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Tables of Content

• Geography of Houston
• Demography of Houston
• Economy of Houston
• Culture of Houston
• Transportation of Houston
• Environment of Houston
• Government of Houston
• Population of Houston
• Reference

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• Houston is located in the Gulf Coastal Plain
  biome, and its vegetation is classified as
  temperate grassland. Much of the city was built
  on marshes, forested land, swamp, or prairie, all
  of which can still be seen in surrounding areas.
• The city's topography is very flat, making
  flooding a recurring problem for its residents.
  The city stands about 50 feet above sea levelthe
  highest area within city limits being 90 feet.

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Demography of Houston

• This article on the demographics of Houston in
  the early 21st century (20012015) contains
  information on population characteristics of
  Houston, Texas, United States of America,
  including households, family status, age, gender,
  income, race and ethnicity.

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• The economy of Houston is based primarily on the
  energy industry, particularly oil. However,
  health care, biomedical research, and aerospace
  also constitute large sectors.
• The HoustonSugar LandBaytown metropolitan area
  ranked 33rd among the nation's 361 MSAs on per
  capita personal income at US36,852 - 11.5
  percent higher than the national figure of
  US33,050. In 2012, Houston was ranked 1 by
  Forbes for paycheck worth, and, in late May 2013,
  it was identified as America's top city for job
  creation.

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• About 90 languages are regularly spoken in the
  Houston area. Some neighborhoods with high
  populations of Vietnamese and Chinese residents
  have Chinese and Vietnamese street signs in
  addition to English ones.
• There are many popular events held in the city
  celebrating cultures of Houstonians. The
  largestcitation needed is the annual Houston
  Livestock Show and Rodeo that is held over 20
  days from late February through early March.

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Transportation of Houston

• Houston's freeway system includes 575.5 miles of
  freeways and expressways in the 10-county metro
  area.
• METRO began running light rail service
  (Metrorail) on January 1, 2004. Currently the
  track runs approximately 13 miles (20.8 km) from
  Downtown Houston to the Texas Medical Center and
  Reliant Park Southbound and to the North line
  Mall Northbound.
• Houston is served by two commercial airportsthe
  largest of which is the George Bush
  Intercontinental Airport. The second-largest
  commercial airport in Houston is the William P.
  Hobby Airport.

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Climate of Houston

• The climate of Houston is classified as humid
  subtropical climate, with tropical influences.
  August normally ranks as the warmest month at
  94.5 F (34.7 C) and January the coldest month
  at 42.2 F (5.7 C).
• Occasional severe weather of Houston mostly takes
  the form of flooding, which happens a lot during
  between May to October, which is the city's wet
  season

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Government of Houston

• The city of Houston has a strong mayoral form of
  municipal government. Houston is a home rule city
  and all municipal elections in the Texas are
  nonpartisan.
• The city's elected officials are the mayor, city
  controller and 16 members of the Houston City
  Council. The current mayor of Houston is
  Sylvester Turner, a Democrat elected on a
  nonpartisan ballot.

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Population of Houston

• On checking the population from 2015-19 the
  population of Houston has grown by 0.18112
  Million in the past 5 years. As per average, each
  year the population increases by 0.036224
  Million. Additionally, the population in 2020 is
  estimated to be 2.47112 Million 0.036224
  Million 2.507344 Million. To conclude, the
  Houston population in 2020 as per estimates
  2.507344 Million.

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Reference Link

• https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston