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 municipal analytical area. The Woodlands is mostly situated in Montgomery County, with portions expanding into Harris Region. The Woodlands is controlled by The Woodlands Township, a company that gives community solutions and is carried out by an elected board of directors. Since the 2020 U. S. Demographics, the area had a populace of 114,436 people. In 2021, The Howard Hughes Corporation approximated the population of The Woodlands was 119,000. The United States Demographics Bureau specifies an urban area different from the Houston metropolitan location with The Woodlands as a principal city: The Woodlands–-- Conroe, TX urban location had a 2020 population of 402,454, making it the 103rd largest in the United States. The Woodlands is located 28 miles (45 kilometres) north of Houston along Interstate 45. Though it began as an exurban advancement and a bedroom community, it has actually also drawn in firms and has several company schools, most significantly Occidental Petroleum Firm, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Huntsman Firm, Woodforest National Financial Institution, Baker Hughes, McKesson Specialized Health, and Halliburton. The community won an Unique Award for Quality in 1994 from the Urban Land Institute.
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