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57-598: Cinco Ranch is a census-designated place and master-planned community located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city of Houston within Fort Bend and Harris counties in the U.S. state of Texas . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.8 km).The population was 16,899 at the 2020 census . It lies approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of

114-606: A Cybex strength training circuit. The group exercise program offers more than 75 classes in aerobics , kickboxing , pilates , yoga among others. The YMCA offers free Child Watch and Kid Watch services for members. The YMCA also offers Before and After School programs for children ages 5–12 in most KISD elementary schools. Other activities include Spring Break and Winter Break camps. The YMCA's youth sports programs include soccer, flag football, volleyball, basketball and baseball. Other youth activities include Taekwondo , Dance, Teen Fitness and Babysitting Certification. The YMCA

171-498: A parkette , mini-park , vest-pocket park or vesty park ) is a small park accessible to the general public. While the locations, elements, and uses of pocket parks vary considerably, the common defining characteristic of a pocket park is its small size. Typically, a pocket park occupies one to three municipal lots and is smaller than 0.5 hectares (1 acre) in size. Pocket parks can be urban, suburban or rural, but they customarily appear in densely developed urban areas, where land

228-421: A CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that a CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on

285-415: A city as a whole. The creation of pocket parks encourages public participation and residential collaboration towards a meaningful long-term improvement to the community. In turn, this community participation can foster community pride and empower residents to tackle additional neighborhood improvement projects. Unlike a singular large scale urban park , numerous pocket parks can be distributed throughout

342-490: A component of the public space requirement of large building projects. Pocket parks can serve as focal points of activity and interest in urban areas. Common elements of pocket parks include benches, tables, fountains, playgrounds , monuments, historic markers, art installations , barbecue pits, flower beds, community gardens , or basketball courts. Although they are often too small for many space-intensive physical activities, pocket parks provide communities with greenery,

399-480: A cowboy and cattleman. Bassett Blakeley owned 15,000 acres (61 km) of land and 14,000 head of Brahman cattle , along with his grandfather's land. The cowhands of his Blakeley Ranch annually drove 10,000 head of cattle to the railheads in Kansas . In 1937, Blakeley sold the working ranch to William Wheless, who convinced four of his friends, J.S. Abercrombie, W.B. Pryon, H.G. Nelms, and R.A Ramos to become partners at

456-554: A fundraising gala for the challenge grant. The Cinco Ranch community, led by the Katy/Fort Bend Friends association, worked with Fort Bend County officials to find funds for the construction of a new library. The current 33,500 square feet (3,110 m) library opened on April 3, 2004. Census-designated place CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for

513-562: A given area. In Santiago, Chile, the first pocket park ( plaza de bolsillo ) was created beside of Palacio La Moneda at Morandé Street. It was an initiative of Architecture Department of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Regional Government of Santiago. In Mexico City , there is a city program to facilitate the creation of up to 150 pocket parks of 400m or less on vacant lots and former road intersections, such as Jardín Edith Sánchez Ramírez and Condesa pocket park . In Krakow ,

570-453: A household in the CDP was $ 111,517, and the median income for a family was $ 114,550. Males had a median income of $ 90,117 versus $ 42,304 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 37,747. About 1.5% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over. By 2017 the Cinco Ranch area and the vicinity

627-628: A hyperlocal population, and the limited opportunities for park form and function are closely tied to these local community needs. For example, a pocket park in a business district may prioritize tables and seating for employees to take a lunch break, while a pocket park in a residential area may prioritize a structure for children to play on. Consequently, the development of pocket parks generally entails extensive public participation and collaboration between community members, landscape architects , municipal officials, and local institutions such as businesses or schools. Through this community organization,

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684-474: A place to sit and rest, and an ecological foothold for urban wildlife . The first pocket parks appeared in Europe in the aftermath of World War II . As cities began to recover from the large-scale physical damage incurred by warfare, such as from bombings, limitations in capital, labor, and building materials necessitated cheap, easy, and minimalistic solutions to restore urban landscapes. These constraints promoted

741-455: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas

798-534: A premier privately owned public space and prominent example of a pocket park, opened during his mayoralty in 1967. One of the first municipal programs to fund and structure the creation of pocket parks in the United States occurred in Philadelphia. In 1967, a $ 320,000 urban beautification campaign encouraged community groups to identify and nominate disused parcels for development into pocket parks. Upon approval,

855-705: A single neighborhood, and multiple pocket parks can be spaced close together. This distribution increases the usefulness and accessibility of green urban spaces by decreasing the distance and time between parks and their users, especially for users who have difficulty travelling long distances, such as children, the elderly, or individuals with mobility impairments. This close proximity can also generate strong personal attachments and positive associations of place identity , especially among children who grow up in neighborhoods containing pocket parks. These positive impacts are magnified in neighborhoods with low-income or racial minority populations, where green space may be scarce and

912-493: A wholly owned subsidiary of real estate investor Westbrook Partners. In 2003, Cinco Ranch and other Terrabrook developments were purchased by San Diego –based Newland Real Estate, LLC (Newland). Also in 2003, Newland purchased 1,828 acres (7.40 km) west of the Grand Parkway (SH-99) and contiguous to Cinco Ranch. This acquisition along with several smaller parcels that were subsequently purchased by Newland ultimately increased

969-689: Is currently projected to be around 2016. Cinco Ranch has 12 community pools: The Golf Club at Cinco Ranch, owned by ARCIS Golf, is an 167-acre (0.7 km) 18-hole, par-71 daily fee course, with numerous bunkers and water hazards. The Golf Academy at Cinco Ranch hosts junior golf instructional clinics throughout the year and in the summer. The parks of Cinco Ranch range from neighborhood pocket parks to major neighborhood recreation centers containing things like swimming pools and tennis courts. Lakefront parks are located along 14-acre (57,000 m) South Lake, which offers fishing, sailing and paddle boating for residents. A 3-acre (12,000 m) recreation area

1026-598: Is likely due to increased pedestrianism , for the short distance between user's homes and pocket parks encourages users to walk to access outdoor public spaces. The creation of pocket parks can improve resident perceptions of public safety. One study from the University of Pennsylvania concluded that converting vacant lots into pocket parks reduces crime rates. In Los Angeles , where there are restrictions on how close registered sex offenders can live to parks, local officials planned three pocket parks to drive "undesirables" from

1083-568: Is nestled along the shore of Park Lake, the second-largest lake. Cinco Ranch has a growing network of greenbelt trails, making it possible to jog, bike or rollerblade between almost anywhere in Cinco Ranch, including recreational facilities and schools in the community. The multi-station Exer-Trail is for workouts. There is also the Bayou Nature Trail, extending nearly four miles and preserving almost 70 acres (280,000 m) of woodland and wetland habitat. Plans are currently underway to connect

1140-664: Is served by the Cinco Ranch Branch Library of the Fort Bend County Libraries system, located across from Cinco Ranch High School and one block from Texas State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway). The library first opened as the Katy/Fort Bend Branch Library in a room on the campus of the University of Houston System at Cinco Ranch in June 1998. In 1999 the branch, which outgrew its first location, moved to

1197-563: Is very expensive and space for the development of larger urban parks is limited. They are frequently created on small, irregular pieces of public or private land, such as in vacant building lots, in brownfields , beside railways, beneath utility lines, or in parking spots. Pocket parks can create new public spaces without the need for large-scale redevelopment. In inner-city areas, pocket parks are often part of urban regeneration efforts by transforming underutilized or blighted spaces into vibrant community assets. They may also be created as

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1254-643: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in

1311-455: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with

1368-463: The Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of

1425-521: The urban heat island effect , aid in stormwater management, and help control microclimates . This greenery can also attract and harbor urban wildlife, especially birds. However, pocket parks are typically designed for human use and therefore may only provide limited ecological benefits to non-human species. The establishment of local pocket parks can reduce the stress upon larger urban parks, such as by eliminating overcrowding. The use of local pocket parks instead of more distant large urban parks reduces

1482-543: The Bayou Nature Trail to the Buffalo Bayou Hike And Bike Trail. This will allow residents of Cinco Ranch to ride their bikes from the Grand Parkway to Beltway 8 - a 26-mile (42 km) bike trail. The Katy Family YMCA 's 40,000-square-foot (4,000 m) building has 5,000 square feet (500 m) of cardio and free weight equipment, including treadmills, bikes, stairclimbers, EFX Cross Trainers and

1539-516: The CDP boundaries are Fielder Elementary, Williams Elementary, McMeans Junior High (partial), and Cinco Ranch High. As of 2019 The Village School in the Energy Corridor area has a bus service to Cinco Ranch. The Houston Community College System serves areas in Katy ISD, and therefore Cinco Ranch. The Northwest College's Katy Campus is in an unincorporated section of Harris County. Cinco Ranch

1596-423: The CDP. The population density was 2,270.0 inhabitants per square mile (876.5/km). There were 3,594 housing units at an average density of 728.7 per square mile (281.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.92% White , 2.85% African American , 0.23% Native American , 6.63% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.06% from other races , and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.84% of

1653-420: The Census Bureau considers some towns in New England states, New Jersey and New York as well as townships in some other states as MCDs, even though they are incorporated municipalities in those states. In such states, CDPs may be defined within such towns or spanning the boundaries of multiple towns. There are a number of reasons for the CDP designation: Pocket park A pocket park (also known as

1710-640: The Harris County seat of Houston and 10 miles (16 km) north of the Fort Bend County seat of Richmond . Cinco Ranch is considered to be part of the Greater Katy area and is roughly 10 miles southeast of the city of Katy . The Cinco Ranch community goes back to before Texas became a republic . In the 1820s, pioneer Moses Austin was granted by the Spanish government the authority to settle 300 families in

1767-548: The KT5TX 147.20 MHz repeater . KARS monthly meetings are held on the second Monday of every month at the West I-10 Fire Station #4 on Franz, just east of Grand Parkway. Cinco Ranch is located at 29°44′29″N 95°45′30″W  /  29.74139°N 95.75833°W  / 29.74139; -95.75833 (29.741522, -95.758343). Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district . OakBend Medical Center serves as

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1824-602: The Municipal Green Areas Management Board launched a 2018 initiative to improve the quality of public space and the quantity of green space by creating eighteen new pocket parks, which were modeled after the successes of New York City's Paley Park and Philadelphia's John F. Collins Park. In England, a 1984 project to involve the local community in the creation and running of small, local parks has fostered several pocket parks in Northamptonshire , and

1881-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,

1938-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in

1995-553: The city provided technical knowledge and financial support to residents, who would collaborate with city officials to design, construct, and maintain the new parks. From their onset, these pocket parks were well received by municipal workers and residents. To this day, the City of Philadelphia manages over 150 neighborhood parks. Pocket parks typically develop on small, solitary, irregularly shaped, and physically damaged lots. Because these parcels may not be conducive to commercial development,

2052-584: The conversion of heavily damaged sites into small public parks which echoed the neighborhood's original peacetime identities. By the 1950s, the first pocket parks appeared in the United States as an adaptation of these small European parks. Inspired by this readaptation of urban space, landscape architect and professor Karl Linn proposed the transformation of vacant lots in Baltimore , Philadelphia , and Washington D.C. into neighborhood commons . These small urban spaces served as low-cost interventions to improve

2109-441: The county's charity hospital which the county contracts with. The hospital district for Harris County is Harris Health . Cinco Ranchfirst appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census . As of the 2020 United States census , there were 16,899 people, 5,882 households, and 5,037 families residing in the CDP. As of the census of 2000, there were 11,196 people, 3,375 households, and 3,064 families residing in

2166-431: The development of pocket parks promotes grassroots planning and strengthens relationships between residents and local authorities. Unlike larger parks, pocket parks are sometimes designed to be fenced and locked when not in use. Despite their small footprint, pocket parks can dramatically enhance the quality of life of their surrounding communities. Pocket parks prevent overdevelopment in dense neighborhoods and vary

2223-419: The form of the built environment with islands of shade, quiet, and privacy, which may otherwise be difficult to find in urban areas. Well-maintained pocket parks can deter visual signs of urban neglect by discouraging the vandalism which occurs in otherwise abandoned lots. The beautification efforts of pocket parks can increase a neighborhood's aesthetic appeal and shape a distinct, positive visual identity for

2280-451: The former Cinco Ranch development company sales office as a result of the efforts of the Katy/Fort Bend Friends. The community asked for a larger library, and Fort Bend County judge Jim Adolphus organized efforts to have a library established. Adolphus negotiated the donation of a library site from Terrabrook, a developer in Cinco Ranch, and secured a challenge grant. In addition, Adolphus and Fort Bend County judge candidate Bob Hebert co-hosted

2337-788: The geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use the community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in

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2394-416: The land on which they are situated is often relatively cheap to acquire, and transforming the neglected parcel into public or green space may be the only viable opportunity for redevelopment. Thus, the placement and creation of pocket parks tends to be an opportunistic product of environmental circumstance rather than through deliberate master planning . Due to their small size, pocket parks typically serve

2451-483: The largest raw land transaction in the history of Houston took place when Cinco Ranch Venture, consisting of U. S. Home, the Mischer Corporation, and American General Corporation, purchased Cinco Ranch for a 5,000-acre (20 km) master-planned development. American General eventually bought out the other partners. In 1997, Cinco Ranch and other American General land development assets were purchased by Terrabrook,

2508-543: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through

2565-702: The new development of larger-scale parks may be infeasible due to spatial or financial constraints. These benefits also particularly improve the quality of urban life for women, who are more likely to use pocket parks than men. One study conducted in Greenville, South Carolina , found that "attractively maintained small and medium parks have a positive influence on neighboring property values." Despite this potential to inflate local housing costs, pocket parks are less likely to contribute to environmental gentrification than larger urban parks. Patches of green landscaping and permeable surfaces within pocket parks can mitigate

2622-508: The population. 14% of Cinco Ranch residents report German ancestry, another 14% report English ancestry, and 10% report Irish . These are the three most common reported ancestries. There were 3,375 households, out of which 63.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.9% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.2% were non-families. 7.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.2% had someone living alone who

2679-412: The purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along

2736-518: The quantity and quality of community gathering spaces and recreational facilities in dense urban areas. In 1964, Whitney North Seymour Jr. advocated for the creation of pocket parks in New York City during his tenure as president of the Park Association of New York. Congressman John Lindsay endorsed the creation of pocket parks in his 1965 campaign for New York City mayor, and Paley Park ,

2793-539: The ranch. In a nod to its Spanish roots, they called it Cinco Ranch ( cinco means "five" in Spanish). Only the Wheless family lived on the ranch, but all of the families visited on many holidays and weekends, making use of a huge clubhouse complete with two-bedroom wings. The ranch was not merely involved in cattle—it also had several acres of rice—for years, the main output of Katy, Texas —and peanut production. In February 1984,

2850-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,

2907-403: The size of Cinco Ranch to approximately 7,600 acres (31 km). In 2010, Newland purchased an additional 492 acres (1.99 km) for future Cinco Ranch expansion. This land is located at the intersection of FM 1463 and Corbitt Road, and is not contiguous with the rest of Cinco Ranch. Cinco Ranch now totals 8,092 acres (32.75 km) and is expected to have over 14,000 homes at build-out, which

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2964-618: The traffic, pollution, and energy consumption associated with automobile travel and can allow larger parks to dedicate more space to uses beyond what a pocket park can offer, such as for large-scale natural habitats. Pocket parks can deter the accumulation of unsanitary and potentially biohazardous waste, promoting positive externalities on public health. A study in Los Angeles concluded that pocket parks were more effective than larger existing parks and playgrounds at promoting moderate to vigorous physical activity in low-income neighborhoods. This

3021-716: The valleys of the Brazos and Colorado rivers. He died before he was able to accomplish this, but his son Stephen F. Austin was able to complete his father's wishes, even under the newly established Mexican government . One of the men who moved into these 300 slots of land (each one over 4,000 acres/16 km) was Randolph Foster , whose land spread across Fort Bend and Waller counties and upon which Native Americans lived along with wild horses, deer, and buffalo. Foster's daughter married Thomas Blakeley , cattleman and future sheriff of Fort Bend County. Their son, Bassett Blakeley , took after his father and grandfather and soon grew into

3078-447: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 3.52. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.3% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 3.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males. The median income for

3135-660: Was known as "Katyzuela" as there were about 5,000 ethnic Venezuelans living in the area. Pupils in Cinco Ranch are zoned to schools of the Katy Independent School District in and around Cinco Ranch. Elementary schools in Cinco Ranch: Other elementary schools serving Cinco Ranch: Junior high schools in Cinco Ranch: Other junior high schools serving Cinco Ranch: High schools in Cinco Ranch Other high schools serving Cinco Ranch Schools within

3192-448: Was originally named after Ken Lay ; in the wake of the corruption scandal that led to the downfall of Enron Corporation , a major Houston-based energy company which Lay headed, he asked for his name to be removed from the YMCA in June 2006, shortly before his death. The Katy Amateur Radio Society (KARS) has about 45 amateur radio operators. The KARS net operates every Tuesday at 8:00 PM on

3249-477: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to

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