Greater Houston

The Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, is the seventh largest and most diverse metropolitan area in the United States and consists of ten counties within the state of Texas.

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U.S. Census - 2003 - Metropolitan area - United States - Counties - Texas

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Its former title was Houston–Galveston–Brazoria. The area is colloquially referred to as either the "Houston metropolitan area" or the "greater Houston area" and is situated in the region of East Texas.

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The Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolital statistical area (MSA) has a population of 5.2 million as of the 2004 U.S. Census estimate. The metropolitan area is comprised of ten counties, centering in Houston. Houston was named a "Gamma World City" by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network (GaWC).

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2004 - Counties - Houston - Gamma World City - Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network

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The population of the metropolitan area grew 25.2 percent between the 1990 and 2000 censuses while the nation's population increased 13.2 percent over the same period. Among the largest United States metropolitan areas, the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown MSA ranks fifth in Hispanic population and 10th in Asian and Pacific Islander.

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1990 - 2000 - United States metropolitan areas - Hispanic - Asian - Pacific Islander

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