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Pearland, Texas — From Wikipedia

Pearland, Texas
City
Mottoes: 
Where Town Meets Country;
Classic Gulf Coast
Location in Brazoria County in the state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°33′16″N 95°17′45″W / 29.55444°N 95.29583°W / 29.55444; -95.29583
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesBrazoria, Fort Bend, Harris
First PlattedSeptember 26, 1894; 132 years ago (1894-09-26)
IncorporatedNovember 1959; 66 years ago (1959-11)
FounderWitold von Zychlinski
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • City CouncilMayor Quentin Wiltz[1]
Mayor Pro Tem Clint Byrom
Joseph Koza, Jr.
Tony Carbone
Mona Chavarria
Layni Cade
Rick Fernandez
Rushi Patel
 • City ManagerTrent Epperson
Area
 • Total
48.84 sq mi (126.49 km2)
 • Land48.66 sq mi (126.03 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
125,828
 • Estimate 
(2023)
127,736
 • Density2,516.5/sq mi (971.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
77581, 77584, 77588, 77089
Area codes713, 281, 832, 346, 621
FIPS code48-56348[3]
GNIS feature ID1343734[4]
Websitewww.pearlandtx.gov

Pearland (/ˈpɛərlænd/ PEHR-land) is a city in Brazoria County, with portions extending into Fort Bend and Harris Counties, in Texas, United States. The city of Pearland is a principal city within the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, Pearland had a population of 125,828,[5] up from a population of 91,252 at the 2010 census. Pearland’s population growth rate from 2000 to 2010 was 142%, which ranked Pearland as the 15th-fastest-growing city in the U.S. during that time, compared to other cities with a population of 10,000 or greater in 2000. Pearland is the third-largest city in the Greater Houston area after Houston and Pasadena, Texas.[6]