| LC control no. | n 79049234 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Houston (Tex.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Texas--Houston |
| Variant(s) | Houston City (Tex.) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Texas |
| Found in | GNIS, Mar. 11, 2009 (Houston--PPL, 29°45ʹ48ʺN 95°21ʹ48ʺW, variant: Houston City; Harris County) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 29°45ʹ48ʺN 095°21ʹ48ʺW) Wikipedia, March 5, 2013 (Houston is the fourth-largest city in the U.S. and the largest city in the state of Texas. Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with over 6 million people. Houston was founded in 1836 on land near the banks of Buffalo Bayou, now known as Allen's Landing and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city was named after former General Sam Houston, president of the Republic of Texas) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-tx |
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