Back ذا وودلاندز (تكساس) Arabic ذا وودلاندز, تكساس ARZ وودلندز، تکزاس AZB The Woodlands Catalan Зе-Вудлендс (Техас) CE The Woodlands (lungsod) CEB The Woodlands German The Woodlands (Texas) Spanish وودلندز، تگزاس Persian The Woodlands French
The Woodlands, Texas | |
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Top to bottom, left to right: The Woodlands Town Center, The Woodlands Waterway, Town Center, The Woodlands College Park High School, Waste Connections | |
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 The Woodlands in Montgomery and Harris counties | |
  The Woodlands Location in Texas  The Woodlands Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°10′39″N 95°30′14″W / 30.17750°N 95.50389°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Counties | Montgomery, Harris |
| Established | 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Board of Directors[1] | Ann Snyder (Chairman) Kyle Watson (Vice Chairman) Linda Nelson (Secretary) Richard Franks (Treasurer) Brad Bailey Shelley Sekula-Gibbs Bob Milner |
| • General Manager | Monique Sharp |
| Area | |
| • Census-designated place and special-purpose district | 43.9 sq mi (113.6 km2) |
| • Land | 43.3 sq mi (112.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 160 ft (50 m) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Census-designated place and special-purpose district | 119,000 (2,024 estimate: 115,716) |
| • Density | 2,644/sq mi (1,020.8/km2) |
| • Urban | 402,454 (US: 103rd)[2] |
| • Urban density | 1,836.5/sq mi (709.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 281/346/713/832/936 |
| FIPS code | 48-72656[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867568[5] |
| Website | thewoodlandstownship-tx |
The Woodlands is a special-purpose district and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Texas in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. The Woodlands is primarily located in Montgomery County, with portions extending into Harris County. The Woodlands is governed by The Woodlands Township, an organization that provides municipal services and is administered by an elected board of directors. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the township had a population of 114,436 people.[6]
As of the 2023, The Woodlands had a population of 123,000 people, according to the 2023 Pop-Facts® Demographics by Claritas.[7]
In 2021, The Howard Hughes Corporation estimated the population of The Woodlands was 119,000.[8] The United States Census Bureau defines an urban area separate from the Houston urban area with The Woodlands as a principal city: The Woodlands–Conroe, TX urban area had a 2020 population of 402,454, making it the 103rd largest in the United States.[2]
In 2024, for the fourth consecutive year, The Woodlands won several prestigious rankings by Niche [9]. The Woodlands won as the “#1 Best Community to Buy a House in America” for the second year in a row in the 2024 national survey of 228 cities by Niche. Additionally, The Woodlands won as #2 Best Community to Live in America (#1 in 2021 and 2022), and #2 Best Community to Raise a Family in America.
The Woodlands is located 28 miles (45 km) north of Houston along Interstate 45. Though it began as an exurban development and a bedroom community, it has also attracted corporations and has several corporate campuses, most notably Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Huntsman Corporation, Woodforest National Bank, Baker Hughes, McKesson Specialty Health, and Halliburton. The community won a Special Award for Excellence in 1994 from the Urban Land Institute.[10]
The Woodlands is the world’s largest master planned community to achieve LEED precertification by the U.S. Green Building Council. [11]
- ^ "Board of Directors". The Woodlands Township. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): The Woodlands CDP, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ http://www.claritas.com
- ^ The Woodlands, Texas Demographics, The Howard Hughes Corporation, January 1, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/the-woodlands-montgomery-tx/
- ^ ULI Awards for Excellence Winners, 1979–2006. Urban Land Institute. (Link from Google Cache)
- ^ http://www.claritas.com
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