Map of Channelview CDP

Channelview is a census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Texas on the east side of Houston in Harris County. Its population was 45,688 at the 2020 U.S. census.

Channelview CDP overview:
Name:	Channelview CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Harris County
Elevation:	30 ft (9 m)
Total Area:	18.1 sq mi (47.0 km²)
Land Area:	14.8 sq mi (38.3 km²)
Water Area:	3.4 sq mi (8.7 km²)
Total Population:	45,688
Population Density:	2,500/sq mi (970/km²)
ZIP code:	77530
Area code:	281
FIPS code:	4814236
GNISfeature ID:	1373053

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History

Channelview was given its name since it is located on the northeastern curve of the Houston Ship Channel. The site of Channelview was home to Lorenzo de Zavala, one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Texas. During World War II, the area south of Market to the Ship Channel, and what is now DeZavala St. to the tollway, was part of the U.S. Army San Jacinto Ordnance Depot.

Part of Channelview’s sense of community comes from successful athletes, who reflect its positive Texas values.

From Channelview High School came Jalen Hurts, who, coached through high school by his father, Averion Hurts, Sr., and supported by his mother, Pamela Hurts, and his brother, Averion Hurts, Jr., led the Philadelphia Eagles to the 2022-23 Super Bowl.

Channelview is also home to Houston Astros pitcher Chris Sampson and former outfielder Glenn Wilson. Another famous athlete to come out of Channelview is former Chicago Bears (NFL) wide receiver Johnny Knox. He graduated class of 2005 from Channelview High School.

In 1990, an explosion occurred at the ARCO petrochemical plant in Channelview that killed 17 people and injured five others. Channelview was the site of a notable murder plot occurring in 1991. Wanda Webb Holloway was upset that her daughter, Shanna, had failed two consecutive years to make her junior high school’s cheerleading squad. Holloway came to believe that the fault lay not with Shanna’s inability to make the squad, but with Verna Heath, whose daughter, Amber Heath, was a main rival of Shanna’s. Holloway asked Terry Harper, her former brother-in-law, to find a hit man to murder Verna Heath, hoping that Amber would be distraught and perform poorly in tryouts, thus allowing Shanna to make the squad. Harper notified authorities of the plot, though, and an undercover police officer arrested Holloway. Holloway argued that Harper was guilty of entrapment, saying that she never intended anyone to get killed. A jury sentenced Holloway to 15 years for attempted murder. The story was made into a 1993 HBO movie, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom. In 1997, Coy Wayne Wesbrook committed mass murder in Channelview, killing five people.

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Geography

Channelview, located at the point where the San Jacinto River forms the Old River, is north of Interstate 10 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad and 15 miles (24 km) east of downtown Houston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Channelview has a total area of 18.1 square miles (47.0 km), of which 3.4 square miles (8.7 km), or 18.46%, are covered by water.