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Meyerland is a 6000-acre community in southwest Houston, Texas, outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8.

A notable feature of Meyerland is Meyerland Plaza, a large outdoor shopping center. Meyerland also is the center of Houston's Jewish community. Meyerland is the home of Houston's Jewish Community Center, Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, and several smaller synogogues.

The neighborhood is named after the Meyer family, who bought and owned 6,000 acres (24 km²) of land in southwest Houston.

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George Meyer developed 1,200 acres of former rice fields into the Meyerland subdivision in 1955. Richard Nixon was at the subdivision's ribbon-cutting ceremony. Meyerland was one of several post-World War II subdivisions that appeared during the onset of suburbanization in the United States.

Meyerland is in Texas's 7th congressional district [1].

The neighborhood is served by several Houston Independent School District schools.

The portion of the neighborhood north of the Brays Bayou is zoned to Lovett Elementary School. The portion of the neighborhood south of the Brays Bayou is zoned to Kolter Elementary School. Both schools are located within Meyerland.

The portion of the neighborhood south of Beechnut, which is almost all of Meyerland, is zoned to Johnston Middle School (also located in Meyerland). The portion of the neighborhood north of Beechnut is zoned to Pershing Middle School, which is located in the Braeswood Place neighborhood of Houston.

All students who are zoned to Pershing, Johnston, or Long have the option to apply for the regular program at Pin Oak Middle School in the city of Bellaire. Therefore Pin Oak Middle School serves all of Meyerland.

Meyerland residents are zoned to Bellaire High School, which is also in the city of Bellaire.

Residents of several nearby subdivisions which are associated with Meyerland but are not a part of the Meyerland subdivision itself are zoned to Westbury High School.

Several private schools, including St. Thomas' Episcopal School, are in Meyerland. The Robert M. Beren Academy, Episcopal High School (Bellaire), and Emery/Weiner School are near Meyerland.

Pin Oak Middle School

Johnston Middle School

Pershing Middle School

Bellaire High School

The Houston Public Library operates the Meyer Branch, which is near Meyerland.

The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's Southwest Patrol Division [2].

Two city-operated parks are in Meyerland.

Meyerland Park, located at 5151 Jason, is classified as a neighborhood park [3].

Godwin Park, located at 5101 Rutherglen, is classified as a community park [4].

The closest YMCA branches are the Weekley Family YMCA (in Braeswood Place) and the Westland Family YMCA.

The closest mainstream movie theater to Meyerland is the AMC Theatres Meyer Park 16 in the Meyer Park Shopping Center.

• Official Meyerland Community Improvement Association website
• Meyerland Plaza website

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