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1. www.britannica.com › place › HoustonHouston | Geography, History, & Points of Interest | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Houston is the state’s most populous city and the fourth largest city in the United States. Its skyscrapers rise from the unrelievedly flat Gulf Coastal Plain, which at Houston lies at an elevation of about 55 feet (17 metres) above sea level and is dissected by a series of bayous.

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     Houston - Energy, Space, Culture: Houston today is a...

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     Pasadena, city, Harris county, southeastern Texas, U.S. It...

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     Houston Ship Channel, waterway that connects Houston, Texas,...

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2. www.statista.com › topics › 4841Global megacities - Statistics & Facts | Statista

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   4 days ago · While big cities offer vast employment and social opportunities, megacities are struggling with several challenges around the world; poverty, crime, pollution, transport, and waste management...

3. 101theeagle.com › illinois-divide-over-chicagoIllinois City Top 10 to Live In, But Rest of The State is Ticked

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   5 days ago · There's a fun City Data conversation where the reasons are legion. The reason is actually fairly simple. It's rural versus city. The agricultural part of Illinois (meaning pretty much everything except Chicago and East St. Louis) despises the citified attitude of the Windy City.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_largest_citiesList of largest cities - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The United Nations uses three definitions for what constitutes a city, as not all cities in all jurisdictions are classified using the same criteria. Cities may be defined as the cities proper, the extent of their urban area, or their metropolitan regions.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_cities_by_GDPList of cities by GDP - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · This is a list of cities in the world by nominal gross domestic product (GDP). The United Nations uses three definitions for what constitutes a city, as not all cities may be classified using the same criteria.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_United_StatesList of United States urban areas - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Urban areas of the United States as of the 2020 census. This is a list of urban areas in the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau, ordered according to their 2020 census populations.

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   Why is Houston a big city?

   • Houston is the state’s most populous city and the fourth largest city in the United States. Its skyscrapers rise from the unrelievedly flat Gulf Coastal Plain, which at Houston lies at an elevation of about 55 feet (17 metres) above sea level and is dissected by a series of bayous.

   Houston | Geography, History, & Points of Interest | Britannica

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   Is Phoenix the fastest growing city in the United States?

   • Phoenix was the fastest-growing big city in the United States between 2010 and 2020 as it added 163,000 more residents, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Two of its suburbs — Buckeye and Goodyear in the West Valley — were among the 10 fastest-growing of all U.S. cities during the decade.

   Census 2020 results: Phoenix grows more than any other

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   Where is Houston located?

   • It is linked by the Houston Ship Channel to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway at Galveston, 50 miles (80 km) southeast. Houston is the state’s most populous city and the fourth largest city in the United States.

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   How many urban areas are there in 2020?

   • There were 2,644 urban areas identified by the Census Bureau for 2020. 510 had a population of 50,000 or more and are listed here. ^ In order to match the official lists from the U.S. Census Bureau and provide less clutter in the table, postal code abbreviations for the names of states are used in this column.

   List of United States urban areas - Wikipedia

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8. tucson.com › news › localCensus 2020 results: Phoenix grows more than any other major city

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   3 days ago · Phoenix was the fastest-growing big city in the United States between 2010 and 2020 as it added 163,000 more residents, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.