Willis, Texas
Willis, Texas | |
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City Hall of Willis, Texas | |
Location of Willis, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°26′03″N 95°29′03″W / 30.434166°N 95.484207°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Montgomery |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Incorporated | 1937 |
| Home Rule | 2008 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| • Mayor | Leonard Reed |
| • City manager | Sheyi I. Ipaye |
| • Councilmembers | Ashley Nixon Barney Stone Thomas Belinoski Thomas Luster William Brown |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.735 sq mi (12.264 km2) |
| • Land | 4.733 sq mi (12.257 km2) |
| • Water | 0.002 sq mi (0.006 km2) 0.04% |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,431 |
• Estimate (2023) | 6,964 |
| • Density | 1,471.63/sq mi (568.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 77318, 77378 |
| Area code | 936 |
| Sales tax | 8.25% |
| GNIS feature ID | 1371602 |
| Website | ci.willis.tx.us |
Willis is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States, located eight miles north of Conroe in north central Montgomery County. The city began to develop in 1870 after what is now the Union Pacific Railroad built track through the area. As a part of the Piney Woods, the Willis economy has historically been driven by lumber, agriculture, and the manufacture of lumber and agriculture equipment. From the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, it produced tobacco as a commodity crop. Competition from Cuba reduced its contribution to the economy.
The population was 6,431 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 6,964 in 2023. In 2008, after Willis's population passed 5,000, the city established a home rule city charter.