According to the 2010 Census data, the population of the Cypress-Fairbanks area in northwest Houston has grown a lot over the past 10 years.  According to an article in the Ultimate Cy-Fair section of the Houston Chronicle, the 2010 population in the 10 primary zip codes that make up Cy-Fair ISD is 587,142.  That is a 69% increase in the 2000 population of 347,472!  Not surprisingly, zip code 77433 in Cypress was the fastest growing at 394% thanks to master planned communities like Bridgeland, Blackhorse Ranch, Cypress Creek Lakes, and Towne Lake.

If Cy-Fair were a city with a population of  587,142, it would be the 28th most populous city in America according to a city population list on Wikipedia.  Cy-Fair has more people than:

• Las Vegas, NV (567k)
• Portland, OR (566k)
• Atlanta, GA (541k)
• Kansas City, MO (482k)
• Miami, FL (433k)
• Cleveland, OH (431k)

(As a side note, the data on the U.S. Census Bureau FactFinder site has the 2010 population of Cy-Fair School district at 496,751 which is about 90k less than what the Chronicle is reporting.)

The Chronicle article also mentions that the “Cy-Fair district is the largest in the state with the ‘recognized‘ accountability rating from the Texas Education Agency for 2011″ which is great!  However, since Cy-Fair is the 3rd largest school district in the state, this essentially just means that the two larger ISDs (Dallas and Houston) were not “Recognized”.

Lastly, Kelli Durham, Cy-Fair ISD’s assistant superintendent for communication, had this quote:

“Only 60 percent of the district’s 186 square miles of land mass is developed - making the area a prime location for developers,”

We really need to get Hwy 290 widened!