Houston is the fourth most populous city in the nation, it goes after New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. In the southern states and Texas it is the largest one. According to the Census Bureau of the United States, Houston had a population of 2.2 million people in 2014. The history of the city begins in 1836, and the population mark of 2.396 people is dated 1850.

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