Houston Museum District
Appearance
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The Houston Museum District (colloquially just Museum District) is an area of Houston, Texas south of downtown. Near Rice University, the district is anchored by parks, a large zoo and many museums, including a fine arts museum and a science museum notable for its geology and entomology exhibits.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, the population of Super Neighborhood #66 Binz Area, which includes the Museum District and some nearby areas, was 3,660.[1]
Racial Breakdown
Race | Binz Data[2] | % of Area Pop. | Houston City Data[3] |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian | 9 | 0.2% | 3,234 |
Asian | 90 | 2.5% | 102,706 |
Black | 1,688 | 46.1% | 487,851 |
Hispanic | 661 | 18.1% | 730,865 |
Native Hawaiian | 2 | -% | 680 |
White | 1,159 | 31.7% | 601,851 |
Two or More | 51 | 1.4% | 23,830 |
Other | - | -% | 2,614 |
Age Breakdown
Age Group | Binz Data[4] | % of Area Pop. | Houston City Data[5] |
---|---|---|---|
Under 5 Years | 210 | 5.7% | 160,797 |
5 - 17 Years | 436 | 11.9% | 375,861 |
18 - 65 Years | 2,573 | 70.3% | 1,252,908 |
65 and Over | 441 | 12.0% | 164,065 |
Museums
- Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
- Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
- Children's Museum of Houston
- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
- Czech Cultural Center Houston
- The Health Museum
- Holocaust Museum Houston
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
- Houston Center for Photography
- Houston Museum of Natural Science
- The John C. Freeman Weather Museum
- The Jung Center Of Houston
- Lawndale Art Center
- The Menil Collection
- The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
- Rice University Art Gallery
Parks and Other Institutions
- Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research
- Hermann Park
- Houston Zoo
- Miller Outdoor Theatre
- The Rothko Chapel
Public Transportation
The district is served by the Museum District Station light rail station on the Red Line of the METRORail light rail system. The southbound and northbound platforms are separate from one another.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/2001_demog/66_binz.htm
- ^ http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/2001_demog/66_binz.htm
- ^ http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/2001_demog/66_binz.htm
- ^ http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/2001_demog/66_binz.htm
- ^ http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/2001_demog/66_binz.htm
External links
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