Demographics
Historical population| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 2,482 | | — |
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| 2020 | 3,853 | | 55.2% |
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Racial and ethnic composition
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Weston Lakes had a population of 3,853, with 1,410 households, including 1,228 families residing in the city. [9]
The median age was 51.2 years, with 21.3% of residents under the age of 18 and 26.4% aged 65 years or older. [9]
For every 100 females there were 97.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.7 males age 18 and over. [9]
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. [10]
There were 1,410 households in Weston Lakes, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 82.1% were married-couple households, 5.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 9.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 9.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. [9]
There were 1,446 housing units, of which 2.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%. [9]
Incorporation
With the rapid population growth across Fort Bend County, particularly in the nearby city of Fulshear, some Weston Lakes residents felt that incorporation was the only way to prevent the community from eventually being annexed by Fulshear or another municipality. [12]
The incorporation vote took place on May 10, 2008. Of the 977 valid votes cast, 569 (58.24%) were in favor of incorporation and 408 (41.76%) were opposed. [13] Voter participation was high with slightly over 74 percent of those eligible casting ballots. On May 20, 2008, members of the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court voted to record the results of the election, officially incorporating Weston Lakes as a municipality. [14]
Fort Bend County confirmed that a protest of the incorporation of Weston Lakes has been made. [15] The lawsuit charges that the May incorporation vote was flawed due to a combination of alleged deficiencies in Texas law and its policies, as well as alleged violations of law by the Fort Bend County government and the Weston Lakes Property Owners Association. [16]
The first municipal election took place on November 4, 2008. A total of fifteen candidates competed for six Alderman positions. [17] Mary Rose Zdunkewicz, a 21-year Weston Lakes resident who served on the Lamar Consolidated ISD school board for twelve years during the 1970s and 1980s, was designated the city's first mayor because she received the most votes (561) among the candidates. [18] The five candidates immediately trailing Zdunkewicz – Clifton H. Aldrich (504), Gary L. Owens (486), Denis Deluca (472), Trent Thomas (435), and Ted Case II (419) – will each serve on the city council as Aldermen. [19] The position of city marshal was won by Ron Horowitz who ran unopposed.
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