Greater Houston
| Greater Houston Metro Area | |
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| Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
Houston
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 The Woodlands |
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 Sugar Land |
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| Country | United States of America |
| State | Texas |
| Principal cities | |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1,660.0 sq mi (4,299.4 km2) |
| • Metro | 10,062 sq mi (26,061 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Density | 630.3/sq mi (243.4/km2) |
| • Urban | 4,944,332(7th) |
| • MSA | 6,490,180 (5th) |
| • CSA | 6,508,323 (9th) |
| MSA/CSA = 2010, Urban = 2010 | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
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Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land is a nine-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. The metropolitan area is colloquially referred to as "Greater Houston" and is situated in Southeast Texas.
Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and the second-largest in Texas (after Dallas–Fort Worth) with a population of 6,490,180, as of U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2010 estimates.
The population of the metropolitan area is centered in the city of Houston—the largest economic and cultural center of the American South, with a population of 2.1 million.
Houston is among the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States. The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro area was the fastest growing metro area numerically during the 2013-2014 census year, with 156,371 people added The area grew 25.2% between the 1990 and 2000 censuses—adding more than 950,000 people—while the nation's population increased 13.2% over the same period. From 2000 to 2007, the area grew by 912,994 people. From 2000 to 2030, the metropolitan area is projected by Woods & Poole Economics to rank fifth in the nation in population growth—adding 2.66 million people. In 2009, Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners ranked the then-named Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown MSA as the fifth-best performing metropolitan area; the Houston area had moved up 11 spaces from the previous year's ranking. It is a part of the Texas Triangle megapolitan area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area has a total area of 10,062 square miles (26,060 km²), 8,929 sq mi (23,130 km2) is land area, while 1,133 sq mi (2,930 km2) is water area, slightly smaller than Massachusetts and slightly larger than New Jersey.
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