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CITY FACTS
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HUNTSVILLE

On the edge of the Houston metropolitan area, the city of Huntsville offers many big-city amenities with a small-town feel. The city is home to Sam Houston State University, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville State Park and HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas. The city served as the residence of Sam Houston, who is recognized in Huntsville with the Sam Houston Memorial Museum and a statue on Interstate 45.
CITY FACTS
Population: 46,917
Number of households: 15,366
Median household income: $ 45,401
Median age: 31.5
People with a high school degree or higher: 84 %
Unemployment rate: 4.8 %
Housing: 40 % own vs. 60 % rent
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE OFFICIALS MAYOR Russell Humphrey
CITY MANAGER Scott Swigert
CITY COUNCIL Casey Cox, Vicki McKenzie, Bert Lyle, Pat Graham, Anissa Antwine, Karen Denman, Jon Strong, and Tore Fossum.
CITY HALL 1212 Avenue M ☎ 936-291-5400 www. huntsvilletx. gov
LIBRARY Huntsville Public Library 1219 13th St. ☎ 936-291-5472 www. myhuntsvillelibrary. com /
POST OFFICES 3190 Highway 30 W. ☎ 936-295-4362
1315 10th Street ☎ 936-295-3037
2021 Sam Houston Ave. ☎ 936-294-3001
WALKER COUNTY OFFICIALS COUNTY JUDGE Colt Christian
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Bill Daugette, Ronnie White, Brandon Decker, and Danny Kuykendall
COURTHOUSE 1100 University Avenue 936-436-4900 co. walker. tx. us
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