Manchester, Houston

Manchester 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

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

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]

It is near Magnolia Park.[2]

Government and infrastructure

Manchester is in Houston City Council District I.[9]

Demographics

As of 2017 about 4,000 people lived around Manchester.[1] As of 2018 almost 2,000 people live in the Harrisburg/Manchester area, with 98% being Hispanic or Latino.[7] As of 2013 illegal immigrants reside in the area.[8]

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.[10]

Crime, poverty, and illness

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.[11]

Education

Manchester is within the Houston Independent School District.[12] Zoned schools include:

Parks and recreation

Hartman Park is located in Manchester.[16]

References
  1. Manjad, Raj (2017-08-15). "As Houston plots a sustainable path forward, it's leaving this neighborhood behind". Grist. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. "TEJAS: Environmental Justice Texas Style" (PDF). Houston History Magazine. p. 22 (PDF p. 4/5). Retrieved 2019-04-02. - From "Where is Manchester?"
  3. Manchester, Texas (Harris County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
  4. "State Results: Pollution Glance." Houston Chronicle.
  5. "Area residents welcome state pollution monitor / Manchester's air will be tested round-the-clock." Houston Chronicle. (Alternate version ).
  6. Scherer, Jasper. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Turner-adds-five-neighborhoods-to-Complete-14026666.php. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Environmental Racism in Houston's Harrisburg/Manchester Neighborhood". Stanford University. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  8. Moe, Kristin (2013-04-22). "Houston's Most Polluted Neighborhood Draws the Line at Alberta Tar Sands". Yes! Magazine. Yes. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  9. City of Houston, Council District Maps, District I Archived 2013-09-18 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
  10. "Super Neighborhood Resource Assessment No. 65 Harrisburg/Manchester" (PDF). City of Houston. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  11. Capello, Dina (2005-01-16). "Chronicle cross-county study reveals risky load of 'air toxics'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  12. Harris County block book maps:
  13. "J. R. Harris Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
  14. "Deady Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
  15. "Milby High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
  16. "As Houston plots a sustainable path forward, it's leaving this neighborhood behind". Texas Tribune. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2019-04-02.

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