Profile for Channelview, Texas, TX

Channelview is on the Old River

Former and merged names include:
· Rivers

Refinery workers moved here after oil was discovered in the region in 1916

Channelview received national attention for the conviction of Wanda Holloway, accused of hiring a hit man to kill the mother of her daughter's competition for the cheerleading squad. The incident became the story line of a 1993 HBO movie, "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom."

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Communities (9)

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Parks (1)

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6% of Channelview residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Channelview ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Channelview
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• Ancestry.com - TX data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Texas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Crime in Harris County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Channelview was $15,115, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Texas economic data

7% of Channelview residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Harris County genealogy forum

Median rent in Channelview, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $416.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $868.

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Harris County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Channelview political report.

• Harris County Democratic party
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The average commute time for Channelview workers is 28 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Channelview between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Channelview include Best Value Inn Channelview, Best Western Houston East, Budget Lodge Channelview, Holiday Inn Hotels, Houston East/Channelview Travelodge Suites, Ramada Limited, Scottish Inns & Suites, Super 8.

• Channelview travel guide
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• Texas tourism bureau

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