The Cinco Ranch neighborhood has been there since before Texas became a republic.

Moses Austin, a pioneer, received permission from the Spanish government to settle 300 people in the basins of the Brazos and Colorado rivers in the 1820s.

Even under the newly constituted Mexican government, his son Stephen F. Austin was able to carry out his father's desires after he passed away before he could.

Randolph Foster was one of the persons who settled in these 300 slots of land, each of which was larger than 4,000 acres and was home to wild horses, deer, Native Americans, and buffalo. Foster's acreage was spread out throughout Waller and Fort Bend counties.

In the Texas counties of Fort Bend and Harris, Cinco Ranch is a census-designated place and master-planned community that is under the extraterritorial control of the city of Houston.

In 2020, there were 16,899 people living there.

Located outside of West Houston and The Katy Texas area the area is well known for its community and education its schools. Its local zip codes in the are are 77494 and 77450.