Genoa is an area in Houston, Texas

Texas

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, United States

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 located about 15 miles (24.1 km) southeast of Downtown Houston

Downtown Houston

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; it was formerly a distinct unincorporated area

Unincorporated area

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 in Harris County

Harris County, Texas

As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...

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History

J. H. Burnett established Genoa in 1892; Burnett gave the community the name "Genoa" because he believed that the climate was similar to the climate of Genoa

Genoa

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, Italy

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. The post office opened during that year. The founder built a railroad depot serving the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad, five houses, one hotel, and one store. The Handbook of Texas

Handbook of Texas

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stated that Genoa "grew slowly." By 1905 a school with one teacher and thirty students appeared. In 1914 the community had 200 people and several businesses, including a general store, a dairy, a nursery, a blacksmith shop, and a carpenter. By 1925 the community had 100 people; the population remained at this level until around 1941. During that year Genoa had 400 people and fifteen businesses. The population remained at that level until Houston annexed Genoa in the mid-1960s.

Local government

Houston City Council

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 District E serves Genoa. As of 2008 Mike Sullivan represents the district.

County, state, and federal representation

Genoa is located within Harris County Precinct 2; as of 2008 Sylvia Garcia heads Precinct 2.

Genoa is located in District 144 of the Texas House of Representatives

Texas House of Representatives

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. As of 2008, Robert E. Tarlton represents the district. Genoa is within District 11

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 of the Texas Senate

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; as of 2008 Mike Jackson

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 represents that district.

Genoa is in Texas's 22nd congressional district

Texas's 22nd congressional district

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. The United States Postal Service

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 operates the Genoa Post Office at 10935 Almeda Genoa Road.

Education

Children in the Genoa neighborhood attend school in the Pasadena Independent School District

Pasadena Independent School District

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. The area is zoned to Genoa Elementary School in Houston, Lomax Middle School in Pasadena

Pasadena, Texas

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, Elmer Bondy Intermediate School in Pasadena, and Pasadena Memorial High School

Pasadena Memorial High School

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 in Pasadena.

Despite being located in Houston, it is not served by the Houston Independent School District

Houston Independent School District

The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities...

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