The Woodlands is a Special-purpose area and Census-designated location (CDP) in the U. S. state of Texas in the Houston–-- The Woodlands–-- Sugar Land cosmopolitan analytical area. The Woodlands is mainly found in Montgomery Area, with parts expanding right into Harris County. The Woodlands is controlled by The Woodlands Area, a company that supplies metropolitan solutions and is provided by a chosen board of supervisors. As of the 2020 U. S. Census, the territory had a populace of 114,436 individuals. In 2021, The Howard Hughes Company approximated the populace of The Woodlands was 119,000. The USA Census Bureau specifies a city location separate from the Houston city location with The Woodlands as a primary city: The Woodlands–-- Conroe, TX city area had a 2020 population of 402,454, making it the 103rd largest in the USA. The Woodlands lies 28 miles (45 kilometres) north of Houston along Interstate 45. Though it started as an exurban advancement and a bedroom suburb, it has actually additionally drawn in companies and has several corporate campuses, most notably Occidental Petroleum Company, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Huntsman Company, Woodforest National Financial Institution, Baker Hughes, McKesson Specialty Health And Wellness, and Halliburton. The neighborhood won a Special Award for Excellence in 1994 from the Urban Land Institute.
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