Tomball
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city in Harris County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Counties
- Harris
- City established
- December 2, 1907
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Mayor
- Lori Klein Quinn
- City manager
- David Esquivel
- Total
- 13.09 sq mi (33.91 km )
- Land
- 13.01 sq mi (33.69 km )
- Water
- 0.085 sq mi (0.22 km )
- Elevation
- 187 ft (57 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 13,585
- Density
- 905.5/sq mi (349.62/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 77375, 77377
- Area codes
- 281, 346, 621, 713, 832
- Fips code
- 48-73316
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Encyclopedic overview
Tomball (/ˈtɒmbɔːl/ TOM-bawl) is a city in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas, a part of the Houston metropolitan area. The population was 12,341 at the 2020 U.S. census. In 1907, the community of Peck was renamed Tomball for local congressman Thomas Henry Ball, who had a major role in the development of the Port of Houston.
History
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