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Kashmere Gardens is a historically African-American neighborhood in the northern 610 Loop area in Houston, Texas, United States. A group of single-family houses, many of which have large lots, Kashmere Gardens is between an industrial area and a rail corridor.
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History
The City of Houston annexed it in the 1940s.
Between 1990 and 2000 the Hispanic population of Kashmere Gardens increased from around 19% of the population to around 31%.
A study by the Evert Crawford of Crawford Realty Advisors, in conjunction with the Institute for Regional Forecasting, stated that Kashmere Gardens' population increased by 10.5% each year from 2000 to 2005.
In 2007 Kashmere Gardens was one of several Houston neighborhoods with a high concentration of felons.
By 2010 the Harris County Flood Control District began buying houses in the district to reduce the effects of potential floods.
Government and infrastructure
Kashmere Gardens is in Houston City Council District B.
The Houston Fire Department operates Fire Station 39 at 5810 Pickfair Street. It is within Fire District 34.
Education
The Houston Independent School District operates local public schools. Kashmere Gardens is within and Trustee District II, represented by Carol Mims Galloway as of 2009.
Residents are zoned to Kashmere Gardens Elementary School, Key Middle School, and Kashmere High School. In 2008 criminals systematically burglarized several area schools.
Houston Public Library operates the McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library at 5411 Pardee Street.