Streetlights summary
Katy, Texas. Population: 27,741. Land area: 15.0 sq mi. Street lighting, dark streets and public safety lighting.
Recorded local data
Population27,741Source: census_popest_place. Population year: 2024.
Land area15.0 sq miSource: census_gazetteer. Geography year: 2023. Water area is excluded.
Derived from recorded data
Residents per square mile1,847.7Population / land area. Population and geography may refer to different years.
Model scenario
Street light points~ 6Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 2.3. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Crossing lights~ 1Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.5. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Public-space lights~ 2Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.8. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Model values are scenarios, not an inventory or evidence that a service exists. Queues, applications, incidents, service users and unsafe homes are not inferred from population. Missing data does not mean zero.