Atascocita

History

Atascocita's name derives from the Atascocito military outpost and subsequent road constructed by the Spanish in 1756. The Atascocito Road stretched from Spanish Louisiana in the east to San Antonio in the west, connecting eastern Texas to the rest of New Spain. The Atascocito Road was a major route for American migrants moving to Texas in the 1820s and 1830s. It is unclear exactly when Atascocito shifted to Atascocita. The City of Houston annexed portions of what would become Atascocita in the 1960s, but it was de-annexed in the late 1970s. Construction in the area began in the 1970s. In the 1990s Atascocita included fifteen neighborhoods and was one of the fastest-growing developments in the Greater Houston area. The U.S. Census Bureau first established the Atascocita CDP for the 2000 U.S. census. The City of Houston did limited purpose annexation in Atascocita after the year 2000, therefore reducing the CDP's territory. and The Atascocita Observer.

Geography

Atascocita is located at (29.993365, -95.182054). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.74%, is water. Syd Kearney, author of A Marmac Guide to Houston and Galveston, "There are fine resort homes in sections such as Atascocita Shores."

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,390
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  4,720
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,665
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,346
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,118
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  3,903
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  3,521
• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

  Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,404

Largest nearby schools

• ATASCOCITA H S
  High · HUMBLE · 3,829 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• SUMMER CREEK H S
  High · HOUSTON · 3,600 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• MACARTHUR H S
  High · HOUSTON · 3,571 students · 21.1:1 ratio
• C E KING H S
  High · HOUSTON · 3,473 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• KINGWOOD H S
  High · KINGWOOD · 2,898 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• HUMBLE H S
  High · HUMBLE · 2,867 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• KINGWOOD PARK H S
  High · KINGWOOD · 1,950 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• CROSBY H S
  High · CROSBY · 1,937 students · 16.7:1 ratio