Geography Stafford, Texas

map of stafford

stafford located in eastern fort bend county @ 29°37′27″n 95°33′48″w / 29.62417°n 95.56333°w / 29.62417; -95.56333 (29.624186, -95.563359). small portion of city extends northeast harris county. bordered city of houston north, meadows place northwest, sugar land west, , missouri city south , east.

the southwest freeway (interstate 69) passes through northwest part of stafford, leading northeast 16 miles (26 km) center of houston , southwest 18 miles (29 km) rosenberg. u.s. 90 alternate passes through stafford main street, leading west 5 miles (8 km) sugar land , northeast 18 miles (29 km) houston east end.

according united states census bureau, stafford has total area of 7.0 square miles (18.2 km), of 7.0 square miles (18.1 km) land , 0.04 square miles (0.1 km), or 0.58%, water.

climate

the climate in area characterized hot, humid summers , mild cool winters. according köppen climate classification system, stafford has humid subtropical climate, cfa on climate maps.

extraterritorial jurisdiction

the city of stafford has several areas of extraterritorial jurisdiction. 2 etj areas within houston independent school district, including area @ beltway 8 , stafford road , area between beltway 8 , murphy road. 1 etj area within alief independent school district next city of meadows place along interstate 69/u.s. route 59. areas in fort bend independent school district include portion of fifth street , area around u.s. route 90 alternate, dulles avenue, , avenue e. city of stafford has avoided annexing these areas, because doing give territory in school districts other stafford municipal school district (smsd) , city wants city limits , smsd have same area. smsd cannot annex these areas without permission of other school districts.