Michigan

Michigan has the most registered boats (over 1 million) of any state in the Union. See also:. See Lighthouses in the United States. Here is a list of teams with the league they are a part of and the venue the play in:. They were built to project light at night and to serve as a landmark during the day to safely guide the passenger ships and freighters traveling the Great Lakes. Houston is home to several professional sports franchises. The first lighthouses in Michigan were built between 1818 and 1822. See also:.

state. It's "en su defensa" (In Your Defense) segments have garnered regional acclaim, and En Su Defensa month was proclaimed by Mayor Bill White in 2004. Michigan has over 130 lighthouses, the most of any U.S. Univision Affiliate KXLN-TV is among the highest rated Spanish language television stations in the United States. Michigan is nicknamed the "Great Lakes State", and also the "Wolverine State", from a nickname earned during the Toledo War. These reports garnered the reporters and the station national and international attention and awards. Navy's USS Michigan was named in honor of the state. KHOU-TV's team of "Defenders" began and lead a national investigation on the failure of Firestone Wilderness AT tires in several vehicles.

The U.S. The station also employs Marvin Zindler, whose week-long exposé on the Chicken Ranch brothel later became the basis for the Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. postal abbreviation is "MI" (traditional: "Mich."). Since then, the charity's donations dwindled, leaving the owner fuming. Its U.S. ABC-13 KTRK TV's Wayne Dolcefino released a controversial report that allegedly showed bad business practices of a charity called "Kid Care". In turn, residents of the lower peninsula may be jokingly referred to as "trolls" -- because they "live below the Mackinac Bridge." As the Lower Peninsula is famously shaped like a mitten, residents often use their left hand or right palm as a shorthand "map" to illustrate which part of the state they hail from. Houston also is home to the TV stations and radio stations that serve the metro area.

An individual from Michigan is called a "Michigander" or "Michiganian." A resident of Michigan's Upper Peninsula ("the U.P.") is often called a "Yooper" (or U.P.'er). Houston has a variety of newspapers, with the Houston Chronicle (which is the only major daily newspaper in Houston receiving wide distribution) being read all across the South-Central United States. The clang and clamor of metro Detroit's crowded thoroughfares and busy factories stand in vivid counterpoint to the tranquility found in virtually every corner of the state. See also:. Michigan is simultaneously known for its cities, supported by heavy industry, and its pristine wilderness, home to more than 11,000 lakes. Other alternative of higher learning includes the Houston Community College System, which has several campuses around Houston to serve all areas and is one of the largest community college system in the United States. Benton Harbor is the poorest city in Michigan, with a per capita income of $8,965. Houston is world renowned for health and medicine research facilities located in the Medical Center such as the Baylor College of Medicine and many others.

Detroit, with a per capita income of $14,717, ranks 517th on the list of Michigan locations by per capita income. Houston is the location of a well known prestigious private institution of Rice University, which boasts the largest financial endowment of any university in the world. Only three of these cities are located outside of Metro Detroit. The UH Law Center's Health Law and Policy Institute is ranked number one in the nation while the Intellectual Property Law Program is ranked fifth, according to U.S. News & World Report. Of these 20 locations, half are located in Oakland County, just north of Detroit. Amongst the most prestigious of the University of Houston's colleges is the University of Houston Law Center (law school). census² of 2000:. UH is also home to over forty research centers and institutes.

As ranked by per capita income, as of the U.S. The interdisciplinary research conducted at UH breaks new ground in such vital areas as superconductivity, space commercialization, biomedical engineering, economics, education, petroleum exploration and management. Other important cities include. Their flagship institution is the University of Houston, the only doctoral degree granting extensive research institution in Houston and is the third largest in the state of Texas with an enrollment of over 35,000. The largest cities in Michigan are (according to the 2000 census):. Houston is served by the University of Houston System, the largest urban state system of higher education in the Gulf Coast, which has four universities with three located in Houston. See: List of cities, villages, and townships in Michigan. See also:.

See also Highway map of Michigan. As of 2005, several candidates for the Houston City Council have brought up the issue of whether term limits should be amended or eliminated.
. A proposal to amend the Houston city charter where the current 2-year term will be amended to 4 years in office has been debated. The three largest Protestant denominations in Michigan are: Baptist (16% of the total state population), Lutheran (8%), Methodist (7%). There are several issues brought up in the Houston area with term limits - during Mayor Lee Brown's final term in office, he refers to term limits as a dis-service for elected officials since incumbents do not gain the needed experience in city government. The religious affiliations of the people of Michigan are:. Controller Annise Parker is the only ex-council member who ran for a nonpartisan office.

The five largest ancestries in Michigan are: German (20.4%), African American (14.2%), Irish (10.7%), English (9.9%), Polish (8.6%). Several former city officials - Anthony Hall, Rodney Ellis, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Sylvia Garcia, Martha Wong, Chris Bell, and Annise Parker - had to run for another elected position either as a Democrat or Republican once their term expires. The racial makeup of the state is:. The City of Houston has been enforcing the 3-term rule since November 1991 after a referendum passed. Census Bureau estimate): 10,079,985. Local municipal government in the City of Houston is considered as a home-rule city, and members of city council and the Controller's position are nonpartisan. Michigan's total population (2003 U.S. At-large council members represent the entire city, as well as collaborate with district council members in response to district concerns.

See also: List of companies based in Michigan. City Council members, who make up the legislative branch, are elected from nine districts in the city, along with five at-large positions. Michigan is primarily known as the birthplace of the automobile industry. However, it is also home to a thriving tourist industry, with destinations such as Traverse City, Mackinac Island, Saugatuck and the entire Upper Peninsula drawing vacationers, hunters and nature enthusiasts from across the United States and Canada. A mayor, who is the executive branch of the city government, can be elected consecutively for three terms. See also Protected areas of Michigan, List of Michigan state parks. The current mayor of Houston is Bill White, who is serving his first term. Detroit, Michigan is the only major city in the contiguous United States that is actually due north of Canada. A portion of southwest Houston, east of Missouri City, extends into Fort Bend County and also portion of northeast Houston extends into Montgomery County.

No point in Michigan is more than 6 miles (10 km) from an inland lake or more than 85 miles (137 km) from one of the Great Lakes, and the state has more than 11,000 inland lakes and more than 36,000 miles (58,000 km) of rivers and streams. Houston is the county seat of Harris County. The Great Lakes which touch the two peninsulas of Michigan are Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. See also:. This equals the length of the Atlantic Coast, from Maine to Florida. cities, and the housing in Houston is among the most affordable in the Nation. An additional 879 miles (1415 km) can be added if islands are included. The city has the second lowest cost of living in comparison to other major U.S.

Other than Alaska, Michigan has the longest shoreline of any state -- 2,242 miles (3,607 km). Houston is unique in being the largest American city without zoning regulations. The two peninsulas are surrounded by an extensive Great Lakes shoreline. Real Estate is also a large business in the Houston area, and NASA's presence in the city's southeast side has provided an additional economic boost. These two sections are connected only by the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge -- the third longest suspension bridge in the world. It still is vital to the region, but most of the banks operating there are not based in Houston. The heavily forested Upper Peninsula (often called simply "The U.P.") is as large as Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island combined, but has less than 330,000 inhabitants, who are sometimes called "Yoopers" (from "U.P.'ers") and whose speech has been heavily influenced by the large number of Scandinavian and Canadian immigrants who settled the area during the mining boom of the late 1800's. Houston has attempted to build a banking industry in the city, but all of the companies which had been started in Houston were merged with other companies nationwide.

The Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten and is 277 miles (446 km) long from north to south and 195 miles (314 km)from east to west. However, Pasadena still has its refineries, and the Port of Houston is among the busiest in the world. Michigan consists of two peninsulas:. When the embargo was lifted, the growth stopped. The highest point in the Lower Peninsula is not definitely established but is either Briar Hill at 1,705 feet (520 meters), or one of several points closely nearby. Demand on Texas oil increased, and many people from the northeast came down to profit from the trade. The highest point is Mount Arvon in the Upper Peninsula at 1,979 feet (603 m). The city's second growth spurt occurred in the late 1970s, with the Arab Oil Embargo.

Michigan also borders Minnesota, Illinois, the Canadian province of Ontario, and the Canadian First Nation (Indian) reserve of Walpole Island, but only on water boundaries in the Great Lakes system. The 1920s had Houston's first growth spurt. Michigan borders Indiana and Ohio to the south, and Wisconsin to the southwest of the Upper Peninsula. Houston became a major port as a result of the downfall of Galveston and the rise of the Houston Ship Channel. Georgia has a slightly larger land area, however. Unlike most places, where high gas prices are seen as harmful to the economy, they are generally seen as beneficial for Houston as many are employed in the energy industry. Michigan encompasses 96,810 square miles (250,630 square kilometers), making it the largest state east of the Mississippi River if territorial water is included. Houston has had several growth spurts in relation to the Texas oil industry.

See: List of Michigan Governors, List of United States Senators from Michigan, List of United States Representatives from Michigan. A new 20,000 SF Terminal and a 60-acre GA Complex, are currently under construction, with the Terminal completion expected in Spring 2006. As of April 2001, there were 127 charter townships in Michigan. The airport mostly serves corporate, governmental, and private clienteles, while it is owned and operated by the City of Sugar Land. There are two types of townships in Michigan: general law and charter. Charter township status was created by the state legislature in 1947 and grants additional powers and stream-lined administration in order to provide greater protection against annexation by a city. Sugar Land Regional Airport is the fourth largest airport in the Houston—Sugar Land—Baytown Metropolitan Area, and the only general reliever airport in the southwest sector. Cities and villages are vested with home rule powers, meaning that they can do almost anything not prohibited by law. To the southwest of Houston, in Sugar Land, is the Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), formerly Sugar Land Municipal Airport.

Michigan counties and townships are statutory units of government, meaning that they have only those powers expressly provided or fairly implied by state law. Ellington Field is in danger of closing down, as of February 2004. Still, with 10 million residents, Michigan remains a large and influential state and ranks 8th in population among the 50 states. Passenger flights ended on September 7, 2004. Since World War II, Detroit's industrial base has eroded as auto companies abandoned some of the area's industrial parks in favor of less expensive labor found overseas and in southern U.S. states. The only passenger traffic that Ellington Field (EFD) ever handled consists of passengers going to and from Galveston County flying to Bush Airport to reduce travel time to that said airport. Since 1838, the city has also been noted for its thriving furniture industry. Hobby has a lot of the intra-United States traffic that is headed for downtown, southern Houston, Galveston, and the southern suburbs; it also handles all flights by Southwest Airlines from Houston.

Grand Rapids, the second-largest city in Michigan, is also a center of automotive manufacturing. Bush Airport handles all of the city's international traffic. It was a development that not only transformed Detroit and Michigan, but permanently altered the socio-economic climate of the United States and much of the world, for that matter. Houston is served by George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). The birth of the automotive industry, with Henry Ford's first plant in the Highland Park suburb of Detroit, marked the beginning of a new era in personal transportation. Brown and former METRO chairwoman Shirley DeLibero. Michigan's economy underwent a massive shift at the turn of the 20th century. Two METRORail cars - #101 and #102 - are the only METRO vehicles with dedication plaques to former mayor Lee P.

Thought to be useless at the time of its addition to Michigan, it was soon discovered that the Upper Peninsula was a rich and important source of lumber, iron, and copper, which would become the state's most sought-after natural resources. Although now only about 8 miles (13 km) long a long term plan is being developed for several more much longer line segments connecting diverse corners of the metropolitan area. Ultimately, Congress awarded the "Toledo Strip" to Ohio, and Michigan, having received the western part of the Upper Peninsula as a concession, formally entered the Union on January 26, 1837. This is Texas's second major light rail service, after DART's light rail service in Dallas, Texas. The dispute eventually culminated into what would be known as the Toledo War when Michigan and Ohio militia maneuvered in the area. METRO hopes to expand the Light Rail to the 2 major airports, as well as the Bay Area, Katy, Spring and along the Southwest Freeway. A state government was formed in 1835, although Congressional recognition of the state languished due to a boundary dispute with Ohio, with both sides claiming a 468 square mile (1,210 km²) strip of land that included the important port city of Toledo on Lake Erie and an area to the west then known as the "Great Black Swamp". A 27 mile (43 km) expansion has been approved to run the service all along the central Houston area, including Uptown.

By the 1830s, Michigan had some 80,000 residents, more than enough to apply for statehood. It runs primarily along Main Street from central Downtown Houston to the Texas Medical Center and Reliant Park. The population grew slowly until the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, which brought large numbers of settlers. The city got the METRORail, a light rail service, on January 1, 2004. Michigan passed to Great Britain in 1763 and then to the new United States two decades later. Uptown, METRO provides free service on the Uptown Shuttle. Most of the rest of the region remained unsettled by whites, however. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, provides public transportation in the form of buses, trolleys, and lift vans.

The town became a major fur-trading and shipping post. Residents often refer to Freeways and Tollways by their names instead of numbers. Clair and Erie. For a road map of Houston, click here (http://www.soulofamerica.com/images/maps/houston_map.jpeg). In 1701, explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded Detroit on the straits between Lakes St. Highway 59 to Texas Highway 288 in Brazoria County. Michigan was explored and settled by French voyageurs in the 17th century. The next portion to be constructed is from the current terminus at U.S.

The name is derived from Lake Michigan, which in turn is believed to come from the Chippewa Indian word meicigama, meaning "great water." Bounded by four of the Great Lakes, Michigan has the longest state shoreline in the continental United States, and more recreational boats than any other state in the union. Highway 59 and was completed in 1994. Michigan is a state in the United States. A controversial proposed highway project, Texas Highway 99, would form a third loop outside of Houston. Currently, the completed portion of Texas Highway 99 runs from just north of Interstate 10 east of Katy in Harris County to Sugar Land in Fort Bend County at U.S. List of people from Michigan. Most of this freeway requires payment of $1 or more toll every five or ten miles. List of Michigan counties. The roughly square "Loop-610" is quartered into "North Loop," "South Loop," "West Loop," and "East Loop." The roads of Beltway 8 and their freeway core, the Sam Houston Parkway, are the next loop, at a diameter of roughly 25 miles.

List of highways in Michigan. The innermost is Interstate 610, forming approximately a 10 mile diameter loop around downtown. List of Michigan-related topics. Houston has a hub-and-spoke freeway structure with multiple loops. List of Governors of Michigan. New landscaping projects and a longstanding ban on new billboards are two ways that Houston is trying to back away from this side effect of convenience. Michigan is the only state composed of two separate peninsulas. The frontage roads make freeway access very easy, but due to their visibility to passing traffic, they have attracted most of Houston's gas stations and major retail stores.

The state soil, Kalkaska Sand, ranges in color from black to yellowish brown, covers nearly a million acres (4,000 km²) in 29 counties. Alongside most freeways are two to four lanes in each direction parallel to the freeway permitting easy access to individual city streets. The state wildflower, the Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris), is a federal-listed threatened species. One unusual characteristic of Houston's freeways are its frontage roads. The state gem chlorastrolite, literally the green star stone, also known as the Isle Royale greenstone is found on Isle Royale and the Keweenaw. Houston has an extensive network of freeway cameras linked to a transit control center to monitor and study traffic. The state stone, the Petoskey stone (Hexagonaria pericarnata), is composed of fossilized diatoms from long ago when the middle of the continent was covered with a shallow sea. Timed freeway entrances, which regulate the addition of cars to the freeway, are also common.

The state motto, Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice is Latin for "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you", a paraphrase of a statement made by British architect Sir Christopher Wren about his influence on London. The primary method currently in use is the High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane for vans and carpools. State nicknames include the Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, Mitten State, and Winter Water Wonderland. Texas Department of Transportation (TX DOT) planners have been running experiments to reduce traffic congestion at rush hour. State soil: Kalkaska Sand. Interstate 45 south has been in a continuous state of construction, in one portion or another, almost since the first segment was built in 1952. State gem: Isle Royale greenstone (also called chlorastrolite). Houston freeways are heavily traveled and often being reconstructed to meet the demands of continuing growth.

State stone: Petoskey stone. Houston is ranked among the most ozone-polluted cities in the United States. State tree: White Pine. This dependence on cars causes various pollution problems, including excessive ozone levels. State wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris. Houston's size and lack of zoning have contributed to decentralization, or urban sprawl, which, combined with the humidity and hot summers, has made the automobile the favored means of transportation. State flower: Apple Blossom. For a full list of the cities in the Houston area, see:.

State fossil: Mastodon. Areas far north, west, east and south of the inner-city also use 936 and/or 409. State reptile: Painted Turtle. However, the geographic division between 713, 281, and 832 has been eliminated, and newly issued phone numbers (especially for cell phones and fax machines) within that zone may be assigned any of the three codes. State fish: Brook Trout. Those outside the 610 Loop that are within the city limits normally receive the 281 or 832 area code. State mammal: White-tailed Deer. Locations within the Houston city limits that are inside the 610 Loop traditionally used the 713 area code.

State bird: American Robin. Yet a third - the "Grand Parkway", has begun construction roughly 10 miles (16 km) beyond that around the outer suburbs and currently extends from Katy to Sugar Land. State song: My Michigan (official, but disputed amongst Michiganders). Another ring road, Beltway 8 (also known simply as the "Beltway"), encircles the city another 5 miles (8 km) further out. State motto: Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice. The outlying areas of Houston, as well as the rest of Bellaire, the airports and the suburbs and enclaves are outside the loop. Alpena IceDiggers, North American Hockey League. Locations in Houston are generally classified as either being inside or outside Interstate 610, known as the 610 Loop which include the Central business district and the 'island' cities of West University (West U.), and Southside Place, and a portion of Bellaire.

Traverse City North Stars, North American Hockey League. Kemah is surrounded by Galveston Bay to the east and Clear Lake (a brackish-water boater's paradise with open pass through to Galveston Bay) to the west. Saginaw Spirit, Ontario Hockey League. Another tourist hot spot is Kemah where visitors see the Kemah Boardwalk, which has many seafood restaurants and local tourist attractions. Plymouth Whalers, Ontario Hockey League. Beach houses owned by Houstonians have sprung up in other cities along the shoreline to the Gulf of Mexico. Flint Generals, United Hockey League. The city's vulnerability on a narrow barrier bar island led to the creation of the mainland Houston Ship Channel made by the dredging of shallow Buffalo Bayou and Galveston Bay to form a protected port some 40 miles (64 km) inland of the open Gulf and less than 10 miles (16 km) from Houston's central business district.

Port Huron Beacons, United Hockey League. Before near destruction in 1900 Galveston was the larger and wealthier of the two cities and dubbed "The Wall Street of the Southwest", and was on par with New Orleans as the Gulf Coast's premier city. Kalamazoo K-Wings, International Hockey League. A popular day trip may include Galveston where people can visit Moody Gardens or visit a nearby beach. Muskegon Fury, United Hockey League. However, a small portion of northeast Houston has the zip codes of 77339 and 77345. Grand Rapids Griffins, American Hockey League. Zip codes in Houston range from 77002 to 77099.

Grand Rapids Rampage, Arena Football League. The following are areas of the inner-city:. Detroit Demolition, National Women's Football Association. Note that if these business districts were considered one, they would form the third largest in the United States. The city also has the third largest skyline in the United States (after New York City and Chicago, Illinois), but because it is spread over a few miles, pictures of the city show, for the most part, the Downtown area. Detroit Fury, Arena Football League. Rather than a single “downtown” as the center of the city's employment, five additional business districts have grown throughout the inner-city. Grosse Ile, $42,150. Houston, being the largest city in the United States without zoning laws, has grown in an unusual manner.

Beverly Hills, $43,452. See also:. Northville, $43,454. Furthermore, aided by the popularity of the late hip-hop artist DJ Screw, Houston is known among youth, primarily in the South, as having its own distinctive style of hip-hop commonly known as screw music or referred to locally as simply "screw." Many young Houstonians of all ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds who were in touch with the local hip-hop culture may remember the advent of this form of Southern rap which began to take place around late 1999. West Bloomfield Township, $44,885. The design for the first Compaq computer was sketched on a napkin at House of Pies, a notable diner near the Montrose area. South Gull Lake, $45,175. Several Houston-based restaurants, such as Ninfa Laurenzo's Mama Ninfa's Mexican restaurant chain, Johnny Carrabba's Carrabba's, and Kim Su Tran La's Kim Sơn Vietnamese restaurant chain, have become well known in Texas and throughout the country.

Huntington Woods, $45,264. For example, although Dallas has more restaurants per person than even New York City, Houstonians eat out more often than residents of any other city in the United States, and the only city in which eating out is cheaper than Houston is New Orleans, Louisiana. Sylvan Lake, $48,744. This rivalry often leads to comparison of the assets of one city to the assets of the other. Grand Beach, $51,788. Houstonians often consider themselves more "down to earth" than their neighbors to the north. Grosse Pointe, $53,942. Because the Houston—Sugar Land—Baytown and the Dallas—Fort Worth—Arlington metropolitan areas are both the major economic centers of the state, they enjoy a friendly rivalry.

Grosse Pointe Farms, $54,846. In some neighborhoods, street signs are seen in Chinese and Vietnamese. Birmingham, $59,314. Like many other large cities in the United States, Houston is a very diverse city with a variety of different ethnic groups. About 90 languages are spoken in the area. Bloomfield Township, $62,716. Houston also boasts of having a population with a younger age than the national average. Michiana, $63,558. Houston has the second highest South African population in the United States, after Miami, Florida.

Orchard Lake Village, $67,881. Recent redevelopment of Midtown from run-down to upscale has increased property values and property taxes thus forcing the Vietnamese American out of their current neighborhood into other areas. Grosse Pointe Shores, $69,639. Houston has two Chinatowns, as well as the third largest Vietnamese American population in the United States. Franklin, $71,033. Houston has the third largest Hispanic population in the United States. People from Asia such as China, South Korea, Japan, India, Pakistan, and Vietnam have been immigrating to Houston. Bingham Farms, $74,588. The Hispanic population in Houston is increasing as more and more people from Latin countries try to find work in Houston. Hispanics make up a significant amount of the population.

Lake Angelus, $83,792. Out of the total population, 26.1% of those under the age of 18 and 14.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Bloomfield Hills, $104,920. 19.2% of the population and 16.0% of families are below the poverty line. Barton Hills, $110,683. The per capita income for the city is $20,101. East Lansing (Home of Michigan State University). Males have a median income of $32,084 versus $27,371 for females.

Holland (Home of the Michigan Dutch). The median income for a household in the city is $36,616, and the median income for a family is $40,443. Frankenmuth (Michigan's Little Bavaria). For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.8 males. Midland (headquarters for the Dow Chemical Company). For every 100 females there are 99.7 males. Traverse City (the Cherry Capital of the World). The median age is 31 years.

Marquette (Largest city in the Upper Peninsula with 19,661 people). In the city the population is spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who are 65 years of age or older. Battle Creek (Cereal City U.S.A.). The average household size is 2.67 and the average family size is 3.39. Livonia, population 100,545. 29.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. Ann Arbor population 114,024 (the home of the University of Michigan). There are 717,945 households out of which 33.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% are married couples living together, 15.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% are non-families.

Lansing population 119,128 (the state capital). 37.41% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Sterling Heights population 124,471. The racial makeup of the city is 49.27% White, 25.31% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 5.31% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 16.46% from other races, and 3.15% from two or more races. Flint population 124,943. There are 782,009 housing units at an average density of 521.1/km² (1,349.6/mi²). Warren population 138,247. The population density is 1,301.8/km² (3,371.7/mi²).

Grand Rapids population 197,800 (The Furniture City). As of the census² of 2000, there are 1,953,631 people, 717,945 households, and 457,330 families residing in the city. Detroit population 951,270 (also known as "Motor City" and Motown). Like many areas of Texas, Houston suffers from the Red Imported Fire Ant. Non-Religious – 9%. While Dallas gets hotter temperatures, Houston's heat index is often higher. Other Religions – 4% (mostly Muslim and Jewish). Dallas has a hot and dry climate while Houston has a hot and humid climate.

Other Christian – 1%. Houston's climate is often compared to that of Dallas, Texas. Roman Catholic – 29%. Many neighborhoods have changed since the storm; older houses in some afflicted neighborhoods have been torn down and replaced with larger houses with larger foundations. Protestant – 54%. Houston's worst contemporary flood was Tropical Storm Allison which passed through the city in June, 2001. 3.3% of the population is of Hispanic origin, a category that may include members of any race. Flooding has proved to be an increasingly serious problem in Houston.

1.9% Mixed race. The last hurricane of consequence to hit Houston was Hurricane Alicia in 1983, but Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 caused billions of dollars in damages. 0.6% American Indian. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 led to Galveston losing its status as the major port city and economic power in Southeast Texas; development of the Ship Channel and its port refineries shifted the honor to Houston. 1.8% Asian. Hurricanes have slammed into the Texas Gulf Coast on numerous occasions; several have passed through Houston, causing death and destruction. 14.2% Black. Land subsidence forced the city to turn to ground-level water sources such as Lake Houston.

80.2% White. The city once relied on groundwater for its water needs. state taxes. Most of Houston is very flat and is about fifty feet above sea level in elevation; the Houston Heights area has the highest elevation in the city. Automobiles (General Motors, Ford, Daimler-Chrysler), Amway, Cereal (Kellogg's), Copper, Furniture (Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth), Iron. The Ship Channel goes past Galveston, Texas into the Gulf of Mexico. Major industries/products