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Local Government Information: North Houston

Local government resources for North Houston

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Houston, Texas 

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Fourth Most Populous City in the nation

655 square miles

Founded in 1836 by brothers Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen near the banks of Buffalo Bayou.

Most ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the US with at least 145 languages spoken by city residents

 

Source: https://www.houstontx.gov/abouthouston/houstonfacts.html​

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