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Houston Metropolitan Area
The Houston Metropolitan Area consists of eight counties in Texas.
The Houston-Galveston-Brazoria CMSA has approximately 4,669,571 people. The metro area is comprised of Harris County, where Houston is based, and all seven counties surrounding it.
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Counties in Metro Area
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Harris County
- Liberty County
- Montgomery County
- Waller County
List of Cities
Center Cities
- Houston (Major airports: George Bush Intercontinental Airport, William P. Hobby Airport)
- Galveston
- Brazoria
Suburbs with more than 100,000 inhabitants
Suburbs with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants
- Alvin
- Angleton
- Atascocita
- Baytown (Acts as a center city)
- Bellaire
- Channelview
- Cinco Ranch
- Cloverleaf
- Clute
- Conroe
- Deer Park
- Dickinson
- Freeport
- Friendswood
- Galena Park
- Humble
- Jacinto City
- Katy
- Lake Jackson
- La Marque
- La Porte
- League City
- Mission Bend
- Missouri City
- New Territory
- Pearland
- Pecan Grove
- Richmond
- Rosenberg
- South Houston
- Spring
- Stafford
- Sugar Land (Acts as a center city)
- Texas City
- The Woodlands
- West University Place
Surburbs with less than 10,000 inhabitants
- Ames
- Anahuac
- Arcola
- Bacliff
- Bailey's Prairie
- Barrett
- Bayou Vista
- Beach City
- Beasley
- Bolivar Peninsula
- Brookshire
- Brookside Village
- Bunker Hill Village
- Clear Lake Shores
- Cleveland
- Cove
- Crosby
- Cumings
- Cut and Shoot
- Daisetta
- Damon
- Danbury
- Dayton
- Dayton Lakes
- Devers
- East Bernard
- El Lago
- Fairchilds
- Fifth Street
- Four Corners
- Fresno
- Fulshear
- Greatwood
- Hardin
- Hempstead
- Hedwig Village
- Highlands
- Hillcrest
- Hilshire Village
- Hitchcock
- Hunters Creek Village
- Iowa Colony
- Jamaica Beach
- Jersey Village
- Jones Creek
- Kemah
- Kendleton
- Kenefick
- Liberty
- Liverpool
- Magnolia
- Manvel
- Meadows Place
- Mont Belvieu
- Montgomery
- Morgan's Point
- Nassau Bay
- Needville
- North Cleveland
- Oak Ridge North
- Old River-Winfree
- Orchard
- Oyster Creek
- Panorama Village
- Pattison
- Patton Village
- Pinehurst
- Pine Island
- Piney Point Village
- Pleak
- Plum Grove
- Porter Heights
- Prairie View
- Quintana
- Richwood
- Roman Forest
- San Leon
- Santa Fe
- Seabrook
- Sheldon
- Shenandoah
- Shoreaces
- Sienna Plantation
- Simonton
- Southside Place
- Splendora
- Spring Valley
- Stagecoach
- Stowell
- Surfside Beach
- Sweeny
- Taylor Lake Village
- Thompsons
- Tiki Island
- Tomball
- Waller
- Webster
- West Columbia
- Wild Peach Village
- Willis
- Winnie
- Woodbranch
- Woodloch
Description of Economic Activity
The area's economic activity is mostly in the Harris County seat, Houston, Texas. Houston is a major port and financial center for oil companies.
Baytown and Galveston also have ports. Galveston also has a cruise ship terminal and is a recreational area for people in the region. Sugar Land holds the Imperial Sugar headquarters. The company's primary refinery was once located in the city, but was closed in 2002. Engineering firms and other related industries have managed to take the place as an economic engine.
Texas' second largest airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is located in the north area of the city of Houston. Continental Airlines is headquartered in downtown Houston. The south of Houston has William P. Hobby Airport.
See Also
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