1907Government
Woods of the Western Land Company founded the settlement of Dumont in 1907.
1910History
A post office appeared in 1910.
1913Government
In 1913 Dumont was incorporated as the city of South Houston.
1915Disaster
The hurricane of 1915 destroyed many of the local industries.
1927Architecture
The first South Houston library opened in 1927.
1937Culture
In 1937 money was raised to build a structure to house the library; this structure stands in a park next to the current library.
1960History
The city had 7,523 inhabitants in 1960.
1967Architecture
In 1967 the city purchased land and a barracks building from Ellington Field; the city then moved the library there, where it remained until 1991.
1970History
News Citizen (Pasadena, Texas), April 9, 1970.
1980History
In 1980, South Houston had 11,782 inhabitants and 303 businesses.
1982Economy
== Gallery ==
== Notes ==
== References ==
== Further reading ==
A Short History of South Houston (South Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1982).
1990History
In 1990, 14,207 inhabitants lived in South Houston.
1991Architecture
The current 5,800 square feet (540 m2) branch opened in May 1991.
1992Education
The following elementary schools serve sections of South Houston:
Pearl Hall Elementary School (South Houston)
Walter Matthys Elementary School (South Houston)
It opened in Aug...
1998History
As of 1998 it had 775 students.
1999Education
In the period 1999–2000 South Houston Elementary, despite the low socio-economic backgrounds of its students, received "recognized" scores from the Texas Education Agency.
2000Education
Smith Elementary School (South Houston)
South Houston Elementary School (South Houston)
As of 2000 South Houston Elementary had computers and computer equipment in all of its cl...
2006Architecture
In 2006 H-E-B opened the "Mi Tienda" ("My Store") Hispanic-themed store in South Houston.
2007History
As of 2007 all of its employees spoke Spanish.
2008History
As of 2008 Herbert Gilbert is the chief of police.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 16,983 people from 4,617 households residing in the city.
2017History
The median income for a household in the city was $44,607 [in 2017 dollars].
2018History
South Houston is within District 6 of the Texas Senate; as of 2018 Carol Alvarado is the representative.
2019History
=== County, state, and federal representation ===
South Houston is located within Harris County Commissioner Precinct 2; as of 2019, Adrian Garcia heads Precinct 2.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== Racial and ethnic composition ===
=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 census, there were 16,153 people, 4,906 households, and 4,107 families residing i...
2024Government
As of 2024 the mayor is Joe Soto.