In the 1940s, Frank Bruess and his mother left Missouri, entered Texas, and purchased 30 acres (120,000 m2) of land in their new state. Bruess read about a country estate in Hillshire, England; he liked this name and called his development "Hilshire Village" with one "L." By the early 1950s, construction of Hilshire Village began.[5]
In the mid-1950s, effort to form a Spring Branch municipality failed.[6] Hilshire Village incorporated on April 15, 1955.[5] Because of the 1955 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Hilshire Village's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were unincorporated.[7] In 1960 543 people lived in Hilshire Village. In 1970, 627 residents lived in Hilshire Village. By the 1990s, the population grew to 665 residents. During that period, some people demolished older homes and replaced them with newer homes.[5]
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 816 people, 319 households, and 274 families residing in the city. The median household income was $220,398.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 720 people, 286 households, and 227 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,661.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,027.4/km2). There were 292 housing units at an average density of 1,079.2 per square mile (416.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.89% White, 0.42% African American, 0.14% Native American, 3.33% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.
There were 286 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $117,252, and the median income for a family was $129,025. Males had a median income of $90,402 versus $61,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $66,620. About 3.0% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure
Friarcreek, a community in Hilshire Village
The city has a mayor-council form of government.[5] The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages.[13]
The Spring Valley Police Department serves Hilshire Village.
Harris County Precinct Three, headed by Tom Ramsey as of 2022, serves Hilshire Village.[14]
The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hilshire Village addresses; "Hilshire Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to areas in Hilshire Village [2].
School of the Woods is located in Hilshire Village. and one of the two campuses of The Monarch School were previously there,[25] but the school planned to move out of its Hilshire Village campus and its campus in the Houston city limits into a new campus in the Houston city limits in August 2008.[26]
Spring Branch ISD (and therefore Hilshire Village) is served by the Houston Community College System.[27] The Northwest College operates the nearby Spring Branch Campus in Houston.
^Lee, Renée C. "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.
^"Zoning Map" (Archive). City of Hilshire Village. Retrieved on May 13, 2014. "(3)School of the Woods - 1321 Wirt Road" and "Monarch School- 1231 Wirt"
^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.[11][12]
