Barrett, also named Barrett Station, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,199 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1889 by Harrison Barrett, a former slave.GeographyBarrett is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.5sqmi, of which 6.5sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi, or 0.92%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,872 people, 946 households, and 741 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 442.8 people per square mile (170.9/km²). There were 1,034 housing units at an average density of 159.4 per square mile (61.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.56% African American, 8.64% White, 2.89% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races, 0.35% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.16% of the population.There were 946 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 25.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.46.
