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History

     Pasadena, off State Highway 225 between Houston and Deer Park in southeastern Harris County, was founded in 1893 by John H. Burnett of Galveston. Because of its lush vegetation the site was named for Pasadena, California. The La Porte, Houston and Northern Railroad was built through the townsite in 1894 and opened the area for development as a farming community. Retired Kansas banker Charles R. Munger and land promoter Cora Bacon Foster were instrumental in organizing the early community. After the Galveston hurricane of 1900 Clara Barton, of the American Red Cross, purchased 1½ million strawberry plants for Gulf Coast farmers. Pasadena quickly established itself as the strawberry capital of the region. By the 1920s all of southeast Harris County was known as "Pasadena Acres." In addition to strawberries, the Pasadena farmers sold cantaloupes, cape jasmine flowers, cucumbers, and other produce. A private school was established in Pasadena in 1894 and became a part of the Harrisburg Common School District by 1895. In 1899 Pasadena residents formed an independent school system, the first in Harris County. A four-year high school program was established in 1924 with the construction of Pasadena High School. Both the Genoa and South Houston school districts were consolidated into the Pasadena system in 1935. A union Sunday school was organized in 1893. Adults attended the union church in the nearby community of Deepwater. The Methodists were the first to form a church in Pasadena in 1896. The Baptists followed in 1898. Both congregations shared the use of the schoolhouse until the Baptists completed their church building in 1905. The Methodists erected their building in 1907. The Assembly of God church was formed shortly thereafter and built a church house. 

     The citizens of Pasadena voted to incorporate on December 22, 1923, and then elected to unincorporate on November 29, 1924. They voted finally to incorporate in 1928. The city held about half the land Burnett had originally platted for his town. At the time of incorporation water, electricity, and gas utilities had only recently been brought to the community. Burnett had laid his town out on the southern bank of Buffalo Bayou, which became the Houston Ship Channel. When Joseph Stephen Cullinan, founder of Texaco, moved his company to Houston in 1906, he purchased 200 acres in nearby Pasadena. There he operated an experimental farm for twenty years, while he promoted this site and other lands along the ship channel. The Sinclair (now ARCO), Texaco, and Crown oil companies all built refineries in the area by 1920. 

     Transition from a farming economy to an industrial one did not occur until the late 1930s, when the war in Europe spurred a major increase in the ship-channel industries. Pasadena had a population of 3,436 in 1940 and 22,483 in 1950, as the postwar boom continued. It annexed the communities of Deepwater, Middle Bayou, and Red Bluff. From 1.7 square miles in 1893 the community site grew to 58.6 square miles in 1980, when the city had a population of 112,560 people. In 1993 Pasadena had a population of 122,805 and 2,147 businesses. Employment in Pasadena is closely linked to the ship-channel industries, Bayport Industrial District, and the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in adjacent Clear Lake. San Jacinto College and Texas Chiropractic College are located in Pasadena. Musical entertainment ranges from the fare at Gilley's Country and Western Club to performances of the Pasadena Philharmonic Orchestra. The Pasadena Historical Museum, Bay Area Museum, Armand Bayou Nature Center, Pasadena Rodeo, and San Jacinto Strawberry Festival are major tourist attractions.

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General Information

Pasadena is a suburb of Houston, Texas located in Harris County, Texas. It was founded in 1893 by John H. Burnett of Galveston, Texas. At the time of its founding, the land's lush vegetation inspired Burnett to name the city after Pasadena, California. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 caused many people to resettle in Pasadena. Clara Barton of the American Red Cross purchased 1.5 million strawberry plants and sent them to Pasadena to help victims of the flood get back on their feet. By the 1930's those crops had flourished enough that Pasadena was claiming the moniker of Strawberry Capital of the World. To honor that history, the city still holds an annual "Strawberry Festival," and today Strawberry Road stretches through much of the city near the location of the old strawberry crops.

Pasadena is the location of the last battle of the Texas Revolution, where the Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna was captured in 1836.

Today Pasadena is the largest suburb anchoring the Houston Metropolitan Area -- as of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 141,674. The city's employment is closely linked to the nearby Houston Ship Channel and its related industrial districts, as well as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in nearby Clear Lake, Texas. Because of its location near the enormous amount of refineries that dot the ship channel (which help to make Houston's petrochemical complex the largest in the nation), Pasadena has been dubbed with the local nickname of "Stinkadena," though many of the refineries along its border are located in Houston proper.

Pasadena was enshrined in film history when John Travolta, Debra Winger and others descended on the city to film the 1980 hit movie Urban Cowboy, which depicted life and young love in Pasadena, centered around the city's enormous honky-tonk bar, Gilley's, which was owned by country music star Mickey Gilley. In 1989 Gilley's burned down, but the building is still standing (the old sign can be found at the Cowboy Ranch, a local restaurant).

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Geography

Pasadena is located at 29°40'34" North, 95°10'26" West (29.676196, -95.173845)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 115.3 km² (44.5 mi²). 114.4 km² (44.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.81% water.

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Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 141,674 people, 47,031 households, and 35,179 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,238.7/km² (3,208.1/mi²). There are 50,367 housing units at an average density of 440.4/km² (1,140.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 71.45% White, 1.63% African American, 0.68% Native American, 1.83% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 21.30% from other races, and 3.08% from two or more races. 48.24% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 47,031 households out of which 43.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% are married couples living together, 13.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% are non-families. 20.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.99 and the average family size is 3.48.

In the city the population is spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $38,522, and the median income for a family is $42,541. Males have a median income of $34,330 versus $25,869 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,301. 16.0% of the population and 13.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 20.8% of those under the age of 18 and 10.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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Crime Rates in Pasadena Texas

Crime Type   2002 Total Per 100,000 People National per 100,000 People Overall Pasadena Crime Index 7184 4854.74 4118.8 Pasadena Murders 7 4.73 5.6 Pasadena Forcible Rapes 68 45.95 33.0 Pasadena Robberies 154 104.07 145.9 Pasadena Aggravated Assaults 390 263.55 310.1 Pasadena Burglaries 1379 931.89 746.2 Pasadena Larceny/Thefts 4402 2974.75 2445.8 Pasadena Motor Vehicle Thefts 784 529.8 432.1 Pasadena Arsons   84 56.76 N/A

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