Humble, Texas

=== Public libraries === The Harris County Public Library Octavia Fields Branch Library is located at 1503 South Houston Avenue in Humble.

Joseph Dunman is believed to be the first settler in 1828.

In 1883, a city directory reported that he operated a fruit stand.

In 1885, he was a wood dealer, and in 1900, the District 99, Justice Pct.

Humble became an oil boomtown in the early 20th century when oil was first discovered there in 1904.

By 1905, the Humble oilfield was the largest producing oilfield in Texas.

The town was the home of the Humble Oil & Refining Company, founded in 1911, a predecessor of Exxon.

Humble's first public library opened in 1921 with the books stored in the high school.

In 1923 the library was split between the Humble High School and the Woodward School at Moonshine Hill.

In 1926 the library moved to a church.

In 1928 the library moved into the then-new Humble courthouse.

In 1932 the city hall courtroom became a reading room.

On October 9, 1969, the library moved to 111 West Higgins Street.

In 1972, residents of Humble ISD and two other K–12 school districts voted to create the North Harris County College District.

The community college district began operations in the Harris County/Montgomery County's northern hemisphere in the fall of 1973.

The 10,137-square-foot (941.8 m2) branch opened in 1986.

The clinic opened in 1991, replacing a clinic in Bordersville.

=== 2000 census === As of the census of 2000, there were 14,579 people, 5,460 households, and 3,652 families residing in the city.

The current 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) branch opened on June 27, 2001.

The Foxbrook Finance Unit is located near Humble in an unincorporated area; On Monday May 10, 2008, the Foxbrook post office was dedicated as the "Texas Military Veterans Post O...

Humble Surgical Hospital opened in 2010.

Humble City Council passed, by a 5–1 vote, a public smoking ban that took effect on March 6, 2012.

Sconzo Early College, a magnet high school that as of the 2016–2017 school year is contained within but separated from Humble High School.

== Gallery == == References == == External links == Official website History of Humble Handbook of Texas Online article ePodunk: Profile for Humble, Texas Archived October ...

== Demographics == === Racial and ethnic composition === === 2020 census === As of the 2020 census, there were 16,795 people, 6,151 households, and 3,411 families residing i...