at own ▁within ▁Gre ater ▁Sh arp st own ) ▁ ▁Har win ▁ ▁Sh arp st own ▁ ▁South ▁Asia ▁ ▁University ▁ ▁West wood ▁( West wood ▁Mall ▁area ) ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁district ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁implement ▁new ▁and ▁distinct ly ▁designed ▁street ▁sign age ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁various ▁zones ▁within ▁Gre ater ▁Sh arp st own ▁( rep la cing ▁the ▁existing ▁standard ▁city ▁of ▁Houston ▁sign age ); ▁installation ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁winter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Gre ater ▁Sh arp st own ▁has ▁about ▁ 9 4 , 5 0 0 ▁residents . ▁Among ▁the ▁district ▁residents ▁are ▁African ▁Americans , ▁Chinese ▁Americans , ▁His pan ic ▁Americans , ▁Vietnam ese ▁Americans . ▁Up ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁White ▁Americans ▁were ▁the ▁majority . ▁Many ▁former ▁residents ▁left , ▁going ▁to ▁First ▁Col ony , ▁Missouri ▁City , ▁Pear land , ▁ ▁Staff ord , ▁and ▁Sug ar ▁Land ▁as ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Houston ▁expanded . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁National ▁O il well ▁Var co ▁has ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Sh arp st own . ▁Metro Cor p ▁B anc sh ares ▁and ▁subs idi ary ▁Metro B ank ▁have ▁their ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Sh arp st own ▁and ▁in ▁Ch in at own . ▁South western ▁National ▁Bank ▁also ▁has ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Ch in at own ▁and