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Fulshear is a town in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The population was 716 at the 2000 census. Fulshear is part of the Houston area. Growth in Fulshear exploded in the 2000s due to its proximity to Houston. It is expected to be over 20,000 in five years, and 50,000 in ten years.

The City of Fulshear incorporated in 1977 and is a general law city with a population of 718 residents. Primarily a farm and ranch community with a growing commercial district, Fulshear offers residents a relaxed country lifestyle and the convenience of being just seven miles from major shopping, dining and entertainment venues.

In 1824, a group of Americans came to Texas to live on land that was granted to Stephen F. Austin by the Mexican government. These people were later known as the "Old Three Hundred." Among them were Churchill Fulshear, his wife, Betsy, his daughter, Mary, three sons, Benjamin, Graves and Churchill Jr., and one servant. The family settled on a site of land in present northern Fort Bend County. Their plantation was used as headquarters for part of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution. Santa Anna's army is believed to have crossed the Brazos River near the Fulshear Plantation on April 14, 1836 on the way to San Jacinto.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 716 people, 251 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 59.92% White, 24.02% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 13.41% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.49% of the population.

There were 251 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

Almost all of Fulshear is zoned to schools in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.