Back ويست يونيفرسيتي بلايس (تكساس) Arabic ويسانت يونيفرسيتى بلايس ARZ وست یونیورسیتی پلیس، تکزاس AZB West University Place Catalan Вест-Юниверсити-Плейс (Техас) CE West University Place CEB West University Place, Texas CY West University Place (Texas) Spanish West University Place (Texas) EU وست یونیورسیتی پلیس، تگزاس FA
City of West University Place | |
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City | |
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 Location in Harris County and the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°42′57″N 95°25′59″W / 29.71583°N 95.43306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Susan Sample (elected in 2021) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.00 sq mi (5.19 km2) |
| • Land | 2.00 sq mi (5.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,955 |
| • Density | 7,776.95/sq mi (3,002.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77005 |
| Area code(s) | 281/346/713/832 |
| FIPS code | 48-77956[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1349820[3] |
| Website | http://westutx.gov/ |
West University Place, often called West University or West U for short, is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land metropolitan area and southwestern Harris County.[4] At the 2020 U.S. census, the population of the city was 14,955.[5] It is nicknamed "The Neighborhood City" and is mainly a bedroom community for upper-class families.
West University Place is surrounded by the cities of Bellaire, Houston, and Southside Place. As of 2011[update], West University Place has the state's fifth highest concentration of households with incomes $150,000 or greater.[6]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ West University Place, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): West University Place city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "Houston holds some of Texas' most wealthy communities". bizjournals.com. September 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2023.