Houston
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.
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| 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 | |
| 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) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 770xx, 772xx (P.O. Boxes) |
| 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 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
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
Houston has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).
History
Many of the confederate monuments and buildings have been removed or renamed.
- Dowling Street. Named for Confederate commander Richard W. Dowling. Renamed Emancipation Avenue in 2017. The street leads to Emancipation Park. The site originally was the only municipal park available to blacks, who pooled their money in 1872 to buy the property to celebrate their freedom.[8]
- In 2016, Jackson Middle School was renamed for Hispanic community activist Yolanda Black Navarro.[9]
- Lee High School (1962). Originally known as Robert E. Lee High School, district leaders dropped the "Robert E." from the school's title to distance the school from the Confederate general.[10] School officials changed the name to Margaret Long Wisdom High School in 2016.[9]
- Westbury High School changed the nickname of its athletic teams from the "Rebels" to the "Huskies".[11]
Houston Media
Houston, Texas in 1873. Bird's Eye View Of the City of Houston, Texas 1873, 1873. Lithograph (hand-colored), 23.2 x 30.1 in. Published by J. J. Stoner, Madison, Wis. Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Hurricane Harvey flooding
Satellite image of Houston, 2020
Aerial view of central Houston, showing Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, March 2018
Houston's superneighborhoods
Intersection of Bagby and McGowen streets in western Midtown, 2016
Buffalo Bayou after Hurricane Harvey, August 2017
Space Shuttle Independence replica covered in snow, 2017
Flooded parking lot during Hurricane Harvey, August 2017
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References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Houston's Dowling Street To Be Renamed Emancipation Avenue. January 12, 2017. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2017/01/12/183416/houstons-dowling-street-to-be-renamed-emancipation-avenue/. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 District renames seven schools. May 14, 2016. p. B5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/435070616/?terms=confederate%2Bhouston%2B%2Brename.
- ↑ Watkins, Matthew; Busch, Mallory; Daniel, Annie (July 1, 2015). "At Majority-Minority Schools, Confederate Names Remain". Big Country Homepage (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.). https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/at-majority-minority-schools-confederate-names-remain. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ↑ Mellon, Ericka (April 15, 2014). Four Houston schools get new, non-offensive mascots. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Four-Houston-schools-get-new-non-offensive-5405155.php. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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