Nassau Bay, Texas
Nassau Bay is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,170 at the 2000 census.
The city made news across the United States after a woman named Clara Harris ran over her husband at a Nassau Bay Hilton Hotel with her Mercedes Benz after discovering that he had an affair. She was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.
Geography
Nassau Bay is located at 29°32′40″N 95°5′22″W / 29.54444°N 95.08944°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (29.544463, -95.089558)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (22.81%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 4,170 people, 2,049 households, and 1,213 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,210.6/km² (3,146.0/mi²). There were 2,243 housing units at an average density of 651.1/km² (1,692.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.64% White, 1.87% African American, 0.50% Native American, 3.91% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 1.68% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.28% of the population.
There were 2,049 households out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.59.
In the city the population was spread out with 15.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $57,353, and the median income for a family was $77,252. Males had a median income of $52,295 versus $38,819 for females. The per capita income for the city was $39,113. About 3.0% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Pupils in Nassau Bay attend schools in Clear Creek Independent School District.
Pupils are zoned to Falcon Pass Elementary School (Houston), Space Center Intermediate School (Houston), and Clear Creek High School (League City).
Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, Nassau Bay will instead be zoned to the brand new Elementary School #23 (tentative name) in unincorporated Harris County (near Taylor Lake Village).
Sister city
Nassau Bay is the sister city of Star City, Moscow, Russia.