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Oct 5, 2020 · The urban footprint of the Houston metropolitan area increased by 63% from 1997 to 2017. In other words, Houston’s impervious surfaces, like pavement and buildings, grew by about 1,000 km2 in 20 years. But how much is this, really? 1,000 square kilometers is: 1.25 times bigger than the land area of New York City
Jun 5, 2019 · Our No. 11 spot officially makes us the best large city in Texas—duh—with other Lone Star State contenders coming in at No. 13 (Dallas) and No. 27 (San Antonio). “Smart, skillful, and ...
Jul 1, 2014 · M01229/Flickr. There are 26 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Houston, fewer than New York's 72 but well ahead of Dallas's 19 and Washington D.C.'s 20. Many are in the city's "energy corridor ...
May 17, 2020 · The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA covers 9,444 square miles, an area larger than five other U.S. states: New Hampshire, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island. Harris County ...
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Astronaut photograph of Houston at night. Houston, the most populous city in the Southern United States, is located along the upper Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of the Gulf of Mexico at Galveston. The city, which is the ninth-largest in the United States by area, covers 601.7 square miles (1,558 km 2 ), of which ...