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.
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.- 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: McGowen station and Toyota Center.
McGowen station
Railway station
McGowen is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fourth Ward and Houston.
Fourth Ward
Suburb
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Midtown
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.74312° or 29° 44′ 35″ north
Longitude
-95.37504° or 95° 22′ 30″ west
Population
70,800
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
76X6PJVF+6X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Midtown and Avondale East.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Midtown Park and Houston City College.
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