The Woodlands is a Special-purpose district and Census-designated area (CDP) in the U. S. state of Texas in the Houston–-- The Woodlands–-- Sugar Land urban analytical location. The Woodlands is largely situated in Montgomery County, with parts expanding into Harris County. The Woodlands is regulated by The Woodlands Town, a company that supplies municipal solutions and is administered by a chosen board of directors. As of the 2020 U. S. Census, the area had a populace of 114,436 people. In 2021, The Howard Hughes Corporation approximated the populace of The Woodlands was 119,000. The United States Census Bureau specifies an urban location separate from the Houston city location with The Woodlands as a primary city: The Woodlands–-- Conroe, TX metropolitan location had a 2020 populace of 402,454, making it the 103rd largest in the USA. The Woodlands is located 28 miles (45 kilometres) north of Houston along Interstate 45. Though it started as an exurban development and a bedroom community, it has actually additionally attracted corporations and has numerous corporate schools, most notably Occidental Petroleum Firm, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Huntsman Company, Woodforest National Bank, Baker Hughes, McKesson Specialty Health, and Halliburton. The neighborhood won a Special Award for Excellence in 1994 from the Urban Land Institute.
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