Willis, Texas
Willis, Texas | |
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 City Hall of Willis, Texas | |
 Location within Montgomery county | |
| Coordinates: 30°25′22″N 95°28′44″W / 30.42278°N 95.47889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Montgomery |
| Incorporated | 1937 (Home Rule: 2008) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Leonard Reed |
| • Council Members | Ashley Nixon Barney Stone Thomas Belinoski Thomas Luster William Brown |
| • City Manager | Sheyi Ipaye |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.73 sq mi (12.26 km2) |
| • Land | 4.73 sq mi (12.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,431 |
| • Density | 1,484.89/sq mi (573.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77318, 77378 |
| Area code | 936 |
| FIPS code | 48-79408[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1371602[4] |
| Website | www |
Willis is a city in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located eight miles north of Conroe. The 2020 census said that 6,431 people lived there.[5]
History
[change | change source]Willis started to grow in 1870 after the Houston and Great Northern Railroad (now the Union Pacific Railroad) made a railway track through the area.[6][7] Because Willis is part of the Piney Woods (a forest ecoregion in the southern United States), lumber and agriculture have always been big parts of the Willis economy.[6][7] From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, Willis made a lot of tobacco as a commodity crop.[7]
Geography
[change | change source]Willis is located at 30°25′22″N 95°28′44″W / 30.42278°N 95.47889°W (30.422640, –95.478829).[8]
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), which is all land.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Mayor and City Council. City of Willis, Texas. Accessed on June 10, 2022.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Search Results". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jackson, Charles Christopher. Willis, Texas. Handbook of Texas Online: June 15, 2010. Accessed on July 5, 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Foerster, Larry L. Historical Timeline of Willis, Texas. Montgomery County Historical Commission: June 2013. Accessed on July 5, 2017.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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