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Pasadena, Texas — From Wikipedia
Pasadena, Texas | |
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City | |
| Motto: “Enriched by our Heritage. Inspired by our Future.” | |
Location in Harris County and the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′34″N 95°10′26″W / 29.67611°N 95.17389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Incorporated | December 22, 1923 and December 26, 1928 |
| Named for | Pasadena, California |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Thomas Schoenbein |
| • City Council | Carlos Heredia Sr. Bianca Valerio Emmanuel Guerrero Pat Van Houte Jonathan Estrada Dolan Dow Johnny Fusilier Jr. Aaron E. Styron |
| Area | |
• City | 44.74 sq mi (115.88 km2) |
| • Land | 43.68 sq mi (113.14 km2) |
| • Water | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 151,950 |
| • Density | 3,462.0/sq mi (1,336.69/km2) |
| • Metro | 5,628,101 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77501-77508, 77586 (El Jardin) |
| Area codes | 713, 281, 346, 832, 621 |
| FIPS code | 48-56000[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1343631[3] |
| Website | www |
Pasadena (/ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/ ⓘ PASS-ə-DEE-nə) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County. It is part of the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands 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. The area was founded in 1893 by John H. Burnett of Galveston, who named the area after Pasadena, California, because of the perceived lush vegetation.[5][6]