Guy, Texas
Unincorporated community in Fort Bend County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Guy
Guy is an unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 60 in 2000. It is located in the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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How Guy is governed
Guy 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 Fort Bend County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Guy does have local officials.
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Residents of Guy
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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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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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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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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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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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Presides over the municipal court.
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History
The first Anglo settler in the area was Philip F. Ward, in 1890. He was followed within the next four years by S. A. Beard, R. V. Board, J. G. and Frank Goth, H. Hoelewyn, R. G. Hughes, Dr. William Lowry, Sr., and Louis Wolf. A post office was established in 1898 and named for Una Guy Rowland, the disabled daughter of the first postmaster, Orr Rowland. The 1900 Galveston Hurricane caused widespread damage. The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway extended a line south through Guy in 1918. The local businesses moved 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest from their former location to the railroad line. The old town site became known as Old Guy and was where a dance hall was located. In 1922, the settlement boasted a cotton gin, a garage, and a general store with a post office. In 1932, Texas State Highway 36 was built. Since the new road passed between Guy and Old Guy, the businesses and post office relocated northeast to the highway. The old dance hall was moved southwest to SH 36. At this time many residents worked in Damon to the south where oil, sulfur, and limestone were extracted from the Damon Mound salt dome, which is five miles away. In 1940, Guy's population reached 200. The community's population went into a slow decline from 150 in 1945 to 100 in 1966. By 1972, only 25 persons lived in Guy. In 1980, the dance hall was purchased by the George Foundation and moved to the George Ranch, headquartered near Richmond. The 1980s also saw the discontinuation of rail service. In the 1990s, the local population stabilized at approximately 60. Guy had 13 businesses in 2000, including a trucking firm, a convenience store, a new post office building, and a tavern/cafe. Its population was estimated at 239 in 2014.
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