202,132, and the median income for a family was $227,425. Males had a median income of $168,056 versus $71,910 for females. About 1.4% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Claudia Feldman of the Houston Chronicle described West University Place as a "wealthy city inside a city" and "a tidy, orderly community, one where furniture matches, bills get paid and accomplished parents raise accomplished children."[21] John Nova Lomax, a journalist, stated in a 2008 Houston Press article that, due to the growth and dominance of Houston, municipal enclaves with their own services, including West University Place, "are little more than glorified neighborhoods."[22] As of 2011, 85% of adults living in West U have bachelor's degrees, making it the community with the highest percentage of adults with bachelor's degrees in the Southern United States.[23]

Economy[edit]

AT&T operates a telephone exchange center at 4068 Bellaire Boulevard.[24]

Government and infrastructure[edit]

Local government[edit]

The city of West University Place operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The council contains the mayor and four city council members. The city council, elected on a non-partisan basis, is elected during the first Saturday in the May of every odd-numbered year. Each member serves a term of two years. Members may serve for not more than two successive terms in each office. The council enacts legislation, adopts budgets, establishes policies and appoints the city manager, city secretary, city municipal court judges, prosecutors, and clerks.[25]

The City Council appoints the city manager to carry out the operations of the city.[26] The city secretary maintains ordinances, resolutions, meeting minutes, and legally required publications.[27] The city attorney gives the city council general counsel, litigation, contract review, and ordinance review.[28] West University Place's sewage treatment plant and animal pound are located on a lot in Houston.[29]

The West University Place Fire Department is headquartered at 3800 University Boulevard. Adam Ohler, a firefighter at the department, said in a 2009 Texas Monthly article that the pace of work in the department is "a lot slower than in other city stations—certainly slower than the Provo Fire Department, where I moved from, or some of Houston's units, whose guys run twenty to thirty calls a day."[30] The West University Place Police Department is also now headquartered at 3800 University Boulevard following a large two-story addition completed in the summer of 2011. The old police department building was torn down and replaced with a large parking lot.[citation needed]

Local politics[edit]

The city allows smoking in the single bar within the city limits, the Marquis II

In 2001 Kathleen "Kathy" Ballanfant, the publisher and editor of the Village News and Southwest News, stated that "There's a long tradition in West University of not letting your partisan affiliation influence what happens. If you have committed your volunteer time in Little League and the city and various other things, it doesn't matter what political party you're in."[31]

The city has not banned smoking within its single bar in the city limits, the Marquis II; in contrast, the City of Houston banned cigarette smoking within bars in 2007.[32]

The city enforces a ban prohibiting drivers around West University Elementary School from talking on mobile phones during school zone hours.[33] AT&T tried and failed to persuade the city to not apply the ban. The West University City Council voted 5–0 to establish the ban; a person who violates the ban gets a $500 fine.[34] In 2008 the Houston Press rated this ban as the "Best New Ordinance".[35]

In December 2009 the city voted to ban texting while driving.[36] Bans of texting while driving were passed in West University Place and Bellaire within hours of one another.[37]

County, state, and federal representation[edit]

Harris County Precinct Three, headed by Steve Radack as of 2008, serves West University Place.[38]

West University Place is located in District 134 of the Texas House of Representatives. As of 2012 Sarah Davis (R) represents the district.[39] West University Place is within District 17 of the Texas Senate, represented by Joan Huffman .[40]

West University Place is in Texas's 7th congressional district; as of 2008 John Culberson is the representative.[41] The closest United States Postal Service office is the Weslayan Post Office at 5340 Weslayan Street, Houston, Texas, 77005-1048.

The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" as the city designation for all West University Place addresses,[42] although the actual name of "West University Place" is also acceptable.[citation needed]

Transportation[edit]

West University Place is a member city of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). The city is served by bus lines 2 (Bellaire), 10 (Willowbend), 41 (Kirby/Polk), 65 (Bissonnet), 84 (Buffalo Speedway), and 402 (Bellaire Quickline).[43][44][45]

Parks and recreation[edit]

West University Place Recreation Center

From 1988 to 2003 the Friends of West University Place Parks Fund Inc., a volunteer board, and several West University-area businesses and residents raised $1.5 million to improve West University parks. The funds were collected to acquire additional green spaces and redevelop existing parks.[46]

The first West University Place Recreation Center, formerly the Southwest YMCA, included a gymnasium, a swimming pool, and lighted sports fields.[47] The City of West University had purchased the Southwest YMCA property around 2003.[46] In 2008 residents approved a bond to build a new $8.8 million recreation center at a plot of land bounded by Bellaire Boulevard, Community, and Westpoint.[48] The new recreation center does not have basketball courts; however, the center has a swimming pool, a weight room, a cardiovascular room, and racquetball courts. Additionally, classes such as yoga, jazzercize, and dance are offered for a fee. Russ Schulze, the chairperson of the Parks and Recreation department of West University Place, said that the city wants to construct a recreation center "for our residents, not something that will compete with nearby fitness centers or the Weekley YMCA, or to merely attract what residents outside West University want."[49] Current policy denies admission to the pool or other facilities to non-residents unless physically accompanied by a resident at all times [1].

Colonial Park, at 4130 Byron Street, has a park and a recreational center. The park has a playground, a picnic area, two tennis courts, a sand volleyball court, a concrete walking path, and a pavilion.[50] By 2003 Colonial Park had been enlarged and several facilities, such as a playground, pool, and tennis courts, had been added, due to efforts from the Friends of West University Place Parks and its allies.[46] On May 11, 2009, the West University Place city council approved the design of the new Colonial Park pool,[51] which was completed in 2011.[citation needed] Colonial Park Pool is open May through September, while the recreational center is open year-round.

Friends Park, formerly the Rice Pocket Park, is located at 3771 Rice Boulevard. The park, the newest in the city, opened on December 11, 2007.[52] Huffington Park, located at 3901 Milton Street, has a playground, a shaded arbor, picnic tables, and game tables.[53] Whitt Johnson Park, at 6540 Wakeforest Street, has a playground, a gazebo, a picnic area, and a lighted basketball court.[54] Judson Park, at 4242 South Judson Street, has a playground, a picnic area, a lighted tennis court, and a concrete walking path.[55] Wier Park, at 3012 Nottingham Street, has a playground, picnic tables, two lighted tennis courts, and a basketball court.[56]

In 2002 West University's little league team was placed in the same league as the Bellaire team. Previously they played in separate leagues.[57]

Education[edit]

West University Elementary School

Primary and secondary schools[edit]

Public schools[edit]

The city is within the Houston Independent School District.[58]

Pupils who live in West University Place[59] are zoned to West University Elementary School in West University Place,[60] Pershing Middle School[61] in the Braeswood Place neighborhood of Houston, and Lamar High School,[62] in the Upper Kirby district of Houston. All pupils zoned to Pershing may attend Pin Oak Middle School (in the city of Bellaire) instead.[63] Pin Oak was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2008.[64][65]

In the 1970s and 1980s West University parents reshaped West University Elementary, which Tim Fleck of the Houston Press described as "deteriorating", into "a community focal point that kept many West U children in public school through the fifth grade." West University Elementary School as, by the 1990s, became what Fleck described as "the prototype of how the increasingly minority district could maintain the allegiance of affluent whites" and "a selling point for parents moving into the area."[66] In 1996 37% of West University Elementary students had transferred there from other schools. In 2015 West U Elementary had 1,274 students, making it HISD's largest elementary school, with 96% of the students living inside the attendance zone.[67]

As of 2010 about 600 students who were zoned to West University Elementary School were enrolled in Pin Oak Middle School or Lanier Middle School. In 2010 two parents, Adrienne Vanderbloemen and Christi Young, started a blog that supported the idea of sending one's child to Pershing Middle School.[68]

West University Place is in close proximity to The Rice School, a kindergarten through 8th grade magnet school in Houston.[69] The Rice School opened in August 1994 to relieve West University Elementary School and several nearby campuses.[70][71]

Gabriela Mistral Early Childhood Center is the closest public early childhood center to the city of West University Place. Students who are eligible for HISD's preschools may attend any Early Childhood Center in Houston ISD. Beehive Coop, a preschool located on the grounds of West University Elementary, serves many pupils from West University Place, Southside Place, and other communities.

Private schools[edit]

St. Mark's Episcopal School

St. Mark's Episcopal School (K-8) is the sole private school located within West University Place. Other nearby parochial schools and private schools include the School of St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Braeswood Place in Houston, St. John's School in Houston, Episcopal High School in Bellaire, St. Francis Episcopal Day School (Texas) in Piney Point, and The Post Oak School with campuses in Bellaire and Houston. Local Catholic schools for girls include Incarnate Word Academy, St. Agnes Academy and Duchesne Academy, and are joined by the all-boys schools of Strake Jesuit and St. Thomas High School.

Colleges and universities[edit]

West University Place is also served by Houston Community College System and is within close proximity to Rice University.

Public libraries[edit]

The Harris County Public Library West University Branch

The Harris County Public Library system operates the West University Branch Library in West University Place. The library opened in a section of the West University Community Center in 1942. As World War II continued the library was moved into the Reed and Yancey Realtors field office. After the war ended the library moved back into the community center.[72] The current 6,100-square-foot (570 m2) library facility opened in 1963.[73]

Media[edit]

The West University Buzz is a monthly magazine mailed free of charge to all residents. The West University Buzz is about people, products and services in the community.

The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper. On Thursdays, residents receive the Bellaire/West U/River Oaks/Meyerland [2] local section.

The West University Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community.[74]

The Village News and Southwest News is a local newspaper distributed to houses and businesses in the community.[75]

InstantNewsWestU.com is a local online newspaper that covers information about the community.

West University Essentials is a monthly informational magazine that is distributed to every mailbox in West University Place.

West U Connections is a monthly community magazine focusing exclusively on the community and its residents. It is published by Embee Publishing, LLC.

There was previously a newspaper called the West University Journal. Beverly Denver was the publisher and executive director. In 1999 Denver was seeking Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The filing did not initially include the newspaper but a 2000 amendment listed the newspaper.[76]

In the mid-20th century the community newspaper Southwestern Times served West U and surrounding communities.[77] The paper was headquartered in Rice Village, and it served as an official publication for the city.[78]

Community information[edit]

West University Place has a Little League team called the "West University Little League". West University Little League was established in 1949, and is the largest Little League Baseball group in the United States, with more than 1,200 players, after merging with Braes Bayou Little League in 2005. Former first lady Barbara Bush threw out the first pitch on opening day 2005, in honor of the establishment of West University Little League's Challenger Division, which promotes opportunities for mentally and/or physically challenged children to participate in baseball games, many with the help of "buddies" who guide these players through the game. The West University Little League Challenger division sent one team to Williamsport, Pennsylvania for an exhibition game during the 2008 Little League World Series festivities.

Notable people[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • West University Place Fire Department

  • A West University Place street sign with the city's logo

  • A West University Place street sign with the city's logo

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