Country United States County Montgomery FIPS code 48-63044 Area 3.8 km² Local time Tuesday 10:31 PM | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1388597 Elevation 32 m Population 1,782 (2013) | |
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Roman Forest is a town in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,538 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Roman Forest, TX 77357, USA
Police Department
The current Chief of Police is Stephen Carlisle. The mission statement is Perusing Police Excellence. Currently, the Roman Forest Police Department is a 18-man department. There are seven full-time sworn police officers one part-time sworn police officer, eight sworn reserve police officers, one Animal Control Officer, and one Secretary/Telecommunications Officer.
The police cruisers are traditional LAPD black and white with HPD lettering but with added individuality by having a black arch on the front doors. Uniforms are the traditional LAPD Blue.
The Roman Forest Police Department has its own Facebook page, www.facebook.com/RomanForestPD which is the new way of policing with the community.
Geography
Roman Forest is located at 30°10′40″N 95°9′22″W (30.177744, -95.156209).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the City has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Roman Forest has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,279 people, 420 households, and 385 families residing in the town. The population density was 864.6 people per square mile (333.7/km²). There were 432 housing units at an average density of 292.0 per square mile (112.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.67% White, 1.88% African American, 0.86% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.77% of the population.
There were 420 households out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.7% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.3% were non-families. 6.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the City the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $67,679, and the median income for a family was $70,313. Males had a median income of $50,250 versus $32,361 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,243. About 3.3% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Roman Forest is served by New Caney Independent School District and Lone Star College (formerly the North Harris Montgomery Community College District).
Residents are zoned to Tavola Elementary School, Keefer Crossing Middle School, and New Caney High School.
Aikin Elementary School was the elementary school serving Roman Forest. Tavola Elementary, in the Tavola subdivision off of Roman Forest Boulevard, opened in 2015 to replace Aikin Elementary, which needed a lot of renovation to remain in operation.
Sixth graders previously attended the New Caney 6th Grade Campus.