Jersey Village Water Tower #2 - Jersey Village, TX - Water Towers on Waymarking.com

The official address of this water tower -- known as "City of Jersey Village Water Tower #2" -- is located on 16600 Village Drive, although most local residents just refer to it as the "Northwest Water Tower" since it is near the Western edge of the city, just a few feet away from US Highway 290. It is the smaller of the two water towers in the city, but likely older than #1 based on its overall tank shape and leg structure.

Jersey Village is in west-central Harris County and forms part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 7,620 at the 2010 census. Below is a brief history of the surrounding neighborhood, per Wikipedia:

"The 1936 Harris County highway map indicated several residences in the area. Clark W. Henry owned 1,236 acres (5.00 km2) of land on which he operated F&M Dairy and raised Jersey cattle. Henry discontinued his dairy when his health declined, and he gave the land up so a residential community could be built in 1953. Henry and LeRoy Kennedy, members of the Garden Oaks Baptist Church, began developing the community in February 1954. At first the city had 5 miles (8 km) of streets and drainage, gas, sewage, and water services. Several houses were established along Jersey Drive. The first family moved to the subdivision in late October 1954. The community developed a school, a park, and an 18-hole golf course. Jersey Village incorporated on April 16, 1956, with all 58 votes in favor of incorporation and a volunteer police force. Because of the incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Jersey Village's territory into its city limits.

In 1961 Jersey Village had 493 residents. On July 6, 1972, Leonard Rauch gave Jersey Village a city hall building; as of 2008 the building is used for the fire department and public works departments. In 1977 the city passed a bond issue, leading it to construct a new city hall, a city garage, a park pavilion, and an expansion of the fire department building. In 1980 the city had 966 residents. In 1982 this figure increased to 4,084. In August 1986 officials announced that the city passed a home rule charter with a passing vote of 306-36. Under a home rule charter Jersey Village gained more taxation and governing powers than it had as a general law city. In 1988 the population increased to 5,143. In 1990 Jersey Village had 4,938 residents."

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