Humble
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city in Harris County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Harris
- Mayor
- Norman Funderburk
- Total
- 9.83 sq mi (25.45 km )
- Land
- 9.76 sq mi (25.29 km )
- Water
- 0.062 sq mi (0.16 km )
- Elevation
- 90 ft (27.4 m)
- Density
- 1,620.6/sq mi (625.72/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 77338, 77346, 77396
- Fips code
- 48-35348
- Website
- www .cityofhumbletx .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Humble (/ˈʌmbəl/ UM-bəl) is a city located in the Houston metropolitan area. Humble became an oil boomtown in the early 20th century when oil was first discovered there in 1904. By 1905, the Humble oilfield was the largest producing oilfield in Texas. Humble was home of the Humble Oil and Refining Company, a predecessor of Exxon.
As of the 2020 census, the city population was 16,795.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Humble” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.