Pearland, Texas
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Pearland (pronounced PAIR-land) is a city within the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, with portions of the city limits in Harris, Brazoria and Fort Bend Counties.
As of the 2010 US Census, the city's population was 91,252. making it the third largest in the Houston MSA, From 2000 to 2010, Pearland ranked as the fastest-growing city in the Houston MSA and the second fastest-growing city in Texas.
The area that is now Pearland began near a siding switch on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway in 1882. When a post office was established in 1893, the community was originally named Mark Belt. In 1894, the plat of "Pear Land" was filed with the Brazoria County courthouse by Witold von Zychlinski, a man of Polish nobility. At the time the area had many fruits harvested by residents; Zychlinski saw pear trees and decided that "Pearland" would make a good name for the community.
Most of Pearland is within the Pearland Independent School District; other portions are part of Alvin, Fort Bend, Clear Creek, Houston, and Pasadena Independent School Districts.
As of the 2010 US Census, the city's population was 91,252. making it the third largest in the Houston MSA, From 2000 to 2010, Pearland ranked as the fastest-growing city in the Houston MSA and the second fastest-growing city in Texas.
The area that is now Pearland began near a siding switch on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway in 1882. When a post office was established in 1893, the community was originally named Mark Belt. In 1894, the plat of "Pear Land" was filed with the Brazoria County courthouse by Witold von Zychlinski, a man of Polish nobility. At the time the area had many fruits harvested by residents; Zychlinski saw pear trees and decided that "Pearland" would make a good name for the community.
Most of Pearland is within the Pearland Independent School District; other portions are part of Alvin, Fort Bend, Clear Creek, Houston, and Pasadena Independent School Districts.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearland,_Texas
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Coordinates: 29°32'40"N 95°19'44"W
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- Southdown Subdivision 5.3 km
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- Tom Bass Regional Park 6.3 km
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- Greater Hobby Area-Super Neighborhood 78 11 km
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