Channelview, Texas
Census-designated place in the United States in Harris County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Channelview
Channelview is a census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Texas on the east side of Houston in Harris County. Its population was 45,688 at the 2020 U.S. census.
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How Channelview is governed
Channelview appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Harris County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Channelview does have local officials.
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Residents of Channelview
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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Mayor
Executive
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Leads the fire and emergency services department.
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Planning & Zoning Director
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks & Recreation Director
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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The elected body that passes ordinances, sets the tax rate and approves the budget.
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Boards & Commissions
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Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.
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Municipal Court
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Municipal Judge
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 38,289 in 2010 to 45,688 in 2020 (+19.3%).
Show the numbers
| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 45,688 |
| 2010 | 38,289 |
History
Channelview was given its name from its located on the northeastern curve of the Houston Ship Channel. The site of Channelview was home to Lorenzo de Zavala, one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Texas. During World War II, the area south of Market to the Ship Channel, and what is now DeZavala St. to the tollway, was part of the U.S. Army San Jacinto Ordnance Depot.
In 1990, an explosion occurred at the ARCO petrochemical plant in Channelview that killed 17 people and injured five others.
In 1991, Channelview was the site of a notable murder plot. Wanda Webb Holloway was convicted of attempting to hire a hitman to kill the mother of her daughter's junior high school cheerleading rival.
In 1992, Channelview was struck by Houston's only ever recorded F4 tornado just before Thanksgiving on November 21st,1992. The tornado grew to over a mile wide during its peak intensity.
In 1997, Coy Wayne Wesbrook committed mass murder in Channelview, killing five people.
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