The Woodlands

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The Woodlands
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Location of The Woodlands in Texas
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Basic data
Foundation : 1974
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Montgomery County
Coordinates : 30 ° 11 ′  N , 95 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 11 ′  N , 95 ° 30 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 107,305 (as of 2018)
Population density : 1,770.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 61.8 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of
which 60.6 km 2  (approx. 23 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 50 m
Postcodes : 77380-77393
Area code : +1 281, 713, 832 and 936
FIPS : 48-72656
GNIS ID : 2410076
Website : www.thewoodlandstownship.gov

The Woodlands is a community and census-designated place in the US state of Texas . The parish is located approximately 45 kilometers north of Houston and is part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area . The population was estimated at 107,305 in 2018.

history

The Woodlands was founded in 1974 by oil entrepreneur George P. Mitchell , and was managed by The Woodlands Corporation , which was subordinate to Mitchell's Mitchell Energy & Development company . Together with the landscape architect Ian McHarg, Mitchell developed a master plan which, in addition to the creation of living space in various equipment standards, focused on the protection of nature, the preservation of trees and protection from flooding. In addition to housing, a conference center, shopping centers, schools, hotels, office buildings, production buildings and golf courses were to be built.

Woodlands Corporation was acquired on July 31, 1997 by a joint venture between the Morgan Stanley Group and Crescent Real Estate Equities . In December 2003, the Rouse Company took over the shares of Crescent Real Estate Equities in the Woodlands.

Mitchell originally planned that The Woodlands should be part of the city of Houston . In the middle of the 2000s, a movement formed among the residents who wanted The Woodlands to achieve the status of an independent city. Since this project required the approval of the city of Houston and the state of Texas , Senator Tommy Williams and MP Robert Eissler submitted bills to their respective chambers in 2007 , which provided for the expansion of the improvement district and enabled the community to levy sales tax. An agreement was reached with the city of Houston to release The Woodlands from jurisdiction of the city of Houston and to establish a city government. In return, was the payment of 16 million US dollars established at the city of Houston a fund that can freely dispose of the Houston. A similar agreement was made with the city of Conroe . A mutual fund was created through a deposit of $ 320,000 by The Woodlands. In return, The Woodlands will not be incorporated into the Conroe municipality.

On September 13, 2008, The Woodlands was hit by Hurricane Ike . In addition to several thousand fallen trees and power lines, the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion , a cultural venue near Lake Woodlands, was badly damaged.

geography

The Woodlands is in a heavily forested, hilly area. It lies in the subtropical climatic zone .

religion

There are two Catholic parishes in The Woodlands: one is St. Simon and Jude (Sts. Simon and Jude), and the other is St. Anthony of Padua . Both belong to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston .

economy

Numerous office spaces were built up to the year 2000. One third of the 450,000 square feet of office space under construction in the greater Houston area was in The Woodlands.

The oil company Anadarko Petroleum is based in The Woodlands. This is located in a 32-story high-rise office building, which at the time of its construction in 2000 was the largest office project in The Woodlands. Chemical company Chevron Phillips , a joint venture between Chevron and ConocoPhillips , is also headquartered in The Woodlands.

In 2011, the oil company ExxonMobil announced that it would move to The Woodlands. By 2015, over 8,000 people are to be employed on a 156- hectare property.

In addition to numerous companies in the oil industry, many national and international companies have offices in The Woodlands, for example the Dutch Chicago Bridge & Iron Company or the personnel service provider Hewitt Associates . A research department of the Danish shipping company Mærsk Sealand is located on 9,000 m² of office space in the Woodlands.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Census Bureau: The Woodlands CDP, Texas: Demographic and Housing Estimates. Accessed November 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ http://www.secinfo.com/dsvrp.88U1.htm#Dates (English), accessed on September 23, 2011
  3. ↑ chron.com: The Woodlands becomes a leader in office construction , accessed October 15, 2011
  4. ↑ chron.com: Exxon Mobil will fuel boom with new complex , accessed October 15, 2011

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