Midtown
Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown. Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45, Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 70,800 residents
- Description: human settlement in Harris County, Texas, United States of America
- Also known as: “Midtown, Houston”
Places of Interest
Highlights include McGowen station and Toyota Center.
McGowen station
Railway station
McGowen is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004 and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas.
Toyota Center
Stadium
Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association, and it was once the home of the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, and the Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association.
The Ensemble Theatre
Theater building
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The Ensemble Theatre, located in the heart of midtown at 3535 Main Street in Houston, Texas, is the largest African-American professional theatre company in the United States that produces plays in-house and owns its own facility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fourth Ward and Houston.
Fourth Ward
Suburb
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Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston.
Houston
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Houston is a sprawling port city in Southeastern Texas. An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States and the most diverse large city since 2021.
Downtown Houston
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Downtown is the central business district of Houston. It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.
Midtown
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.74312° or 29° 44′ 35″ northLongitude
-95.37504° or 95° 22′ 30″ westPopulation
70,800Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
76X6PJVF+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1336645072OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11876618Wikidata ID
Q6843062
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Midtown” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “市中心”
- Dutch: “Midtown”
- French: “Midtown”
- Japanese: “ミッドタウン”
- Spanish: “Midtown Houston”
- Urdu: “مڈٹاؤن، ہیوسٹن”
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