Houston, Texas, United States

E542971

city

Houston, Texas, United States is a major Gulf Coast metropolis known for its diverse population, energy industry, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, and influential contributions to American music and culture.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Houston, Texas	274
Houston, Texas, United States of America	4
City of Houston (historically)	1
City of Houston and Montgomery County, Texas	1
Houston media market	1
Houston, Texas (area)	1
Houston, United States	1

Statements (93)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ
area	over 1,600 square kilometers ⓘ
areaCode	281 ⓘ 346 ⓘ 713 ⓘ 832 ⓘ
capitalOf	Republic of Texas (former capital) NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demographicsCharacteristic	highly ethnically diverse population ⓘ
elevation	approximately 13 meters above sea level ⓘ
foundedBy	Augustus Chapman Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ John Kirby Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	Houston City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAirport	George Bush Intercontinental Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ William P. Hobby Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution	Alley Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Grand Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Museum of Fine Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Museum of Natural Science NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Theater District NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Zoo NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFacility	NASA Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInstitution	Texas Medical Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNeighborhood	Downtown Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Galleria / Uptown NERFINISHED ⓘ Midtown Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum District NERFINISHED ⓘ The Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPark	Buffalo Bayou Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPort	Port of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProfessionalSportsTeam	Houston Astros NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Dash NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Dynamo FC NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Texans NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUniversity	Rice University NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Southern University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ University of St. Thomas (Houston) NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Mayor of Houston ⓘ
inception	1837 ⓘ
knownFor	NASA’s Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ contributions to American music ⓘ country music influence ⓘ diverse population ⓘ energy industry ⓘ hip hop scene ⓘ large international community ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Fort Bend County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOn	Gulf Coastal Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorIndustry	aerospace ⓘ biomedical research ⓘ energy ⓘ healthcare ⓘ oil and gas ⓘ petrochemicals ⓘ shipping ⓘ
metropolitanPopulationRankInUnitedStates	among top five metro areas ⓘ
namedAfter	Sam Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname	Bayou City NERFINISHED ⓘ H-Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Space City NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.houstontx.gov/ ⓘ
partOf	Greater Houston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
population	over 2,300,000 ⓘ
populationRankInTexas	largest city ⓘ
populationRankInUnitedStates	fourth-largest city ⓘ
portRank	one of the busiest ports in the United States by tonnage ⓘ
postalCodeRange	77001–77299 ⓘ
roadNetworkFeature	Beltway 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 69 NERFINISHED ⓘ Loop 610 NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
slogan	The City With No Limits NERFINISHED ⓘ
sportsVenue	Minute Maid Park NERFINISHED ⓘ NRG Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyota Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Texas ⓘ
texasMedicalCenterRank	one of the largest medical complexes in the world ⓘ
traversedBy	Buffalo Bayou NERFINISHED ⓘ