Pearland, Texas | |
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City | |
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| Motto(s): Where Town Meets Country; Classic Gulf Coast | |
 Location in Brazoria County in the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°33′16″N 95°17′45″W / 29.55444°N 95.29583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Kevin Cole[1] Mayor Pro Tem Tony Carbone Joseph Koza, Jr. Alex Kamkar Layni Cade Adrian Hernandez Jeffrey Barry Woody Owens |
| • City Manager | Trent Epperson, Interim |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.84 sq mi (126.49 km2) |
| • Land | 48.66 sq mi (126.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 125,813 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 127,736 |
| • Density | 2,516.54/sq mi (971.64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77581, 77584, 77588, 77089 |
| Area codes | 713, 281, 832, 346 |
| FIPS code | 48-56348[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1343734[4] |
| Website | www |
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]
- ^ "City News | City of Pearland, TX".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pearland city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 30, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Pearland Demographic Overview" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.