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A direction sign in the Museum District
Museum District Red Line station

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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

Parks and Other Institutions

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