Editing Spring Valley Village, Texas

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| official_name            = City of Spring Valley Village
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| map_caption              = Location in [[Harris County, Texas]]

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| subdivision_name2        = [[Harris County, Texas|Harris]]

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| government_type          = [[City Council]]
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Marcus Vajdos
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| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 4229
| population_density_km2   = 1371.99
| population_density_sq_mi = 3554.73

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| elevation_m              = 23
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 77024, 77055
| area_code                = [[Area code 713|713]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-69812<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| website                  = {{URL|www.springvalleytx.com}}
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}}
'''Spring Valley Village''' is a city in [[Harris County, Texas]], United States, and an [[Enclave and exclave|enclave]] of [[Houston]]. The population was 4,229 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Spring Valley Village city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=June 26, 2012 }}</ref>

==History==
In 1936 state highway maps indicated a cemetery and a church. Initially the settlement consisted of one and one-half square miles.<ref name="SpringVHandbook">{{Handbook of Texas|id=hgs14|name=Spring Valley, Texas}}</ref>

In the mid-1950s, efforts to form a Spring Branch municipality (proposed to be called the city of Spring Branch in roughly the area known today as the Memorial Villages) failed.<ref name="SpringBranchHandb">{{Handbook of Texas|id=hrsrj|name=Spring Branch, Texas}}</ref> The city incorporated in 1955 as Spring Valley.<ref name="SpringVHandbook"/> There had been two elections for incorporation. The first result was against incorporation, and state law mandated that the next election for incorporation of the same boundary would have to be held at least one year later. Some advocates of incorporation convinced [[Robert R. Casey]], then a Harris county judge, to modify the boundary of the proposed area by removing the Campbell Place area and therefore many voters who opposed incorporating. The following election, held on April 9, 1955, was in favor of incorporation, 183 for and 165 against.<ref>Meeks, Flori. "Community - Fight failed to make Spring Branch a city - Proposal to incorporate followed by establishment of Memorial Villages." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Thursday, September 20, 2012. ThisWeek p. 1. Available on [[Newsbank]], Record Number 14919922. Available at the [[Houston Public Library]] with a library card. "And so the boundary lines were changed by eliminating Campbell Place, which lies north of Briar Branch Creek, east of Adkins Road, and west of Campbell Road. This eliminated a good many voters who were against incorporation."</ref>  Because of the 1955 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Spring Valley's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]].<!--Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition--><ref name="Annexbitter">Lee, Renée C. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4243441.html Annexed Kingwood split on effects]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Sunday October 8, 2006. A21. Retrieved on July 6, 2011. "Some of the area communities that incorporated as cities and escaped annexation by Houston:" Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition.</ref> In 1960 the city had 3,004 residents and two businesses. The city had 3,800 residents in 1976 and 3,392 residents in 1990.<ref name="SpringVHandbook"/>

In 2007, the name of the city was officially changed from Spring Valley to Spring Valley Village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4431243|title=Spring Valley changes its name|accessdate=2008-01-27|publisher=[[Houston Chronicle]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521212310/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4431243|archive-date=2011-05-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
Regardless of the name change, all [[ZIP code#Zones|postal addresses]] in Spring Valley Village are Houston-based.<ref>http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp<!--Use "77024" to find that Spring Valley Village is unacceptable--></ref>

==Geography==

[[File:SpringvalleyVillageMap.gif|thumb|right|Location of Spring Valley Village]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 3004
|1970= 3170
|1980= 3353
|1990= 3392
|2000= 3611
|2010= 3715
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=4229}}
In 2019, the American Community Survey estimated the population of Spring Valley Village was 4,319.

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Spring Valley Village racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4869830&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,231
|76.4%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|27
|0.64%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|8
|0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|370
|8.75%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|30
|0.71%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|135
|3.19%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|428
|10.12%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,229'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,229 people, 1,394 households, and 1,242 families residing in the city.

At the [[census]] of 2010,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010| publisher=United States Census Bureau| access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> there were 3,715 people, 1,368 households, and 1,099 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city by population was 3,445 [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 218 [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 36 [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 16 [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1 [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 43 from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11 from two or more races, and 286 [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 1,368 households, out of which 476 had children under the age of 18 living with them, 964 were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 100 had a female householder with no husband present, and 269 were non-families. 243 households were made up of individuals, and 126 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 2,671 over the age of 18 and 469 who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years.

==Government and infrastructure==
As of 2023 the mayor of Spring Valley Village is Marcus Vajdos. Allen Carpenter, Bo Bothe, David Dominy, Joy McCormack and Steve Bass currently serve as members of the city council.

Spring Valley Village Police Department is a 24-hour police organization that provides police services to the City of Spring Valley Village. As of 2016 the department employs 32 persons: 26 sworn Texas Peace Officers and 6 Telecommunication Officers. The City of Spring Valley Village was recognized as the safest city in Harris County 2019, (per Houston Chronicle survey). The Police Department was recognized by the Texas Police Chiefs Association as a recognized agency in early 2020.

Spring Valley Village is located in District 133 of the [[Texas House of Representatives]]. [[Jim Murphy (Texas politician)|Jim Murphy]] represents the district.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Representatives|first=Texas House of|title=Texas House of Representatives|url=https://www.house.texas.gov/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=www.house.texas.gov}}</ref> Spring Valley Village is within [[Texas Senate, District 17|District 17]] of the [[Texas Senate]], which is currently represented by [[Joan Huffman]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Texas State Senate – Senator Joan Huffman: District 17|url=https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=17|access-date=2021-03-31|website=senate.texas.gov}}</ref>

Spring Valley Village is in [[Texas's 7th congressional district]]; in 2008, the publication ''Human Events'' identified ZIP code 77024 as the ZIP code that gave the eighth largest contribution to [[John McCain]]'s [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 US presidential election]] campaign. The SIP code, which includes [[Hedwig Village, Texas|Hedwig Village]], gave $540,309 by October 24, 2008.<ref>Connelly, Richard. "[http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/10/memorial_hunters_creek_village.php Memorial & Hunters Creek Village -- The Real America]." ''[[Houston Press]]''. October 24, 2008.</ref><ref>"[http://www.zipfocus.com/images/zipmap/SW%20large.gif SW large.gif] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227011111/http://www.zipfocus.com/images/zipmap/SW%20large.gif |date=February 27, 2009 }}." ''Zipfocus.com''. Accessed October 28, 2008.</ref> As of 2019, however, the 7th congressional district is represented by a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], [[Lizzie Pannill Fletcher]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/TX/7|title = Texas's 7th Congressional District - TX-07 Representatives & District Map}}</ref>

[[Harris Health System]] (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Northwest Health Center for ZIP code 77055. The nearest public hospital is [[Ben Taub General Hospital]] in the [[Texas Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|title=Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code|publisher=[[Harris County Hospital District]]|date=2001-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011119141023/http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|accessdate=2021-04-08|archive-date=2001-11-19}} - See ZIP code 77055. [https://www.harrishealth.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/community-assessment/pregnancy-birth-data/2012/infant-mortality-rate-2012.pdf See this map for relevant ZIP code].</ref>

==Politics==
In the [[2016 United States presidential election in Texas|2016 presidential election]], Spring Valley Village went to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Donald Trump]] with 1,593 votes (65%) while [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Hillary Clinton]] received 718 votes (29%).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bloch|first1=Matthew |last2=Buchanan |first2=Larry |last3=Katz |first3=Josh |title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/election-2016-voting-precinct-maps.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 19, 2021 |date=February 18, 2025 }}</ref> In the [[2020 United States presidential election in Texas|2020 presidential election]], Spring Valley Village tallied 1,723 votes (63%) for Republican nominee Trump and 992 votes (36%) for Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Park|first1=Alice |last2=Smart |first2=Charlie |last3=Taylor |first3=Rumsey |last4=Watkins|first4=Miles |title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/upshot/2020-election-map.html |work=The New York Times|access-date=August 19, 2021 |date=February 18, 2025 }}</ref> In the [[2024 United States presidential election in Texas|2024 presidential election]], Republican nominee Trump garnered 1,637 votes (61%) in Spring Valley Village to Democratic nominee [[Kamala Harris]]'s 969 votes (36%).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Datar |first1=Saurabh |last2=Lemonides |first2=Alex |last3=Marcus |first3=Ilana |last4=Murray |first4=Eli |last5=Singer |first5=Ethan |last6=Zhang |first6=Christine |title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/elections/2024-election-map-precinct-results.html |work=The New York Times|access-date=February 21, 2025 |date=February 18, 2025 }}</ref>

==Fire service==
The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial Villages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagefiredept.com/history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026165842/http://villagefiredept.com/history.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 26, 2015 |accessdate=July 25, 2018 |title=VFD History}}</ref>

==Education==

===Primary and secondary schools===

[[Image:SpringBranchEducationCenter.JPG|thumb|left|Spring Branch Education Center, housing the [[Spring Branch School of Choice]] and the Cornerstone Academy]]
[[Image:BearBoulevardPreKSpringValleyVillage.JPG|thumb|Bear Boulevard School (Pre-K)]]
Spring Valley Village is served by the [[Spring Branch Independent School District]].<ref>"[https://springvalleytx.com/DocumentCenter/View/125/City-Zoning-Map-PDF-?bidId= Zoning Map]." Spring Valley Village. Retrieved on December 6, 2018.</ref>

Spring Valley Village is zoned to Bear Boulevard School in Spring Valley Village,<ref>"[http://www.springbranchisd.com/instruc/earlychild/pk.htm Early Childhood] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060605001730/http://www.springbranchisd.com/instruc/earlychild/pk.htm |date=June 5, 2006 }}." ''[[Spring Branch Independent School District]]''.</ref><!--This is because Bear Boulevard draws from Valley Oaks--> Valley Oaks Elementary School in [[Spring Branch, Houston|Spring Branch]], [[Houston, Texas|Houston]],<ref>"[http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictTrackMapElem.pdf Elementary School Boundaries] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411011104/http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictTrackMapElem.pdf |date=April 11, 2008 }}." ''[[Spring Branch Independent School District]]''.</ref><ref>https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1526316598/springbranchisdcom/w2iz9sjgd3epcevpbftm/VALLEYOAKS.pdf<!--https://www.springbranchisd.com/fs/resource-manager/view/89134db1-435d-4f76-b850-60982fc677a8--> Valley Oaks Attendance Zone]. [[Spring Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2018.</ref> Spring Branch Middle School in [[Hedwig Village, Texas|Hedwig Village]],<ref>[https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1526316602/springbranchisdcom/pxnhxghitdrzl6rjidga/SPRINGBRANCH_MS.pdf<!--https://www.springbranchisd.com/fs/resource-manager/view/4eb8b219-d5a3-4dd5-a95f-3f22bff92773--> Spring Branch Middle Attendance Zone]. [[Spring Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2018.</ref> and [[Memorial High School (Hedwig Village, Texas)|Memorial High School]] in Hedwig Village.<ref>[https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1526316600/springbranchisdcom/l7wjejnlgmpzbh6gw05d/MEMORIAL_HS.pdf<!--https://www.springbranchisd.com/fs/resource-manager/view/adc87500-df64-4e66-b0af-e340225ecdc0--> Memorial High School Zone]. [[Spring Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2018.</ref>

[[Spring Branch School of Choice]] is located in Spring Valley Village.

===Colleges and universities===

Spring Branch ISD (and therefore Spring Valley Village) is served by the [[Houston Community College System]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Sec. 130.182.  HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>
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==Public libraries==
The [[Harris County Public Library]] (HCPL) system operates the Spring Branch Memorial Branch at 930 Corbindale Road in the [[Hedwig Village, Texas|City of Hedwig Village]]. The {{convert|10500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} branch opened in 1975.<ref>"[http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/sm/sminfo.htm Spring Branch Memorial Branch Library] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517211403/http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/sm/sminfo.htm |date=May 17, 2008 }}." ''[[Harris County Public Library]]''. Retrieved on November 29, 2008.</ref><ref>"[http://www.springvalleytx.com/about/libraries/ Public Libraries] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513155416/http://www.springvalleytx.com/about/libraries/ |date=May 13, 2008 }}." ''City of Spring Valley Village''. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.</ref>

==Media==
The ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' is the metropolitan newspaper. The ''[[Memorial Examiner]]'' is a local newspaper distributed in the community.<ref>http://www.examinernews.com/about_us/{{dead link|date=July 2014}}</ref>

[[Image:PamLychnerdaughtersStatue.JPG|thumb|"Love's Embrace," a statue of [[Pam Lychner]] and her daughters at Spring Valley Village City Hall]]

==Notable person==
* [[Pam Lychner]], a Spring Valley Village<ref>Gray, Lisa. "After the Crash." ''[[Houston Press]]''. October 23, 1997. [http://www.houstonpress.com/1997-10-23/news/after-the-crash/ 1]. Retrieved on January 16, 2010.</ref> real estate agent who promoted the [[Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act]] of 1996 after an assault in a vacant house. After Lychner and her daughters died on [[TWA Flight 800]], Congress passed the bill.<ref>"[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/what/2a2jwactbackground.html Background Information on the Act and Its Amendments]." ''[[Bureau of Justice Assistance]]'' of the ''[[United States Department of Justice]]''. Retrieved on January 16, 2010.</ref> The City of Spring Valley Village posted a statue of Lychner and her daughters at the city hall. After the statue was posted, visitors read the plaques, left roses, and touched the bronze. Lisa Gray of the ''[[Houston Press]]'' described it as "shamelessly emotional, a monument to a secular saint and her daughters."<ref name="After7">Gray, Lisa. "After the Crash." ''[[Houston Press]]''. Thursday October 23, 1997. [http://www.houstonpress.com/1997-10-23/news/after-the-crash/6 6]. Retrieved on July 4, 2010.</ref>
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==External links==
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* [http://www.springvalleytx.com City of Spring Valley Village official website]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hgs14|name=Spring Valley, Texas}}

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