Pearland, Texas

Pearland, Texas
City
Pearland Town Center
Official logo of Pearland, Texas
Motto(s): 
Where Town Meets Country;
Classic Gulf Coast
Location in Brazoria County in the state of Texas
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
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • City CouncilMayor Kevin Cole[1]
Mayor Pro Tem Tony Carbone
Joseph Koza, Jr.
Alex Kamkar
Layni Cade
Adrian Hernandez
Jeffrey Barry
Woody Owens
 • City ManagerTrent Epperson, Interim
Area
 • Total48.84 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)
 • Total125,813
 • Estimate 
(2023)
127,736
 • Density2,516.54/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
FIPS code48-56348[3]
GNIS feature ID1343734[4]
Websitewww.pearlandtx.gov

Pearland (/ˈpɛərlænd/ PEAR-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–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. At the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 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 percent, which ranked Pearland as the 15th-fastest-growing city in the U.S. during that time period, 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]

  1. ^ "City News | City of Pearland, TX".
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pearland city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 30, 2016.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Pearland Demographic Overview" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.