10 Interesting Facts About Houston Texas

It's one of the larger cities in the southern United States and has a total population well over six million people that's why we're taking a look at 10 interesting facts about the city of Houston.

10 - Largest City In Southern United States

The city of Houston was founded on August 30th 1896 by brothers Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby on land near the banks of the Buffalo Bay

Its the fourth largest city in the United States and is the largest city in the Southern United States and Texas.

9 - Population

Founded in 1836, the city of Houston has a 2010 population of 2.1 million and according to the US Census Bereau and Houston's population in 1850 was listed as 2396.

The metro areas population of almost six million people in 2010 is the sixth largest among the United States metropolitan statistical areas according to the recent Census and a 20% increase since the year 2000.

8 - Location

Houston's Latitude is 29 degrees 45 minutes North and its Longditude is 95 degrees and 22 minutes west.

It lies 43 feet above sea level and if Houston were an indipendent nation, it would have the world's 30th largest economy.

7 - Eating Out

Houstonian's eat out more than any resident of any other city.

While here you can choose to indulge in one of 11,000 restaurants ranging from award winning up-scale to memorable deli shops

6 - Performing Arts

Houston has over 500 cultural, visual and performing arts organizations, 90 of which are devouted to multicultural and minority arts and is one of the five US cities that offer year round resident companies in all major performing arts.

The city has a theatre district second only to to New York City with its concentration of seats in one geographical area.

5 - Launguages

More than ninety launguages are spoken throughout the Houston area, and ninety two countriesd have consular offices in the city.

This is said to be the third highest concentration of Consular offices in one city throughout the USA.

4 - Education

Houston boasts more than 40 colleges, universities and institutes offering higher education options to suit all intrests.

It is also home to the Texas medical centre, the largest medical centre in the world with a local economic impact of 10 billion dollars.

More than 52 thousand people work within its facilities which encompass 21 million square feet and altogether, 4.8 million patients visit each year

3 - Energy Capital

Home to more than 5,000 energy related firms, Houston is considered by many to be the energy capital of the world.

Houston's economy a broad industrial base in the energy, aeronautics and technology industries and only New York City is home to more fortune 500 headquaters.

2 - Houston GDP

24 Fortune 500 companies are located in Houston and of the worlds largest non-US corpotations, 63 of them have a presence in Houston.

When comparing Houston's economy to a national economy, only 21 countriesd other than the United States have a gross domestic product exceeding Houston's gross area regional product.

1 - Port of Houston

The port in Houstoin ranks first in the United States in international water bond tonnage handeled and second in total cargo tonnage handled.

It is the tenth largest port in the world and handled 220 million short tons of domsetic and foreign cargo in 2010.

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