The Woodlands

The Woodlands is a master-planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Texas in the metropolitan area. According to The Woodlands Development Company, the population was 107,769, an increase of 93.7% over its population of 55,649 at the 2000 census.The Woodlands is 28mi north of Houston along Interstate 45. Though it began as an exurban development and a bedroom community, it has also attracted corporations and has several corporate campuses, most notably Chevron Phillips, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Huntsman Corporation, Woodforest National Bank, Baker Hughes, CB&I, McKesson Corporation, Aon plc, Maersk Line, Safmarine, GeoSouthern Energy, ExxonMobil, Halliburton and SWN or Southwestern Energy Company. It won a Special Award for Excellence in 1994 from the Urban Land Institute.