Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. With a population of 2,302,878 in 2022, Houston is the fourth-most populous city in the United States after New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and the seventh-most populous city in North America. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of 640.4 square miles, Houston is the ninth-most expansive city in the United States. It is the largest city in the United States by total area whose government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough.

Country: United States
State: Texas
Counties: Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery
Incorporated: June 05, 1837
Named for: Sam Houston
Type: Strong Mayor-Council
Body: Houston City Council
Mayor: John Whitmire (D)
Population (2020): 2,301,572
Estimate (2022): 2,302,878
Rank: 7th in North America, 4th in the United States, 1st in Texas
Urban: 5,853,575 (US: 5th)
Metro: 7,122,240 (US: 5th)
Demonym(s): Houstonian
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP Codes: 770xx, 772xx (P.O. Boxes)
FIPS code: 48-35000
GNIS feature ID: 1380948
Twitter profile: HoustonTX
Instagram profile: houstoncity
Wikidata description: city in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties in Texas, United States, and the county seat of Harris County
Wikidata id: Q16555
Wikidata label: Houston
Wikidata aliases: Array
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