Grange has been crafted by the long-standing history of what was considered the "Rice & Gas Capitol of the World" — Katy, Texas. Formally settled in the mid-1890s, Katy became a thriving agricultural community in the early 1900s, with rice farming as the primary commodity. The state’s first concrete rice dryers were built in Katy and still stand in tribute to the area’s heritage. Within Grange’s 1,130 acres, evidence of rice farming has been found, with many old sluice gates discovered on the property.

By the mid-1900s, Katy became synonymous with gas production, with a gas field discovered in 1934 and Humble Oil (now Exxon) opening the Katy Gas Plant in 1943. The plant was an important resource during World War II, producing millions of gallons of aviation fuel used by Allied forces. By the mid-1950s, the plant was the largest gas cycling project in the world. Years of prosperity followed, and Exxon closed the plant in 2002.

The Katy Gas Plant encompassed 100 acres, and while the land that is now Grange was not part of the now-demolished plant, it was adjacent to it and housed miles of piping that carried gas to the plant for processing.