Formation | September 1966 |
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Type | Voluntary association of governments |
Region served | 12,444 sq mi (32,230 km2) |
Membership | 13 counties |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2000 | 4,854,454 | — |
2010 | 6,087,133 | +25.4% |
2020 | 7,297,022 | +19.9% |
Source: [1][2] |
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is the region-wide voluntary association of local governments in the 13-county Gulf Coast Planning Region of Texas. The organization works with local government officials to solve problems across the area. H-GAC was founded in 1966.