The Woodlands, Texas
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] In 2021, The Howard Hughes Corporation estimated the population of The Woodlands was 119,000.[7] 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.[3]
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, Texas Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°10′39″N 95°30′14″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Counties | Montgomery, Harris |
| Established | 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Board of Directors[1] | Gordy Bunch (R) (Chairman) Bruce Rieser (Vice Chairman) Ann Snyder (Secretary) John Anthony Brown (Treasurer) Jason Nelson Shelley Sekula-Gibbs Bob Milner |
| • General Manager | Don Norrell |
| 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)[2] | |
| • Census-designated place and special-purpose district | 119,000 |
| • Density | 2,644/sq mi (1,020.8/km2) |
| • Urban | 402,454 (US: 103rd)[3] |
| • 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 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.[8]