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Hiram Clarke is a community in Houston, Texas, United States, southwest of NRG Park. ==History== Hiram Clarke Road was named after Hiram Clarke, a Houston Lighting & Power Co. assistant general manager and executive vice president.〔Rust, Carol. "(Houston has street sense (and nonsense as well) )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday April 16, 1997. Houston 1. Retrieved on October 26, 2011.〕 The community originally housed primarily middle-class people. Many of them worked in the Texas Medical Center. Stephen Klineberg, a Rice University sociology professor, stated that the new residents, in close proximity to wealthier areas like Meyerland, are able to observe but not partake in the affluence of the areas.〔Swartz, Mimi. "(The Gangstas of Godwin Park )." ''Texas Monthly''. June 1, 2006. Jun2006, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p132. Retrieved on November 2, 2011. (See profile ) at EBSCOHost〕 In 1998 the area advocacy group South Houston Concerned Citizens Coalition received nonprofit status, so it could apply for grants to fund neighborhood projects and organize homebuyer fairs and community festivals.〔Martin, Betty L. "('We'll get this place in order' / S. Houston groups fight trash, crime )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Thursday August 29, 2002. ThisWeek 1. Retrieved on October 27, 2011.〕 In 2006 a parade honoring Vince Young occurred in Hiram Clarke.〔"(Parade in SE Houston honors Vince Young )." ''KTRK-TV''. Sunday February 12, 2006. Retrieved on October 26, 2011.〕 The area is primarily composed of the ZIP codes 77085 and 77045. The ZIP code 77085, which covers an area similar to a triangle, roughly bounded by U.S. Route 90A (South Main), Hiram Clarke Road, and Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Tollway), saw the number of population rise to over 200% of its original population, between 2000 and 2010. Carol Christian of the ''Houston Chronicle'' said that the Windsor Village United Methodist Church was a primary factor.〔Christian, Carol. "(This community is on the Pointe )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday March 1, 2011. Retrieved on October 28, 2011.〕 The area is included in the Five Corners District, which was drawn by the 80th State Legislature, and is associated with a twelve year Service and Improvement Plan scheduled to run through 2022. The plan seeks to address crime reduction, control and prevention; business development; transportation planning; and beautification, visual improvement and cultural promotion in the Hiram Clarke and surrounding areas.〔"(5 Corners District )"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hiram Clarke, Houston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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