Pasadena, Texas | |
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City | |
Motto: "Enriched by our Heritage. Inspired by our Future." | |
Coordinates: 29°40′34″N 95°10′26″W / 29.67611°N 95.17389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Harris |
Founded | 1893 |
Incorporated | December 22, 1923 and December 26, 1928 |
Named for | Pasadena, California |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Jeff Wagner |
• City Council | Ornaldo Ybarra Bruce Leamon Pat Van Houte Cody Ray Wheeler Cary Bass Sammy Casados Darrell Morrison |
Area | |
• City | 44.74 sq mi (115.88 km2) |
• Land | 43.68 sq mi (113.14 km2) |
• Water | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
Elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 151,950 |
• Density | 3,462.00/sq mi (1,336.69/km2) |
• Metro | 5,628,101 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 77501-77508, 77059 (Brookwood), 77586 (El Jardin) |
Area code(s) | 713, 281, 346, and 832 |
FIPS code | 48-56000[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1343631[3] |
Website | www.pasadenatx.gov |
Pasadena (/ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County. It is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950,[4] making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second most populous in Harris County, after Houston. The area was founded in 1893 by John H. Burnett of Galveston, who named the area after Pasadena, California, because of the perceived lush vegetation.[5][6]