Conroe, Texas City of Conroe Location in Montgomery County in the state of Texas Location in Montgomery County in the state of Texas Conroe is a town/city in Texas, United States.
This town/city is about 40 miles (64 km) north of Houston.
8.2.1 Conroe Independent School District The town/city is titled after Northern-born Union Cavalry officer and Houston lumberman Isaac Conroe. Conroe established a sawmill there in 1881. The town/city originally attained in richness due to the lumber and petroleum industries.
Originally titled "Conroe's Switch", the region saw an influx of inhabitants in the late 19th century due to the lumber demands on the piney wood forest of the area. city, though only briefly. Elvis Presley performed at the high school football field on August 24, 1955.
Within the first decade of the 21st century the town/city thriving a great deal of new inhabitants from the Houston area.
Lee said that Conroe around 2002 was "a sleepy, backwater town 40 miles north of Houston" and that at the time, Conroe town/city officials needed to use financial incentives to attract home developers to Conroe.
Enumeration Bureau designated the region around Conroe and The Woodlands as a "large urbanized transit area," an region defined as having over 200,000 residents, making it eligible to receive federal transit funds. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 37.9 square miles (98 km2), of which, 37.8 square miles (98 km2) of it is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.21%) is water.
According to the City's 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 1 Conroe Independent School District 6,001 3 Conroe Regional Medical Center 1,206 5 City of Conroe 631 The town/city is about 7 miles southeast of prominent Lake Conroe, which is at the center of multiple, year round water and cultural affairs. The town/city is served by a number of parks, most prominently Candy Cane Park. The Heritage Museum of Montgomery County is positioned in Candy Cane Park. Conroe Connection is a service of the City of Conroe.
The City of Conroe Transit Department was formed in 2013 to meet the transit and mobility needs of all Conroe residents.
The City of Conroe launched its first project, Conroe Connection, in January 2015 to connect citizens with jobs, services, and shopping along Frazier Street at Loop 336 and in the Dugan area.
Conroe Connection is supported with funds from the Federal Transit Administration, the Texas Department of Transportation and the City's General Fund.
According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fund Financial Statements, the city's various funds had $58.3 million in Revenues, $71.6 million in expenditures, $69.6 million in total assets, $7.6 million in total liabilities, and $57.5 million in investments. Until the fall of 2013, Conroe was represented in the Texas Senate (District 4), by Republican Tommy Williams.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Conroe District Parole Office in Conroe. Senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz; Conroe is part of Texas' US Congressional 8th District, which is presently represented by Republican Kevin Brady.
The United States Postal Service Conroe Post Office is positioned at 809 West Dallas Street. The town/city is served by the Lone Star College System primarily by the Lone Star College-Montgomery Campus and LSC University Center.
Other campuses in the county include the EMCID Center in New Caney, and the Conroe Center. The territory in Conroe ISD joined the improve college precinct in 1991, and the territory in Willis ISD joined the precinct in 1996. Almost all areas of Conroe are inside the Conroe Independent School District though a small northern section of Conroe is inside the Willis Independent School District.
Conroe Independent School District All of the schools listed here are in the town/city of Conroe.
All of the Conroe ISD section of Conroe is zoned to Conroe High School. The closest Catholic high school is Frassati Catholic High School in north Harris County; Conroe is in the school's intended catchment area. The Courier is a daily journal presented in Conroe, Texas, covering Montgomery County.
Interstate 45 directly joins the town/city with Houston to its south (40 miles) and with Dallas to its northwest (200 miles).
Texas Highway 105 joins the town/city of Cleveland to the east and town of Montgomery to the west.
Texas Loop 336 circles the town/city of Conroe.
Lone Star Executive Airport provides general aviation services to Conroe.
Greyhound Bus Lines operate a small station. The City of Conroe launched a small-town bus service, Conroe Connection, in 2015.
Jeromy Burnitz, Conroe High School 1987 Drafted by the New York Mets in 1990, played for Milwaukee Brewers.
Andrew Cashner, Conroe High School 2005, drafted to the Chicago Cubs. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Conroe has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. North Main St., Conroe, Texas, viewed looking north near its intersection with Simonton St.
Conroe, Texas, branch of Montgomery County Library.
Plaque at statue of Texian, Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park, Conroe, TX.
Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park, Conroe, TX.
Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush in bloom, Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park, Conroe, TX.
City of Conroe, TX, Chamber of Commerce and visitor knowledge center.
A small sample of written matter from City of Conroe, TX, Chamber of Commerce and visitor knowledge center.
Entrance to Heritage Place Park, City of Conroe, TX.
1506 I-45 North Feeder, Conroe, TX 77301.
"Conroe (city) Quick - Facts from the US Enumeration Bureau".
Conroe 10th fastest-growing town/city over 50 - K, Conroe Courier, May 23, 2013.
"Pilot Lands Small Plane On Conroe Street." City of Conroe 2012 CAFR, page 122 Retrieved on May 1, 2013 "Cito of Conroe, Texas.".
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"Candy Cane Park, Conroe, Texas.".
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City of Conroe 2009 CAFR Retrieved 2010-11-09 City of Conroe 2012 CAFR, page 9 Retrieved May 1, 2013 City of Conroe.
"Conroe High School".
Greyhound Conroe Climate Summary for Conroe, Texas Conroe Convention & Visitors Bureau Conroe in Handbook of Texas Conroe Area Chamber of Commerce Conroe School District City of Conroe Parks information.
Conroe Texas Area Community Website Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Texas, United States
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