Houston History

Located along the Gulf Coast region in the US state of Texas is Houston which is a metropolitan area comprised of 10- counties. The area is also referred to as "Greater Houston" as Houston is the center of the metropolis and the largest city in the metropolis and the largest economic and cultural center of the South Central United States. Houston houses the majority of the people within the metropolis with a population of 2.3 million people. The total population of the metropolitan area is 6.1 million people.

Within the US, Houston is among the fastest growing metropolises. Experts are predicting that from the years of 2000 to 2030 the population in metropolis will increase by 2.66 million people.

Houston was founded by two brothers, John Kirby Allen and Augustus, during August of 1836. On June 5, 1837, the city was incorporated. Because of Houston's railroad industry and burgeoning port and the oil discovery in 1901, the city's population grew. Texas Medical Center was established during the mid-20th century, which is the world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions. Also constructed in the mid-twentieth century was the NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Houston is considered to be a global city which is defined as a "specialized City" which is deemed to be an important node point in the global economic system. The metropolis' economy has a broad industrial base in transportation, aeronautics, manufacturing and energy. The global city is also a leader in building oil field equipment and the health care sectors.

The metropolis has a mixed population from various religious and ethnic backgrounds and is a large and constantly growing international community.

Annually millions of visitors visit the metropolis with its many attractions such as cultural institutions in the Houston Museum District, which attracts over seven million visitors annually.

Sugar Land, which is located within the metropolis, is considered to be one of the most affluent cities in Texas State and one of Texas' fastest growing cities. During the early mid-twentieth century, the city was founded as a sugar plantation and in 1959 it was incorporated. Imperial Sugar is headquartered in Sugar Land as well as other major businesses that are headquartered in the metropolis such as Western Airways and a major manufacturing facility for Nalco Chemical Company. Sugar Land is a well designed city and of cities among the US, it has the most master planned communities.

The metropolitan area has always been one of the nation's leaders and as the metropolis continues to move into the future, it is expected that it will continue to keep grow stronger.

Houston History

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