Jersey Village is a city in west-central Harris County, Texas, United States, located at U.S. Highway 290, Farm to Market Road 529, and the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Clark W. Henry owned 1,236 acres (5.00 km2) of land on which he operated F&M Dairy and raised Jersey cattle.

Henry discontinued his dairy when his health declined, and he gave the land up so a residential community could be built in 1953.

[4][6] Henry and LeRoy Kennedy, members of the Garden Oaks Baptist Church, began developing the community in February 1954.

At first, the city had 5 miles (8 km) of streets and drainage, gas, sewage, and water services.

Under a home rule charter, Jersey Village gained more taxation and governing powers than it had as a general law city.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,921 people, 3,465 households, and 2,217 families residing in the city.

Jersey Village has a home rule charter and a council manager form of government.

[14] The council meets during the third Monday of each month at 7:00 PM in the auditorium of the Civic Center, which is located at 16327 Lakeview Drive.

[6] As of May 2021, the Mayor is Bobby Warren and the elected Council Members are Michelle Mitcham (Mayor Pro Tem), Drew Wasson, Sheri Sheppard, Connie Rossi, and Jennifer McCrea.

Council Member Mitcham is assigned as Liaison to the Recreation and Events Committee, Council Member Sheppard is assigned as Liaison to the Golf Course Advisory Committee, Council Member McCrea is assigned as liaison to the Building Board of Adjustment and Appeals, and the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Council Member Rossi is assigned as Liaison to Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Nos.

2 and 3, and Council Member Wasson is assigned as Liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee.

[16] Jersey Village Fire Department[17] provides firefighting and EMS services to city residents.

[20] The city includes a regional office of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

[21][22] Jersey Village is located in District 135 of the Texas House of Representatives.

[25] The United States Postal Service operates the nearby Fairbanks Post Office at 7050 Brookhollow West Drive in an unincorporated area.

[citation needed] Jersey Village is served by Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District.