Huffman, Texas

Huffman is an unincorporated area of northeastern Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.

The area is centered on farm roads 2100 and 1960, thirty miles northeast of Downtown Houston in the piney woods of south-eastern Texas. It was established in 1839 by David Huffman. A post office was established at the community in 1888, and two blacksmith shops were operating here by 1892. The Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway came through the community in the early 1900s. By 1914 the town reported two general stores and a population of 250. The 1936 county highway map showed a church and cemetery at the townsite. Huffman's population was reported as fifty from the 1940s through the early 1990s.

Huffman covers about 54 square miles and housing approximately 10,000 citizens. Huffman is a unique community comprised largely of subdivisions, scattered farms, apartments, and small businesses.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

The Huffman Independent School District is named after the community and, up to 2007, served the area with four schools: Ben Bowen Elementary,Copeland Intermediate,Huffman Middle School,and Hargrave High School. Since the construction of a new Hargrave High School campus and the renovations of the old middle school, which moved to the old high school campus, the five schools were renamed as follows:

1. Ben Bowen Early Childhood Center
2. Copeland Elementary School
3. Huffman Intermediate School
4. Huffman Middle School
5. Willie Hargrave High School

Public libraries

Harris County Public Library operates the nearby Atascocita Library.

Subdivisions

• The Commons of Lake Houston POA
  
• Fairway Crossing POA
  
• Forest Manor
  
• Lakewood Village Estates
  
• Walraven
  
• Saddle Creek Farms POA
  
• Lochshire
  

Celebrities

David Huffman, Founder
George Foreman, Professional Boxer

Postal services

The United States Postal Service operates the Huffman Post Office at 24936 Fm 2100 Road, Huffman, Texas, 77336.

Community information

Harris County operates the May Community Center in the area.

Further reading

• Huffman, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

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