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 statistical location. The Woodlands is primarily located in Montgomery Area, with parts expanding right into Harris Region. The Woodlands is regulated by The Woodlands Town, an organization that supplies metropolitan services and is carried out by an elected board of supervisors. As of the 2020 U. S. Demographics, the territory had a populace of 114,436 individuals. In 2021, The Howard Hughes Firm estimated the population of The Woodlands was 119,000. The USA Census Bureau specifies a metropolitan location different from the Houston metropolitan area 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 United States. The Woodlands lies 28 miles (45 kilometres) north of Houston along Interstate 45. Though it started as an exurban growth and a bedroom suburb, it has also brought in firms and has numerous business schools, most especially Occidental Oil Company, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Huntsman Company, Woodforest National Financial Institution, Baker Hughes, McKesson Specialty Wellness, and Halliburton. The neighborhood won an Unique Award for Excellence in 1994 from the Urban Land Institute.
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