When of the U.S. Census 2000, the city had a total population of 141,674. A city's employment is closely linked to the nearby Houston Ship Channel and its related industrial districts, besides when a National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in the nearby Clear Lake area. Because of its location near the enormous amount of refineries that dot the ship channel (which help to make Houston's petrochemical complex the largest in the nation), Pasadena has been dubbed by locals with the nickname "Stinkadena," though many of the refineries that give the city its moniker are in fact located in Houston proper. An additional nickname, "Pasa-get-down-dena", was coined in the mid-1980s by a Houstin morning radio DJ known as Moby on his indicate Moby in the Morning. At least ii united states music songs stand been recorded sustaining "Pasa-get-down-dena" as a title: of these by Kenefick on their album "Hard Road," & John Evans in his album "Biggest fool in Town."

Pasadena was enshrined around film history whilst John Travolta, Debra Winger and others descended on the city to film the 1980 hit movie Urban Cowboy, which depicted life and immature love around Pasadena. A film centered in a area of the city's tremendous honky-barrelhouse bar Gilley's, which was co-owned by united states music star Mickey Gilley. Inside 1989 Gilley's burned down, but a building's casing is however standing (the old sign may be discovered at a Cowboy Cattle ranch, a local eating house). Gilley however makes his range in Pasadena.

2 institutions of higher education — a San Jacinto Community College technique & Texas Chiropractic College — come located in Pasadena. Besides, a city has many museums, including a Pasadena Historical Museum, a Bay Region Museum & Armand Bayou Nature and severity Center. Pasadena likewise has a community theater, rodeo & orchestra (the Pasadena Philharmonic). A city's newspaper is the Pasadena Citizen.

History
Pasadena is the location of the previous battle of the Texas Revolution, where a Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna was captured in 1836. The monument to it battle — a San Jacinto Monument — is located on the fringe of the city.

A Galveston Hurricane of 1900 caused many population to resettle inside Pasadena. Clara Barton of the American Red Cross purchased 1.Five million strawberry plants and sent the two to Pasadena to help outdoor enthusiasts of the flood make their way back in their feet. Per 1930s those crops had flourished such that Pasadena was claiming a sobriquet of Strawberry Capital of the Globe. At its height, a city's strawberry cultivator shipped when several when Xxviii train carloads of strawberries every day. To honor that history, a city however holds an annual "Strawberry Festival," & in todays world Strawberry Road stretches across tremendously of a city touching in which the old strawberry crops grew.

Geography
Pasadena is placed at 29°40'34" North, 95°10'26" West (Twenty-nine.676196, -95.173845).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the number locality of 115.Threesome km² (44.5 mi²). 114.Quaternary kilometer² (44.Two mi²) of these are l& and Zero.Ix kilometre² (Cypher.Iv mi²) of these are h2o. A amount metropolitan area is Cypher.81% h2o.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 141,674 people, 47,031 house, & 35,179 families living in the city. A population density is 1,238.7/km² (3,208.1/mi²). There are 50,367 housing units at an typical density of 440.4/km² (1,140.5/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 71.45% White, 1.63% African American, 0.68% Native American, 1.83% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 21.30% from other races, and 3.08% from two or more races. 48.24% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 47,031 home away from which 43.1% develop kids under a age of Xviii swallow the babies, 55.8% come married couples living together, 13.1% have a female homeowner by using there are no hubby present, & Twenty-five.2% come non-families. Xx.4% of everthing house come mass produced higher of souls & Sextet.2% keep close at hand person residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Deuce.99 & a typical personal size is Terzetto.48.

In a city the people is spread retired sustaining 31.6% under a age of Eighteen, Xi.4% from either 18 to 2 dozen, 31.2% from either 25 to 44, Seventeen.9% from either 45 to 64, & Seven.9% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is Xxix years. For each Century females there are 99.Octonary males. For each One c females age Eighteen & terminated, there are 97.Sixer males.

the median income for a personal in the city is $38,522, & the median income for a family is $42,541. Males have a median income of $34,330 versus $25,869 for females. A per capita income for the city is $16,301. Xvi.0% of the people & Baker's dozen.2% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Twenty.8% of victims under a age of 18 & 10.5% of victims 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Education
Virtually all of city of Pasadena is served per Pasadena Independent School District. Occasionally of the eastern section is served by Deer Park Independent School District, some of the southern a share is served by Clear Creek Independent School District and La Porte Independent School District.

A pupils zoned to Pasadena ISD & Deer Park ISD come served by San Jacinto College.

Famous Residents

Bo Brinkman - Actor, Producer, Writer, Director (married to Melissa Gilbert 1988-1992) LeeAnne Locken - Miss USA finalist and actress Mickey Gilley - Country singer Ronald Clark O'Bryan - murderer nicknamed "The Candyman"