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Houston, Texas | |
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Top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Houston, Sam Houston Monument at Hermann Park, Texas Medical Center, Uptown Houston, Johnson Space Center, Museum of Fine Arts, Buffalo Bayou | |
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| Nickname: Space City (official) | |
 Location within and around Harris County | |
  Houston Location within Texas  Houston Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 29°45′46″N 95°22′59″W? / ?29.76278°N 95.38306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery |
| Incorporated | June 5, 1837 |
| Named for | Sam Houston |
| Government | |
| ? Type | Strong Mayor-Council |
| ? Body | Houston City Council |
| ? Mayor | John Whitmire (D) |
| Area | |
| ? City | 671.67 sq mi (1,739.62 km2) |
| ? Land | 640.44 sq mi (1,658.73 km2) |
| ? Water | 31.23 sq mi (80.89 km2) |
| Elevation | 80 ft (32 m) |
| Population | |
| ? City | 2,304,580 |
| ? Rank | 4th in the United States 1st in Texas |
| ? Density | 3,598.43/sq mi (1,389.36/km2) |
| ? Metro | 7,149,642 (5th) |
| Demonym | Houstonian |
| Time zone | UTC?6 (CST) |
| ? Summer (DST) | UTC?5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 770xx, 772xx (P.O. Boxes) |
| Area codes | 713, 281, 832, 346 |
| FIPS code | 48-35000[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380948[5] |
| Major airports | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) |
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| U.S. routes |    |
| State routes |              |
| Rapid transit | Houston Metro |
| Website | www |
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Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the 4th most populous city in the United States. As of 2020, more than 2 million people lived there. John Whitmire became the mayor of Houston in 2024. Houston is named after Samuel Houston, who fought for Texas to leave Mexico in 1836. The Johnson Space Center of NASA is in Houston.
Houston has the largest medical center and complex in the world, the Texas Medical Center.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport is the main international airport serving Houston, and William P. Hobby Airport is the other international airport that is close to downtown Houston.
Houston has the second-most Fortune 500 headquarters of any U.S. city within its city limits after New York City.[6][7]
Sports
[change | change source]Houston has many sports teams, including the Astros, Texans, Rockets, and Houston Dynamo. The Astros play baseball, the Rockets play basketball, the Texans play American Football, and the Houston Dynamo play soccer.
Climate
[change | change source]Houston has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Houston city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ Fortune 500 2010: Cities Archived August 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 25, 2011
- ↑ "A.T. Kearney Global Cities Index 2019" (PDF). A.T. Kearney. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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For a complete listing, see list of cities and towns in Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land MSA | |
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| Footnotes | ?This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties ±Former community annexed by Missouri City ^Former community annexed by Sugar Land | |
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