Houston, Texas
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city, county seat, millionaire city
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the U.S. and the largest city in the state of Texas. As of the 2010 US Census, the city has a population of 2,099,451 within an area of 600 square miles. It is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with a population of 5.6 million.
Founded in 1836 and incorporated one year later, Houston is internationally known for its energy and aeronautics industries, and for the Port of Houston, which ranks first in the country in international cargo and second in total cargo tonnage. Second only to New York City in Fortune 500 company headquarters, Houston is the home of the Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions.
Nicknames for the city include: "Space City", "The Bayou City", "H-Town", "Clutch City", "City of Syrup", "Hustletown", and the "Energy Capital of the World"
www.houstontx.gov/
Founded in 1836 and incorporated one year later, Houston is internationally known for its energy and aeronautics industries, and for the Port of Houston, which ranks first in the country in international cargo and second in total cargo tonnage. Second only to New York City in Fortune 500 company headquarters, Houston is the home of the Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions.
Nicknames for the city include: "Space City", "The Bayou City", "H-Town", "Clutch City", "City of Syrup", "Hustletown", and the "Energy Capital of the World"
www.houstontx.gov/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston
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Coordinates: 29°49'9"N 95°25'23"W
- Pasadena, Texas 21 km
- Baytown, Texas 35 km
- Texas City, Texas 48 km
- Dayton, Texas 53 km
- Hitchcock, Texas 58 km
- Beaumont, Texas 123 km
- Port Arthur, Texas 133 km
- Orange, Texas 154 km
- Lafayette, Louisiana 323 km
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana 413 km
- Garden Oaks 0.9 km
- Shady Acres 1.9 km
- Lazybrook 2.2 km
- Garden Oaks / Oak Forest (Super Neighborhood 12) 2.3 km
- Lazy Brook/Timbergrove Super Neighborhood 14 2.5 km
- Oak Forest 3.1 km
- Independence Heights (SN 13) 3.1 km
- Greater Heights (SN 15) 3.1 km
- Houston Heights 3.4 km
- Northside/Northline 5.9 km
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