Houston Population ???

[LilFlipper 0]

today i saw on a internet site (can

[hamsterTK 93]

I didn't know it was growing THAT much

where did you read this?

[LilFlipper 0]

i saw it here http://www.recenter.tamu.edu/data/popm00/pcbsa26420.html just copy the link! i think dallas added 182 000 people and Atlanta beetween 160 000 and 170 000 people in 2006

[thatmonkeysim 8]

I moved this to the right fourm!

[masochist 111]

Well, that's in the entire metro area. It is growing of course (as are all Sunbelt metro areas), but if you notice, it only grew 3.5% from the previous year, and between 16 and 17% since 2000. Very nice growth for a metro area that size, but not really abnormal (for example, the Austin metro area has grown between 19 and 20% since 2000).

Also...don't forget that Katrina happened in 2005, as well, and a lot of the refugees from New Orleans probably settled down in the Houston area and became official residents the following year.

[DreTitans23 2]

yeah i agree with the hurricane effect but still Texas is a hot spot now a days

[LilFlipper 0]

but i think growth percent wise isn

[Micah 16]

Houston is expected to add 3 million more people by 2035 according to Houston METRO. Houston is booming on every single side. Personally, I don't think it's a good thing at all. After a boom, there is usually a bust, and although I never experienced the 80s bust, I definitely don't want to feel a bust during this period when I'm just about to get a job.

Just three years ago, Spring (the suburb I live in) was just a country town north of Houston. Now, it's almost its own city and it wouldn't surprised me if we were annexed into Houston in the next 5 to 10 years.

And lastly, most of the growth is not "home grown". Most of the growth is from people moving from the New England area such as New York (You can't imagine the number of people from there that I know) and California. About 1 in every 5 people in my school are from California. Who knows why. It's funny really... whenever the Californians move here, they have a certain vibe about Texas before they come here. But once they actually live here for a few months, they realize that Texas (well, at least Houston) isn't like the country westerns from the 50s and 60s. A lot has changed. You don't have cowboys down here... you mainly have people of Latino descent. LOL You cannot imagine the number of Mexican restuarants there are on every corner... it's insane.

Anyway, I'm getting off-topic.

[GreekMan 246]

I heard the Houston's weather is sooooo bad! it's correct right?

[michaelshayne 0]

all is see in houston is contruction of residential estates!!! its growing fast

[deadwoods 542]

There was a documentary on TV the other night showcasing Houston as America's fattest city for the third year running. It's a scary thought, and not an award I'd be proud of. This is not meant to be a troll, just an observation.

[Micah 16]

Originally posted by: GreekMan I heard the Houston's weather is sooooo bad! it's correct right?quote>

 

People are correct and they are wrong. Let me explain.

In the northern states, winter can be the most hated part the year. Not for kids who love snow, but for adults who hate to shovel all day long and who hate to miss work because of a blizzard or whatever. 

In Houston, however, you don't even have to think about that. The weather in winter, in my opinion, is excellent because it averages around 30F to 40F (0C or 10C) from November to Febuary and even March sometimes. So, although it's cold, it's not too cold. We only have about one ice storm per year with the occasional snow furries here and there.

In the summer, yes, there is humidity, but that's only 3 months out of 12 months that you have to deal with that, and since Houston lives in an AC (air conditioner), you really don't have to worry about that unless you want to go golfing or whatever *outside activities*. In fact, with it being so hot outside, it allows you to enjoy the pool more.  

Also, Houston gets thunderstorms almost everyday during the summer. The thunderstorms usually kill the humidity and keep the temperatures down, so really, Houston isn't as bad as the myths say it is.

Let me just say, if you live here, you live with it. If you were from the northern states, it takes about a few months to get used to *at least speaking from experience with my friends*.

After all, if the weather was so bad here, why would over 5 million people live here?

There was a documentary on TV the other night showcasing Houston as America's fattest city for the third year running.quote>

How old is that documentary? It's not true anymore. Yes, we can still loose a lot of weight, but Chicago is number one. Houston only had that title up to 2005. *Another link*

[masochist 111]

Weather can be pretty nice actually, but man it can get humid. And the humidity brings mosquitoes...

Also, South Texas is the place where I discovered my absolute most hated weather condition: sunshine during a shower. That's worse than flooding, worse than wind, worse than dust storms. It gets so hunid while it rains, then the rain evaporates and it's almost unbearable. And most of the time this happens, its burning hot to begin with. Terrible! (Of course, this is my opinion).

[hamsterTK 93]

Well one thing I always find fascinating is how the part of Houston I lived in for a while when I was young has changed. Don't get me wrong, it was already suburbanized and had been since the early 1970's way before I was even born. Yet it was still mostly wooded and undeveloped in places. I guess since then most of the gaps have been filled and now it is pretty much all developed, which makes it looks almost entirely unrecognizable.

For example, when I was a kid there was a big blimp base near me, and the goodyear blimp would fly over my house. Now, going back there is a gigantic Home Depot store where it used to be.

Of course, that isn't to say new development made the area ugly, because honestly it was pretty nasty to begin with. Originally, there were joints and fortune telling salons. Now of course all that is gone, replaced with an extremely tacky looking shopping center that looks like rennasiance italy. I guess some things never change...

There was a documentary on TV the other night showcasing Houston as America's fattest city for the third year running. It's a scary thought, and not an award I'd be proud of. This is not meant to be a troll, just an observation.quote>

That's pretty easy to believe lol...

but you know go about 90 miles to the northwest where I am and the females are a lot better looking, that's for sure...

(end joking)

[Micah 16]

Of course, that isn't to say new development made the area ugly, because honestly it was pretty nasty to begin with. Originally, there were joints and fortune telling salons. Now of course all that is gone, replaced with an extremely tacky looking shopping center that looks like rennasiance italy.quote>

Oh, that shopping center? That has to be the most beautiful shopping center in Houston... or in the Woodlands, at least. I need to get a picture of it!

[hamsterTK 93]

I think it's called Portofino or something..