Crosby Wedding

Crosby is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,714 at the 2000 census. On June 1, 2005, a drilling rig exploded in Crosby that was owned by Louisiana Oil and Gas Company.

Crosby is located at 295438N, 95339W (29.910577, -95.060882)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.9 km (2.3 mi), all land.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,714 people, 666 households, and 464 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 292.8/km (758.2/mi). There were 743 housing units at an average density of 126.9/km (328.7/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.15% White, 12.72% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 10.79% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.38% of the population.

There were 666 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.09.