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Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, [ 4 ][ 5 ][ 6 ] is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, [ 7 ][ 8 ][ 9 ] encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas. With a population of 7,510,253 in 2023 ...
Demographics of Houston. In the U.S. state of Texas, Houston is the largest city by both population and area. With a 1850 United States census population of 2,396—and 596,163 a century later, in 1950—Houston's population has experienced positive growth trends. [ 1] In 2000, the city had a population of 1,953,631 people in 717,945 households ...
This is a complete list of all incorporated cities, towns, and villages and CDPs within Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area defined by the U.S. Census as of April 2010. Cities with more than 2,000,000 inhabitants
Astronaut photograph of Houston at night. Houston, the most populous city in the Southern United States, is located along the upper Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of the Gulf of Mexico at Galveston. The city, which is the ninth-largest in the United States by area, covers 601.7 square miles (1,558 km 2 ), of which ...
In a triangular area between Veterans Memorial Drive, State Highway 249, and Interstate 45 North. 8. Westbranch. West. Along Beltway 8 south of Jersey Village. 9. Addicks / Park Ten. West. Includes the entirety of Addicks Reservoir and a small area between the reservoir and Interstate 10 west.
The geographic areas of Houston are generally classified as either being inside or outside Interstate 610, colloquially called "the Loop". The Loop generally encircles the central business district and the "island cities" of West University Place (West U.), Southside Place, and a portion of Bellaire. ("Island cities" refers to the city of ...
Texas rank U.S. rank Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Division Population 1 4 Dallas–Fort Worth 8,100,037 2 5 Houston 7,510,253: 3 24 San Antonio 2,550,960: 4 35 Austin 2,227,083: 5 67 McAllen 868,707: 6 68 El Paso 844,124: 7 114 Corpus Christi 429,024: 8 126 Brownsville-Harlingen 423,163: 9 127 Killeen-Temple 460,303: 10 132 Beaumont–Port Arthur
Downtown Houston is a 1,178-acre (1.841 sq mi) area bounded by Interstate 45, Interstate 69 / U.S. Highway 59, and Interstate 10 / U.S. Highway 90. [ 3] Several sub-districts exist within Downtown, including: [ 4] Ballpark – Includes Minute Maid Park and surrounding restaurants, lofts, and office space.