The Woodlands is a Special-purpose area and Census-designated place (CDP) in the U. S. state of Texas in the Houston–-- The Woodlands–-- Sugar Land metropolitan statistical location. The Woodlands is primarily situated in Montgomery Area, with sections prolonging into Harris County. The Woodlands is regulated by The Woodlands Municipality, a company that provides municipal solutions and is administered by an elected board of directors. Since the 2020 U. S. Census, the area had a populace of 114,436 people. In 2021, The Howard Hughes Firm approximated the population of The Woodlands was 119,000. The United States Census Bureau specifies a metropolitan location different from the Houston urban 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 is located 28 miles (45 km) north of Houston along Interstate 45. Though it began as an exurban advancement and a bedroom suburb, it has actually likewise drawn in firms and has a number of business schools, most significantly Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Huntsman Company, Woodforest National Financial Institution, Baker Hughes, McKesson Specialized Health, and Halliburton. The neighborhood won an Unique Honor for Quality in 1994 from the Urban Land Institute.
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