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==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1980=8443 | 1990=29205 | 2000=55649 | 2010=93847 | 2020=114436 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> }} {{See also|Demographics of Houston|Hispanics and Latinos in Houston}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''The Woodlands CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – The Woodlands CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4872656&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – The Woodlands CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4872656&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – The Woodlands CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4872656&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |48,674 |73,680 |style='background: #ffffe6; |74,477 |87.47% |78.51% |style='background: #ffffe6; |65.08% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |952 |2,191 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,946 |1.71% |2.33% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.45% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |147 |253 |style='background: #ffffe6; |215 |0.26% |0.27% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |1,551 |4,581 |style='background: #ffffe6; |9,085 |2.79% |4.88% |style='background: #ffffe6; |7.94% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |26 |54 |style='background: #ffffe6; |78 |0.05% |0.06% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH) |76 |176 |style='background: #ffffe6; |602 |0.14% |0.19% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.53% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |526 |1,415 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5,065 |0.95% |1.51% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.43% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |3,697 |11,497 |style='background: #ffffe6; |20,968 |6.64% |12.25% |style='background: #ffffe6; |18.32% |- |'''Total''' |'''55,649''' |'''93,847''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''114,436''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} The Woodlands first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 U.S. census]].<ref name=1980CensusTX/> At the [[2010 United States census|2010 U.S. census]], there were 93,847 people living in The Woodlands. In 2021, its population was estimated at 119,000 per a survey by The [[Howard Hughes Corporation]].<ref name=":1" /> According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 114,436 people, 41,210 households, and 31,063 families residing in the CDP. The racial makeup of The Woodlands in 2020 was 77.3% [[White Americans|white]] (non-Hispanic and Hispanic or Latino), 4.2% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 6.7% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander]], 9.1% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], 17.9% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]], and 67.9% white alone, not Hispanic or Latino.<ref name="census">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4872656.html|title=The Woodlands CDP QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029034741/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4872656.html|archive-date=October 29, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> {{Asof|2017}} about 10% of the residents of The Woodlands were of Mexican origins; they numbered at over 10,000.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tallet|first1=Olivia P.|title=Wealthy Mexicans living in The Woodlands feel unwelcome, return home|url=http://www.kvia.com/news/texas/wealthy-mexicans-living-in-the-woodlands-feel-unwelcome-return-home/525225476|access-date=March 14, 2018|publisher=ABC 7 KVIA|date=June 4, 2017|archive-date=March 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174947/http://www.kvia.com/news/texas/wealthy-mexicans-living-in-the-woodlands-feel-unwelcome-return-home/525225476|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2000, wealthy Mexicans began buying houses in The Woodlands for vacation purposes. Large numbers settled in The Woodlands from 2006 to 2014 as the [[Mexican Drug War]] occurred.<ref name="Tallet">{{cite news|author=Tallet, Olivia P.|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/calle-houston/article/Trump-effect-has-Mexicans-leaving-The-Woodlands-11143200.php|title=The 'Trump Effect'|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=2017-05-26|access-date=2017-07-17}} - Also published in the ''[[Washington Times]]'' via [[Associated Press]] as [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/4/some-mexican-residents-in-texas-feel-unwelcome-ret/ "Some Mexican residents in Texas feel unwelcome, return home"], June 4, 2017. [http://blog.chron.com/lavoz/2017/05/atraidos-antes-por-the-woodlands-ahora-los-mexicanos-deciden-regresar-a-su-pais/ Spanish version: "Atraídos antes por The Woodlands, ahora los mexicanos deciden regresar a su país"]</ref> By 2006 the numbers of middle and upper class Hispanics and Latinos, including Mexican nationals, increased. Some of the residents were assigned to Houston by their companies. Some of them moved to The Woodlands to escape increased crime and political tensions from the Mexican presidential election and find better schools for their children.<ref name="Tallet" /><ref>Insensee, Laura. [http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands-news/article/The-Woodlands-lures-more-Hispanics-to-area-1867022.php "The Woodlands lures more Hispanics to area"] ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926015008/http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands-news/article/The-Woodlands-lures-more-Hispanics-to-area-1867022.php |date=2015-09-26 }}). ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Wednesday November 29, 2006. Retrieved September 26, 2015.</ref> At the 2013–2014 school year, 22% of the students at [[Conroe Independent School District]] elementary and junior high schools in The Woodlands were Hispanic or Latin American. This was an increase from 10.5% in the 2005–2006 school year, and the percentages grew particularly in Glen Loch, Lamar, and Tough elementary schools. The 2013-2014 percentage in Conroe ISD schools in The Woodlands was below the overall Conroe ISD Hispanic average of 34.2%.<ref name="BalchBridget">Balch, Bridget. [http://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Hispanic-population-in-The-Woodlands-continues-to-6344063.php "Hispanic population in The Woodlands continues to grow"]. ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. June 23, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.</ref> The Hispanic and Latin American community has ''Viva! The Woodlands Magazine'', a [[Spanish language]] magazine that covers The Woodlands, as well as the Montgomery County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Many churches in The Woodlands area have some services in Spanish.<ref name="BalchBridget" /> In 2000, there were 55,649 people, 19,881 households, and 15,546 families.<ref name="2000 US Census">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US4872656&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48%7C16000US4872656&_street=&_county=The+Woodlands&_cityTown=The+Woodlands&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2005_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|title=American FactFinder - Community Facts|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=August 11, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212052630/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US4872656&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48%7C16000US4872656&_street=&_county=The+Woodlands&_cityTown=The+Woodlands&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2005_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /> The population density was {{convert|2,328.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.There were 21,014 housing units at an average density of {{convert|897.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 92.36% White, 1.75% Black, 0.29% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28% of the population. There were 19,881 households, out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21. At the [[2000 United States census|2000 U.S. census]], 31.8% were under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.5 males. The median income for a household according to the 2020 census was $130,011. The per capita income is $67,290. About 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line. 97.8% of residents 25 years or older are high school graduates or higher. 64.3% of residents 25 years or older have a bachelor’s degree or higher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/STTable?_bm=y&-context=st&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S1901&-ds_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_&-CONTEXT=st&-tree_id=307&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US4872656&-format=&-_lang=en|title=American FactFinder - Results|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212060540/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/STTable?_bm=y&-context=st&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S1901&-ds_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_&-CONTEXT=st&-tree_id=307&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US4872656&-format=&-_lang=en |archive-date=February 12, 2020 }}</ref> === Religion === {{See also|Religion in Houston}} {{Asof|2016}}, there were almost 50 centers of worship in The Woodlands, occupying a total of {{convert|330|acre|ha}} of land.<ref name="BalchChurches2">{{cite web|title=Churches grow with Woodlands population|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Churches-grow-with-Woodlands-population-9055698.php|author=Balch, Bridget|date=2016-08-02|access-date=2018-09-12|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]}} - Also published as: [https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Live-work-and-pray-Churches-grow-in-The-6319433.php "Live, work and pray: Churches grow in The Woodlands"].</ref> As of 2011, the community is majority [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref name="ShellnutnewHindutempleopen2">Shellnutt, Kate. [http://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/New-temple-will-serve-north-Houston-Hindus-2081265.php "New temple will serve north Houston Hindus"]. ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. June 26, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2014.</ref> {{Asof|2018}}, The Woodlands [[United Methodist Church]] had about 13,000 members in its congregation. It was established in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|title=Villager Q&A;: Senior Pastor Ed Robb discusses church growth and leadership|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Villager-Q-A-Senior-Pastor-Ed-Robb-discusses-13212598.php|author=Stueckemann, Jane|date=2018-09-07|access-date=2018-09-12|newspaper=[[The Villager (The Woodlands, Texas)|The Villager]]}}</ref> Pastor [[Kerry Shook]] established Fellowship of The Woodlands Church, now known as Woodlands Church, in 1993.<ref name="Meinholz2">{{cite web|title=Fellowship of The Woodlands opens church in Atascocita|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Fellowship-of-The-Woodlands-opens-church-in-9622702.php|author=Meinholz, Susan|date=2007-09-12|access-date=2018-09-12|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref> Its permanent church building opened on August 19, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fellowship of The Woodlands Church moves into new home|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Fellowship-of-The-Woodlands-Church-moves-into-new-9948282.php|author=Bosse, Sondra|date=2001-08-09|access-date=2018-09-12|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref> Church Project, which holds services in a former [[Kroger]], had an average weekly attendance of 1,500 in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Garris|first=Jonathan|date=February 11, 2014|title=Church Project continues to grow congregation|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|url=https://www.chron.com/life/health/article/Church-Project-continues-to-grow-congregation-9600080.php|access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref> {{Asof|2018}} Christ Church United Methodist has about 3,000 members.<ref name="Forward2">{{cite news|author=Forward, Jeff|date=2018-05-06|title=Hindu Temple, Christ Church in midst of expansions in The Woodlands|newspaper=[[The Villager (The Woodlands, Texas)|The Villager]]|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Hindu-Temple-Christ-United-church-in-midst-of-12892122.php|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref> Circa 2012 Covenant United Methodist Church began its worship services at Timber Creek Elementary School, and by 2016 bought {{convert|5|acre|ha}} of land near the entrance of Village of Creekside Park for a permanent 700-seat facility.<ref name="BalchChurches2" /> On December 25, 2001, the Korean Community Church in The Woodlands, with Presbyterian [[Korean language|Korean-language]] services and [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] English services, opened. It opened to serve ethnic Koreans in The Woodlands, [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]], [[Huntsville, Texas|Huntsville]], [[Kingwood, Houston|Kingwood]], and [[Spring, Texas|Spring]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Korean church opens in Woodlands|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Korean-church-opens-in-Woodlands-9751513.php|author=Durham, Erika E.|date=2003-03-13|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Other Protestant, Christian and non-denominational Christian churches in The Woodlands include HopePointe Anglican Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Unity of The Woodlands.<ref name="Forward2" /> Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Parish, the first [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] church in The Woodlands, was established circa 1980, with its 400 parishioners initially meeting at Knox Junior High School before moving into its permanent building in 1981. {{Asof|2013}} it had 3,800 families in its congregation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Catholic church in The Woodlands to celebrate renovation|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Catholic-church-in-The-Woodlands-to-celebrate-4897899.php|author=Peyton, Lindsay|date=2013-10-15|access-date=2018-09-12|newspaper=[[The Villager (The Woodlands, Texas)|The Villager]]}}</ref> St. Anthony of Padua, another Catholic church, had 3,020 families in its congregation in 2006,<ref name=DooleyMembershipBoom>{{cite web|author=Dooley, Tara|url=https://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Catholic-archdiocese-seeing-membership-boom-1490961.php|title=Catholic archdiocese seeing membership boom|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2006-03-25|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> and 5,700 families in its congregation in 2013. It operates St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School.<ref name="BalchChurches2" /> There are two Jewish places of worship, traditional and reformed. Congregation Beth Shalom, established circa 1984 led by Rabbi Edwin C. Goldberg, has about 175 families,<ref>{{cite web|title=Woodlands synagogue to welcome new spiritual leader|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Woodlands-synagogue-to-welcome-new-spiritual-9776515.php|author=Trumble, Janet|date=2004-01-20|access-date=2018-09-12|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref> and is affiliated with [[Reform Judaism]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Stueckemann, Jane|date=2018-09-11|title=Symbols of Faith: Torah represents covenant with God for synagogue in The Woodlands|newspaper=[[The Villager (The Woodlands, Texas)|The Villager]]|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Symbols-of-Faith-Torah-represents-covenant-with-13221414.php|access-date=2018-09-12}}</ref> Its affiliated organizations are the Association of Reformed Congregations and the [[Union of American Hebrew Congregations]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jewish families prepare to celebrate Jewish New Year|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Jewish-families-prepare-to-celebrate-Jewish-New-9931240.php|author=Fredericks, Melinda|date=2000-09-28|access-date=2018-09-12|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref> Chabad of The Woodlands was established in 2011 by Rabbi Mendel and Leah Blecher.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Villager Q & A: Rabbi Mendel Blecher of Chabad of The Woodlands|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Villager-Q-A-Rabbi-Mendel-Blecher-of-Chabad-of-12704471.php|last=Dillon|first=Patricia|date=2018-02-23|website=Houston Chronicle|access-date=2019-09-24}}</ref> It is a branch of the worldwide [[Chabad|Chabad Lubavitch]] movement, offering traditional-style services to contemporary Jewish families.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chabad of The Woodlands celebrates new Torah|url=http://jhvonline.com/chabad-of-the-woodlands-celebrates-new-torah-p26519-96.htm|website=jhvonline.com|access-date=2019-09-24}}</ref> Chabad of The Woodlands inaugurated and sponsors the annual [[Hanukkah]] on Market Street celebration,<ref>{{cite web|title=Community gathers to light menorah, celebrate Hanukkah|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/events/article/Community-gathers-to-light-menorah-celebrate-12434658.php|author=Dillon, Patricia|date=2017-12-15|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|access-date=2019-10-17|agency=[[The Woodlands Villager]]}}</ref> and established the first Jewish preschool in the area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Woodlands' first Jewish-focused preschool aims to keep traditions alive|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Woodlands-first-Jewish-focused-preschool-aims-14056918.php|author=Stueckmann, Jane|date=2019-06-27|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|access-date=2019-10-17|agency=[[The Woodlands Villager]]}}</ref> In 2011, there were 350 Hindu families in The Woodlands. In a 15-year period ending in 2011, the Hindu population in the Woodlands increased by 300%, and Kate Shellnut of the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' stated that according to "Hindu leaders" every year the Hindu population in The Woodlands grows by 20 to 25 families.<ref name="ShellnutnewHindutempleopen2" /> The [[Hindu Temple of The Woodlands]], a Hindu temple serving the northern part of [[Greater Houston]], was scheduled to open in 2010.<ref name="ShellnutnewHindutempleopen2" /> Another Hindu temple, Char Dham Hindu Temple, was founded by Surya Sahoo.<ref>Thornton, Carrie. [http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/woodlands/news/woodlands-hindu-temple-causes-residential-concerns/article_a91d107a-5c55-5877-85ba-9b81ec0ea8fd.html "Woodlands Hindu Temple causes residential concerns"]. ''[[The Villager (The Woodlands, Texas)|The Villager]]'' (The Woodlands). February 3, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2014.</ref> Masjid al-Ansaar (Woodlands Islamic Center) of the [[Islamic Society of Greater Houston]] (ISGH) was created in 2009, and in 2019 it had 300 parishioners.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mosque in The Woodlands celebrates 10 years|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Mosque-in-The-Woodlands-celebrates-10-years-14515843.php|author=Swinnerton, Jamie|date=2019-10-11|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|access-date=2019-10-23|agency=[[The Woodlands Villager]]}}</ref> It is in an [[unincorporated area]] outside of The Woodlands.<ref>{{cite web|title=Islamic Centers|url=https://isgh.org/islamic-centers/|publisher=Islamic Society of Greater Houston|access-date=2019-10-23|quote=Masjid al-Ansaar (Woodlands Islamic Center) Address: 15217 Sunset Trail Conroe TX. 77384}}</ref> === Ethnic groups === {{see also|History of Mexican Americans in Houston}} {{Asof|2017}} about 10% of the residents of The Woodlands were of Mexican origins; they numbered at over 10,000. In 2000 wealthy Mexicans began buying houses in The Woodlands for vacation purposes. Large numbers settled in The Woodlands from 2006 to 2014 as the [[Mexican Drug War]] occurred. In 2017 many wealthy Mexicans in Texas were moving back to Mexico and fewer were moving to The Woodlands. The [[Rice University]] [[James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy|Baker Institute]] director, Tony Payán, stated that uncertainty regarding the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump Administration]]'s attitudes towards immigration and the decline in value of the [[Mexican peso]] were factors.<ref>{{cite news|author=Tallet, Olivia P.|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/calle-houston/article/Trump-effect-has-Mexicans-leaving-The-Woodlands-11143200.php|title=The 'Trump Effect'|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2017-05-26|access-date=2017-07-17}} - Also published in the ''[[Washington Times]]'' via [[Associated Press]] as "[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/4/some-mexican-residents-in-texas-feel-unwelcome-ret/ Some Mexican residents in Texas feel unwelcome, return home]," date June 4, 2017. [http://blog.chron.com/lavoz/2017/05/atraidos-antes-por-the-woodlands-ahora-los-mexicanos-deciden-regresar-a-su-pais/ Spanish version: "Atraídos antes por The Woodlands, ahora los mexicanos deciden regresar a su país"]</ref>
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