The Woodlands is a Special-purpose district and Census-designated place (CDP) in the U. S. state of Texas in the Houston–-- The Woodlands–-- Sugar Land metropolitan analytical area. The Woodlands is primarily found in Montgomery Region, with sections prolonging right into Harris County. The Woodlands is governed by The Woodlands Township, an organization that supplies community services and is provided by an elected board of supervisors. Since the 2020 U. S. Census, the municipality had a population of 114,436 people. In 2021, The Howard Hughes Corporation estimated the population of The Woodlands was 119,000. The United States Demographics Bureau specifies an urban area separate from the Houston city area with The Woodlands as a primary city: The Woodlands–-- Conroe, TX city location had a 2020 populace 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 began as an exurban growth and a bedroom suburb, it has actually additionally attracted corporations and has numerous business schools, most notably Occidental Petroleum Firm, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Huntsman Firm, Woodforest National Financial Institution, Baker Hughes, McKesson Specialized Health And Wellness, and Halliburton. The area won an Unique Honor for Quality in 1994 from the Urban Land Institute.
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