Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

City

Houston

Northern America

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
2,304,580 1
Area (sq km)
1658.73 1
Founding Year
1836 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
32 1
Latitude
29.75667 degrees north 1
Longitude
95.36528 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Texas, States or Territories

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas.

Source Houston (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries
Source Houston (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Andrews Kurth

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Andrews Kurthtier 2
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Comfort Systems USAtier 2
Core Laboratories Inc.

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Core Laboratoriestier 2
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Enterprise Productstier 2
ERHC

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: ERHCtier 2
High Standard Manufacturing Company

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Intuitive Machines

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Karbach Brewing Company

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Karbach Brewing Companytier 2
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Plains All American Pipelinetier 2
Port Terminal Railroad Association

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Port Terminal Railroad Associationtier 2
Ravn Aerospace

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Saint Arnold Brewing Companytier 2
Section23 Films

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Section23 Filmstier 2
Texas and New Orleans Railroad

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Texas and New Orleans Railroadtier 2
United Space Alliance

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Vinson & Elkins

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Vinson & Elkinstier 2
Rice University

Also in Education Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Rice University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
William Marsh Rice University, also known as Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States.
American Sewing Guild

Also in Home, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source American Sewing Guild: About ASG: HeadquartersAbout ASG, Headquarters
Quote, About ASG, Headquarters
The American Sewing Guild’s headquarters is located in Houston, TX
University of Houston

Also in Science Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source University of Houston (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
is a public research university in Houston, Texas, United States
Houston Astros

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Houston Astros (Wikipedia)Lead, home country or city
Quote, Lead, home country or city
professional baseball team based in Houston
Houston Texans

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Houston Texans (Wikipedia)Lead, home country or city
Quote, Lead, home country or city
professional American football team based in Houston
Sources
1. Houston (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Houston ( HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    2,304,580
  • Lead section
    It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census.
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    1658.73
  • Infobox, Elevation
    32 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    29.75667 N 95.36528 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    29.75667 N 95.36528 W
  • Infobox, Founded
    August 30, 1836
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    United States
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source
2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 29.7567,-95.3653
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 46.0
View the Source
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, -95.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, -95.25
29.75 -95.25 Cfa
View the Source
4. GeoNames: Houston - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4699066
Quote, cities500 record 4699066
29.76328 -95.36327 P PPLA2 US TX 201 2314157 12 30 America/Chicago
View the Source
Wikidata: Houston
Wikidata Q16555, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.