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Pasadena (/ ˌ p æ s ə ˈ d iː n ə /) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County.It is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, [4] making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second most populous in Harris County, after Houston.
It was established on March 26, 1898. [7]According to a report around November 2, 2004, by the Texas Education Agency, among the 30 largest school districts in the state, Pasadena ISD was the 8th fastest-growing district in Texas by population; [8] [9] much of the growth occurred in the "South Belt" area along Beltway 8.
Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, [4] [5] [6] is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, [7] [8] [9] encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas.
1904 - Methodist church built. [2]1917 - Sinclair Oil refinery in business on former Allen Ranch (approximate date). [3] [chronology citation needed]1922 - Harris County Public Library Pasadena branch opens.
In 1949 the community had 400 residents and two businesses; at a later point Golden Acres had five businesses. Mail was delivered from Pasadena after the post office closed in 1959. In 1960, the population remained at 400. 1980s state highway maps show six churches, various residences, and a school in Golden Acres. [1]
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officially designated the new freeway section as part of SH 225 on August 25, 1954, with the western terminus now at State Highway 35. [ 1 ] The alignment for the freeway replacement of the La Porte-Houston highway was set during the 1950s.
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The eastern portion in Pasadena's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) was eventually annexed by the city of Pasadena. [ citation needed ] Since 1980, part of Clear Lake City within the Houston City Limits is located in Council District E. [ citation needed ]