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Pasadena (TX)

Pasadena, Texas
City
Pasadena TX Chem Skyline.jpg
Motto: "Enriched by our Heritage. Inspired by our Future."
Location in Harris County and the state of Texas
Location in Harris County and the state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°40′34″N 95°10′26″W / 29.67611°N 95.17389°W / 29.67611; -95.17389Coordinates: 29°40′34″N 95°10′26″W / 29.67611°N 95.17389°W / 29.67611; -95.17389
Country United StatesUnited States
State TexasTexas
County Harris
Founded 1893
Incorporated December 22, 1923 and December 26, 1928
Government
 • Type Mayor-Council
 • Mayor Jeff Wagner
 • City Council Ornaldo Ybarra

Bruce Leamon
Pat Van Houte
Cody Ray Wheeler
Cary Bass
Sammy Casados
Darrell Morrison
Area
 • City 44.5 sq mi (115.3 km2)
 • Land 44.2 sq mi (114.4 km2)
 • Water 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation 30 ft (9.1 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 149,043
 • Density 3,208/sq mi (1,238.7/km2)
 • Metro 5,628,101
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 77501-77506
Area code(s) Area codes 281, 346, 713, and 832
FIPS code 48-56000
GNIS feature ID 1343631
Website ci.pasadena.tx.us

Pasadena /ˌpæsəˈdnə/ is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population is 149,043, making it the seventeenth most populous city in the state of Texas, as well as the second-largest city in Harris County. The area was founded in 1893 by John H. Burnett of Galveston, who named the area after Pasadena, California, because of the perceived lush vegetation.

The Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department is the largest of all volunteer municipal fire departments in the United States.

Prior to European settlement the area around Galveston Bay was settled by the Karankawa and Atakapan tribes, particularly the Akokisa, who lived throughout the Gulf coast region. Spanish explorers such as the Rivas-Iriarte expedition and José Antonio de Evia charted the bay and gave it its name. The pirate Jean Lafitte established a short-lived kingdom based in Galveston in the early 19th century with bases and hide-outs around the bay and around Clear Lake. Lafitte was forced to leave in 1821 by the U.S. Navy.


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