Houston
Houston (
i/ˈhjuːstən/) is the fowert-lairgest ceety in the Unitit States o Americae an the lairgest ceety in the state o Texas. As o the 2009 U.S. Census estimate, the ceety haed a population o 2.3 million athin an aurie o 579 square mile (1,500 km2). Houston is the seat o Harris Coonty an the economic centre o the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan aurie—the saxt-lairgest metropolitan aurie in the U.S. wi a population o 5.9 million.
Houston, Texas | |
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| Ceety o Houston | |
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| Eik-name(s): Space Ceety (offeecial), mair... | |
 Location o Houston ceety leemits in an aroond Harris Coonty | |
  Houston, Texas Location in the Unitit States o Americae | |
| Coordinates: 29°45′46″N 95°22′59″W / 29.76278°N 95.38306°WCoordinates: 29°45′46″N 95°22′59″W / 29.76278°N 95.38306°W | |
| Kintra |  Unitit States o Americae |
| State |  Texas |
| Coonties | Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery |
| Incorporatit | Juin 5, 1837 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor–cooncil |
| • Bodi | Houston Ceety Cooncil |
| • Mayor | Annise Parker |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 1625.2 km2 (627.8 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 1552.9 km2 (599.59 sq mi) |
| • Water | 72.3 km2 (27.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 26,060 km2 (10062 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Ceety | 2,195,914 (4t U.S.) |
| • Density | 1,414/km2 (3,662/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,944,332 (7t U.S.) |
| • Metro | 6,313,158 (5t U.S.) |
| • Demonym | Houstonian |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 281, 346, 713, 832 |
| FIPS code | 48-35000[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380948[4] |
| Website | houstontx.gov |
Houston wis foondit on August 30, 1836, bi brithers Augustus Chapman Allen an John Kirby Allen on land naur the banks o Buffalo Bayou. The ceety wis incorporatit on Juin 5, 1837, an named efter then-Preses o the Republic o Texas—umwhile General Sam Houston—who haed commandit at the Battle o San Jacinto, whilk teuk place 25 mile (40 km) east o whaur the ceety wis established. The burgeonin port an railwey industry, combined wi ile discivery in 1901, haes induced continual surges in the ceety's population. In the mid-twintiet century, Houston became the hame o the Texas Medical Centre—the warld's lairgest concentration o heal care an research institutions—an NASA's Johnson Space Centre, whaur the Mission Control Centre is locatit.[5]
Ratit as a beta warld ceety, Houston's economy haes a braid industrial base in the energy, manufacturin, aeronautics, transportation, an heal care sectors an is a leadin centre for biggin oilfield equipment; anerlie New York Ceety is hame tae mair Fortune 500 heidquarters in the ceety leemits.[6][7] The Port o Houston ranks first in the Unitit States in internaitional watterborne tonnage handled an seicont in tot fraucht tonnage handled.[8] The ceety haes a population frae various ethnic an releegious backgrunds an a lairge an growin internaitional community. It is hame tae mony cultural institutions an exhibits—attractin mair nor 7 million visitors a year tae the Houston Museum Destrict. Houston haes an active visual an performin airts scene in the Theatre Destrict an is ane o few U.S. ceeties that affer year-roond resident companies in aw major performin airts.[9]
Twin touns an sister ceeties
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References
eedit- ↑ "Texas by Place - GCT-T1-R. Census". US Census. Retrieved 23 Februar 2014.
- ↑ Lee, Renée C. (3 December 2012). "City wins census appeal; count adjusted". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 23 Februar 2014.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
- ↑ Texas Medical Center. (2006). In 'A Vision for Strategic Growth'. September 14, 2010 from http://www.texasmedicalcenter.org/NR/rdonlyres/2C814975-2A2B-4AC1-B898-0C424A311C28/0/50YearMasterPlanLowRes2006UpdateV2.pdf Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Fortune 500 2010: Cities Accessed May 25, 2011
- ↑ "A.T. Kearney Global Cities Index 2010" (PDF). A.T. Kearney. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 Mey 2011.
- ↑ U.S. Port Ranking by Cargo Volume 2004 Archived 2010-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Port Industry Information, American Association of Port Authorities. 2004. Retrieved on 2007-01-15. Archived [Date missing] at aapa-ports.org [Error: unknown archive URL]
- ↑ "Museums and Cultural Arts PDF (31.8 KB)", Greater Houston Partnership. Retrieved on 2009-03-21.
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