Splendora | |
|---|---|
 Welcome sign outside of city hall | |
| Nickname: The Switch 1896 | |
 Location of Splendora, Texas | |
  Splendora Location within Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°13′13″N 95°10′2″W / 30.22028°N 95.16722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Montgomery |
| Incorporated | 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dorothy Welch |
| • City Council | William Ramey Evelyn Myers Mike Clark Sharon Ipes William Usher |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.07 sq mi (7.95 km2) |
| • Land | 3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,683 |
| • Density | 741.78/sq mi (286.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77372 |
| Area code | 281 |
| FIPS code | 48-69548[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1347662[4] |
| Website | cityofsplendora |
Splendora is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,683 at the 2020 census. Splendora was named in reference to the "splendor of its floral environment."[5]
- ^ Notice of Special Meeting. June 10, 2022. City of Splendora, Texas. Retrieved 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 January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Borjas, Rebecca L. Splendora, TX. Handbook of Texas Online: June 15, 2010. Accessed on June 25, 2017.