Tomball, Texas | |
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| Motto: "Tomball. Texan for Fun!"[1] | |
 Location in Harris County and the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°5′56″N 95°37′8″W / 30.09889°N 95.61889°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Counties | Harris |
| City Established | December 2, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Lori Klein Quinn |
| • City Manager | David Esquivel |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.09 sq mi (33.91 km2) |
| • Land | 13.01 sq mi (33.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 187 ft (57 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,341 |
• Estimate (2022) | 13,585 |
| • Density | 905.51/sq mi (349.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77375, 77377 |
| Area code(s) | 281, 346, 713, 832 |
| FIPS code | 48-73316[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1348633[3] |
| State highways |  |
| Website | www |
Tomball (/ˈtɒmbɔːl/ TOM-bawl) is a city in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas, a part of the Houston metropolitan area. The population was 12,341 at the 2020 U.S. census.[5][6] In 1907, the community of Peck was renamed Tomball for local congressman Thomas Henry Ball, who had a major role in the development of the Port of Houston.[7]
- ^ "http://www.tomballtoday.com/newsarchives/archivedetails.cfm?id=667 Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine "City launches social media sites to reach out to tourists - Jul 21, 2011"
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tomball, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Tomball city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
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