Friendswood

Friendswood is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city lies in Galveston and Harris counties. As of the 2010 census, the population of Friendswood was 35,805. In 2007, CNN/Money Magazine rated Friendswood as one of "America's Best Places to Live." Friendswood was founded in 1895 by members of the Religious Society of Friends . Today, Friendswood houses the Houston area headquarters for the Quaker Society. Friendswood is located at 29°30′45″N 95°11′53″W /... 29.5125°N 95.19806°W / 29.5125; -95.19806 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.9 square miles , of which 20.7 square miles is land and 0.15 square miles , or 0.69%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 29,037 people, 10,107 households, and 8,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,381.2 people per square mile . There were 10,405 housing units at an average density of 495.0 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 90.09% White, 2.70% African American, 0.40% Native American, 2.39% Asian, 0.
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