The Woodlands is a Special-purpose district and Census-designated location (CDP) in the U. S. state of Texas in the Houston–-- The Woodlands–-- Sugar Land urbane statistical location. The Woodlands is mainly situated in Montgomery Region, with portions prolonging right into Harris Region. The Woodlands is governed by The Woodlands Area, an organization that gives community services and is administered by an elected board of supervisors. Since the 2020 U. S. Census, the township had a populace of 114,436 people. In 2021, The Howard Hughes Firm approximated the populace of The Woodlands was 119,000. The United States Census Bureau specifies an urban area separate from the Houston urban location with The Woodlands as a major city: The Woodlands–-- Conroe, TX metropolitan location 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 began as an exurban development and a bedroom community, it has additionally attracted corporations and has a number of corporate universities, most significantly Occidental Oil Company, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Huntsman Corporation, Woodforest National Bank, Baker Hughes, McKesson Specialty Health And Wellness, and Halliburton. The area won an Unique Award for Quality in 1994 from the Urban Land Institute.
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