Taylor Lake Village, Texas
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Taylor Lake Village is a city in Harris County
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...

, 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 3,694 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Taylor Lake Village is located at 29°34′27"N 95°3′19"W (29.574216, -95.055327).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (10.79%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 3,694 people, 1,341 households, and 1,177 families residing in the city. The population density
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 was 2,974.2 people per square mile (1,150.2/km²). There were 1,364 housing units at an average density of 1,098.2/sq mi (424.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.39% White, 2.71% African American, 0.49% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races
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, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.57% of the population.

There were 1,341 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.2% were non-families. 11.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $99,535, and the median income for a family was $102,873. Males had a median income of $83,358 versus $48,500 for females. The per capita income
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 for the city was $43,936. About 0.4% of families and 1.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Pupils in Taylor Lake Village attend schools in Clear Creek Independent School District
Clear Creek Independent School District
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. The community is within the Board of Trustee District 1, represented by Robert Allan Davee as of 2008.

Almost all of Taylor Lake Village is zoned to Robinson Elementary School in Taylor Lake Village. A small portion is zoned to Ed White Elementary School in El Lago
El Lago, Texas
El Lago is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,075 at the 2000 census.El Lago has particular historical significance as it sits on the site of one of the main hide-outs for the famed pirate and war hero Jean Lafitte....

.

All of the city is zoned to Seabrook Intermediate School (Seabrook
Seabrook, Texas
Seabrook is a city in Harris county, with some water surface area located within Chambers county in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 9,443 at the 2000 census....

) and Clear Falls High School (Kemah
Kemah, Texas
Kemah is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city's population was 2,330 as of the 2000 census. Located in Galveston County, Kemah's main industry comes from shipping...

).

Prior to fall 2006, most of Taylor Lake Village was zoned to James F. Bay and Ed White Elementary.

Parks

Taylor Lake Village has a community park at 500 Kirby Blvd. behind City Hall. The park features picnic areas, jogging trails, playgrounds, restrooms, a pond, sports fields and courts, fishing and the a 15 hole disc golf course installed in 2009.

Harris County Precinct 2 operates the Bay Area Community Center at 5002 NASA Road 1 in nearby Pasadena.

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