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5 Cities formerly over 100,000 people. 6 Locations of 50 most populous cities. 7 See also. 8 Notes. 9 References. 10 External links. ... −5.33%: 20.5 53.1 7,174 2,770
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County, as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the ...
From 1960 to 1970, inflation rose from 1.4% to 6.5% (a 5.1% increase), while the consumer price index (CPI) rose from about 85 points in 1960 to about 120 points in 1970, but the median price of a house nearly doubled from $16,500 in 1960 to $26,600 in 1970. In 1970, the median price of a home was $22,100 to $25,700.
The population density was 14 people per square mile (5.4 people/km 2). The 5,925 housing units averaged 7 units per square mile (2.7 units/km 2 ). The racial makeup of the county was 94.78% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.70% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more ...
The types of municipalities in Texas are defined in the Local Government Code, which was codified in 1987. The designations of city, town and village were superseded by Type A, B, and C general-law cities in the code. [5] In Texas, there are two forms of municipal government: general-law and home-rule.
Farwell began as a cow camp for the XIT Ranch, a huge ranch that was established in 1880.Farwell was named for brothers Charles B. and John V. Farwell of Lake Forest, Illinois, who built the Texas State Capitol building in exchange for 3,050,000 acres (12,300 km 2) of ranchland.
Dallas (/ ˈ d æ l ə s / ⓘ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. [11]
The ATF's increasing weight during development required more thrust to meet the performance requirements; as gross weight grew to 60,000 lb (27,200 kg), the required thrust was increased by 20% to over 23,500 lbf (105 kN) in military/intermediate power and 35,000 lbf (156 kN) class in full afterburner. [8]