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Stafford
Stafford is a city in the Texas state within the Houston sugar land Baytown metropolitan area. Stafford is mostly in fort Bend County with a small portion in Harris County. Due to its abundance of revenue generating industry and prime business location between sugar land and Houston, Stafford has perhaps one of the most unique and financially strong municipal governments in the state of Texas.
The Stafford population was 15,681 in 2000 census. According to the United States census bureau the city has a total area of 18.1 square kilometers all covered by land. Even though the city is known as a bedroom community of the greater Houston area, it is estimated that four times as many people work in Stafford on a week day which is evidence of the large amount of commercial activity that helps the city financially. Many corporations both large and small including united parcel service, Texas instruments and Tyco all maintain significant operations in Stafford.
In 2000 census there were 15,681 people, 5,865 households and 4,035 families residing in the city. The population density was 867.4 per square kilometers with 6,390 housing units at an average density of 353.5 per square kilometers where there were 5,865 households out of which 38.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8 percent were married couples living together, 12. Percent had a female householder with no husband percent and 31.2 percent were non families. 25.4 percent of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.27.
In 1977, Stafford broke away from the Fort Bend independent school district, which caused several rounds of federal litigation and by 1981 its was finally declared that the Stafford Municipal School District was constitutional. All of Stafford is now zoned to the Stafford Municipal School District, which is the only school district in all of Texas that is controlled by the city. The city has become a centre of industry, education, administration and culture. Recently the city has undergone major improvements and became a popular destination for tourism. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of Texas, it is one of the most visited places amongst the most die hard travelers the world over.
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