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Houston
Texas: The city of Houston covers a land area of 1397.6 sq km
(539.6 sq mi). Is the fourth largest city in America and Texas
largest city in population and is the largest in the country without
zoning laws, so businesses are allowed to operate within residential
neighborhoods. The City of Houston actually spreads over three
counties: Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery. The city is in southeastern
Texas and the seat of Harris County. Located at the head of the Houston
Ship Channel, which links the city to the Gulf of Mexico.
Houston is also home to the largest health care center in the world.
More than 4.5 million patients are treated annually at the 42 nonprofit
institutions that comprise the world famous Texas Medical Center.
Houston's population climbed from 1,630,553 in 1990 to 1,953,631 in
2000. The Houston Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area grew from
3,731,000 in 1990 to 4,670,000 in 2000.
City of Houston
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1562 • Houston, Texas 77251
City Switchboard: 713-247-1000
Physical Address: 900 Bagby • Houston, Texas 77002
City TDD:713-247-1940
Police
Department: To request non-emergency police service for
locations
within the city limits of Houston, dial 713 222-3131.
Fire Department: The Houston Fire Department was
established in 1838 with one station, Protection Company No. 1. It
grew to a volunteer fire department status with three stations by 1859.
After having provided volunteer firefighting services for 57 years, the
City of Houston Fire Department began paying its firefighters in 1895.
HFD is the third largest fire department in the United States and
is responsible for preserving life and property to a population of 1.8
million in an area totaling 617 square miles. phone Central
Command 713 247-1837 EMS Division 713
865-4210 Fire Museum 2403 Milam Street 713 524-2526
Recruiting Office 1100 Elder Street 713
238-9661
1 Worlds
largest medical center with 42 institutions.
2 Second largest port in the US in total tonnage.
3 Second largest theater district with four permanent resident
ballet, opera, symphony and theater companies.
4 Third largest consular corps in the US with 79 consulates 90
languages are spoken in Houston.
5 Fourth largest Museum District in the US with 6 million
annual vistors.
6 Fourth largest airport system in the US
7 Fifth largest shopping center in the world.
8 Only city to have two retractable roof sports stadiums.
9 Home of Johnson Space Center
10 Restaurants number 5000 not including fast food. |
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