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Coordinates:29°45′46″N95°22′59″W / 29.76278°N 95.38306°W /29.76278; -95.38306
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Houston, Texas
Flag of Houston, Texas
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Official seal of Houston, Texas
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Nickname: 
Space City (official)
Location within and around Harris County
Location within and around Harris County
Houston is located in Texas
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Houston is located in the United States
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Coordinates:29°45′46″N95°22′59″W / 29.76278°N 95.38306°W /29.76278; -95.38306
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesHarris,Fort Bend,Montgomery
IncorporatedJune 5, 1837
Named forSam Houston
Government
 • TypeStrong Mayor-Council
 • BodyHouston City Council
 • MayorJohn Whitmire (D)
Area
 • City671.67 sq mi (1,739.62 km2)
 • Land640.44 sq mi (1,658.73 km2)
 • Water31.23 sq mi (80.89 km2)
Elevation
80 ft (32 m)
Population
 • City2,304,580
 • Rank4th in the United States
1st in Texas
 • Density3,598.43/sq mi (1,389.36/km2)
 • Metro7,149,642 (5th)
DemonymHoustonian
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
770xx, 772xx (P.O. Boxes)
Area codes713, 281, 832, 346
FIPS code48-35000[4]
GNIS feature ID1380948[5]
Major airportsGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH),William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
Interstates
U.S. routes
State routes
Rapid transitHouston Metro
Websitewww.houstontx.gov
For other uses, seeHouston (disambiguation).

Houston is the most populous city in theU.S. state ofTexas. It is the 4th most populous city in theUnited States. As of 2020, more than 2 million people lived there.John Whitmire became the mayor of Houston in 2024. Houston is named afterSamuel Houston, who fought for Texas to leave Mexico in 1836. TheJohnson Space Center ofNASA is in Houston.

Houston has the largest medical center and complex in the world, the Texas Medical Center.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport is the main internationalairport serving Houston, and William P. Hobby Airport is the other international airport that is close to downtown Houston.

Houston has the second-mostFortune 500 headquarters of any U.S. city within its city limits afterNew York City.[6][7]

Sports

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Houston has manysports teams, including the Astros, Texans, Rockets, and Houston Dynamo. TheAstros playbaseball, theRockets playbasketball, theTexans playAmerican Football, and theHouston Dynamo play soccer.

Climate

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Houston has ahumid subtropical climate (Cfa in theKoeppen climate classification).

References

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  1. ↑"2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. RetrievedSeptember 28, 2021.
  2. ↑"QuickFacts: Houston city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved19 August 2021.
  3. ↑"2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved22 August 2021.
  4. ↑"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2008.
  5. ↑"US Board on Geographic Names".United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2008.
  6. ↑Fortune 500 2010: CitiesArchived August 24, 2011, at theWayback Machine Accessed May 25, 2011
  7. ↑"A.T. Kearney Global Cities Index 2019"(PDF).A.T. Kearney. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on September 28, 2011. RetrievedJuly 25, 2015.
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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