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Manchester, Houston
View on WikipediaManchester is a community in southeastern Houston, Texas, United States.
Manchester has 6 square miles (16 km2) of area.[1] It is located in close proximity to the Houston Ship Channel,[2] and many chemical plants, refineries, and sewage facilities.
History
[edit]Manchester began in the 1860s as a railroad switch. By the 1970s the area became predominantly industrial and by the 1980s the area became predominantly Hispanic.[3]
The State of Texas concluded that, since 2000, the area had the highest annual averages of 1,3-Butadiene of any area in Texas.[4] On May 27, 2005, the State opened a pollution monitor in Manchester.[5]
In 2019 Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner added Manchester to the Complete Communities program.[6]
Cityscape
[edit]About 455 houses combined are in Harrisburg and Manchester. Area features include chemical plants, refineries, sewage facilities,[7] car crushing facilities, and hazardous cargo areas. Nearby plants are owned by Goodyear, LyondellBasell, Texas Petro-Chemicals, and Valero.[8] These facilities, including the Valero Houston Refinery, are located alongside the Houston Ship Channel.[9]
It is near Magnolia Park.[2]
Government and infrastructure
[edit]Manchester is in Houston City Council District I.[10]
The Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated the Ripley Health Center for the ZIP code 77012.[11] In 2000 Ripley was replaced by the Gulfgate Health Center.[12] The designated public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.[11]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2017[update] about 4,000 people lived around Manchester.[1] As of 2018[update] almost 2,000 people live in the Harrisburg/Manchester area, with 98% being Hispanic or Latino.[7]
In the city of Houston-defined Harrisburg/Manchester Super Neighborhood, which also includes Harrisburg, there were 2,926 residents in 2015. 82% were Hispanics, 14% were non-Hispanic blacks, and 3% were non-Hispanic whites. The percentages of non-Hispanic Asians and others were both zero. In 2000 the super neighborhood had 3,768 residents. 88% were Hispanics, 6% were non-Hispanic blacks, and 5% were non-Hispanic whites. The percentages of non-Hispanic Asians and others were both zero.[13]
Crime, poverty, and illness
[edit]Kristin Moe of Yes! stated that occasional bouts of illness occur due to the chemical plants, and that "Drugs, unemployment, and gangs are a problem."[8] Dina Capello of the Houston Chronicle stated in 2005 that drug dealers and prostitutes reside in the area.[14]
Education
[edit]Manchester is within the Houston Independent School District.[15] Zoned schools include:
- J. R. Harris Elementary School[16]
- Deady Middle School[17]
- Milby High School[18]
Parks and recreation
[edit]Hartman Park is located in Manchester.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Manjad, Raj (August 15, 2017). "As Houston plots a sustainable path forward, it's leaving this neighborhood behind". Grist. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "TEJAS: Environmental Justice Texas Style" (PDF). Houston History Magazine. p. 22 (PDF p. 4/5). Retrieved April 2, 2019. - From "Where is Manchester?"
- ^ Manchester, Texas (Harris County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ "State Results: Pollution Glance." Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "Area residents welcome state pollution monitor / Manchester's air will be tested round-the-clock." Houston Chronicle. (Alternate version [1][permanent dead link]).
- ^ Scherer, Jasper (June 20, 2019). "Turner adds five neighborhoods to Complete Communities program".
- ^ a b "Environmental Racism in Houston's Harrisburg/Manchester Neighborhood". Stanford University. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Moe, Kristin (April 22, 2013). "Houston's Most Polluted Neighborhood Draws the Line at Alberta Tar Sands". Yes! Magazine. Yes. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Valero Houston Refinery". www.valero.com. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District I Archived 2013-09-18 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
- ^ a b "Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code". Harris County Hospital District. November 19, 2001. Archived from the original on November 19, 2001. Retrieved April 8, 2021. - See ZIP code 77012. See this map for relevant ZIP code.
- ^ "Gulfgate Health Center" (Archive). Harris County Hospital District. Accessed October 17, 2008.
- ^ "Super Neighborhood Resource Assessment No. 65 Harrisburg/Manchester" (PDF). City of Houston. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ Capello, Dina (January 16, 2005). "Chronicle cross-county study reveals risky load of 'air toxics'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ Harris County block book maps:
- 4: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v053/AE1997_Vol_52-53_0301.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v053/AE1997_Vol_52-53_0301.jpg
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- ^ "J. R. Harris Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Deady Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Milby High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "As Houston plots a sustainable path forward, it's leaving this neighborhood behind". Texas Tribune. August 23, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
External links
[edit]
- "1999-2003 Community Health Profiles: Harrisburg/Manchester Super Neighborhood" (PDF). City of Houston.
- Sansom, Garett Thomas (May 2016). "ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK PERCEPTIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MANCHESTER, HOUSTON, TX" (PDF). Texas A&M University. (public health PhD thesis) - info page
- Horney, Jennifer A.; Gaston A. Casillas; Erin Baker; Kahler W. Stone; Katie R. Hirsch; Krisa Camargo; Terry L. Wade; Thomas J. McDonald (2018). "Comparing residential contamination in a Houston environmental justice neighborhood before and after Hurricane Harvey". PLOS One. 13 (2) e0192660. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1392660H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0192660. PMC 5805347. PMID 29420658.
- Sansom, Garett; Philip Berke; Thomas McDonald; Eva Shipp; Jennifer Horney (2016). "Confirming the Environmental Concerns of Community Members Utilizing Participatory-Based Research in the Houston Neighborhood of Manchester". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13 (9): 839. doi:10.3390/ijerph13090839. PMC 5036672. PMID 27563915. S2CID 20401338.
- Trovall, Elizabeth (June 22, 2018). "Along Ship Channel, Houston's Manchester Neighborhood Grapples With Poor Air Quality". Houston Public Media.
- "Double Jeopardy in Houston: Acute and Chronic Chemical Exposures Pose Disproportionate Risks for Marginalized Communities (2016)". Union of Concerned Scientists. - Summaries in English and Spanish, with the full report in English
- "Air Toxics and Health in the Houston Community of Manchester" (PDF). Union of Concerned Scientists.
