Just in case you were wondering...here are some interesting facts about Friendswood, Texas!
- Friendswood was founded in 1895 by two Quakers, or "Friends" as they are often called. The two men, Frank Jacob Brown, and Thomas Hadley Lewis named the colony Friendswood.
- There are two school districts in Friendswood - Friendswood ISD, and Clear Creek ISD. Both are rated exemplary by the Texas Education Agency.
- There are about 38,000 residents in Friendswood.
- For the first 50 years, Friendswood had a church, a school, a post office and a grocery store. That's all.
- Friendswood was incorporated as a city in 1960 when hundreds of NASA employees chose Friendswood as their home, and families from Houston began moving out away from the big city.
- Friendswood is located in two counties - Galveston County and Harris County.
- Four beautiful creeks criss-cross through Friendswood - Clear Creek, Mary's Creek, Chigger Creek and Coward's Creek.
- Friendswood covers 21.2 square miles. It is bordered by Pearland, Alvin, League City and Webster.
- There are about 14,000 households in Friendswood
- The average price of a new home in Friendswood in 2010 was $312,000.
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