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Hempstead, TX - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Hempstead  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Hempstead Home page. The Hempstead Home page provides as much information as possible on Hempstead. Knowing Hempstead’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Hempstead’s Home page, you will also find Hempstead’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Hempstead has a population of 8056. 50.3% of Hempstead’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.7 are female. 44.2% of Hempstead is married and 36.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $109,646, and the average rent is $991. Household median income in Hempstead is $37,495, and the individual median income is $26,391. Hempstead’s Ethnic is the following: Black(42.6%), Hispanic(39.1%), Other(31.4%), White(21.5%), Multiple(3.2%), Native(1.4%).


Hempstead is famous for its watermelon crop, and until the 1940s, the town was the top shipper of watermelons in the United States. Billy DiIorio was known as the Watermelon King and Angelina DiIorio was known as the Watermelon Queen. Both resided in Hempstead, Texas. The town holds an annual Watermelon Festival in July.Hempstead is also known for its early 20th century rough-and-tumble character.


The town was informally called Six Shooter Junction.The town has grown in recent years because of its relative closeness to Houston along U.S. Highway 290. The current economy is based on county government, shipping, and a small but growing industrial base. However, the closing of a large auto dealership (Lawerence Marshall) in 2009 hurt the community's economy and correlated with a drop in the town's population.


The town has, however, rebounded in its population since 2010. One of the town's residents was Lillie E. Drennan, who in 1929 became the first woman to hold a commercial driver's license in Texas. She ran a regional hauling company called the Drennan Truck Line while maintaining an excellent driving record.


Drennan received periodic attention in national newspapers and radio broadcasts.


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