Willis, Texas | |
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 City Hall of Willis, Texas | |
 Location within Montgomery county | |
| Coordinates: 30°25′22″N 95°28′44″W / 30.42278°N 95.47889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Montgomery |
| Incorporated | 1937 (Home Rule: 2008) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Leonard Reed |
| • Council Members | Ashley Nixon Barney Stone Thomas Belinoski Thomas Luster William Brown |
| • City Manager | Sheyi Ipaye |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.73 sq mi (12.26 km2) |
| • Land | 4.73 sq mi (12.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,431 |
| • Density | 1,484.89/sq mi (573.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77318, 77378 |
| Area code | 936 |
| FIPS code | 48-79408[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1371602[4] |
| Website | www |
Willis is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States, located eight miles north of Conroe in north central Montgomery County. The city began to develop in 1870 after what is now the Union Pacific Railroad built track through the area. As a part of the Piney Woods, the Willis economy has historically been driven by lumber, agriculture, and the manufacture of lumber and agriculture equipment. From the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, it produced tobacco as a commodity crop. Competition from Cuba reduced its contribution to the economy.
As of 2020, the population of Willis was tabulated as 6,431. In 2008, after Willis's population passed 5,000, the city established a home rule city charter.
- ^ Mayor and City Council. City of Willis, Texas. Accessed on 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.