Located in eastern Harris County, Channelview is an oil refinery suburb of Houston. It was named for its location on the northeastern curve of the Houston Ship Channel. Oil was discovered in 1916. The area was populated by blue-collar oil refinery workers and their families. In 2017, the estimated median household income was $59, 154. The site of Channelview was home to Lorenzo de Zavala, one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Texas. During World War II the area was part of the U.S. Army Ordnance Depot. Channelview was the site of a notable murder plot that happened in 1991 involving Wanda Webb.
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