Welcome to Conroe ...

The city of Conroe is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Conroe is located in Montgomery County<1> and is the County Seat for Montgomery County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conroe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Conroe has a population of 91,125 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Conroe is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Conroe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Conroe: (936)

The ZIP codes for Conroe: 77301-77306, 77384-77385<4>

Websites for Conroe ...

Official Website: www.cityofconroe.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Conroe had an population of 91,125 people. This is an increase of 62.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 147.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Conroe had a population of 56,207 people (or 12.33% of the total population of Montgomery County). This makes Conroe the county's most populous community.

The population of Conroe represents 0.22% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 55th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 56,207 people, the population of Conroe increased 52.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 36,811 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Conroe.

Communities Also Named Conroe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Conroe - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Conroe.

Communities near Conroe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Conroe.

• Tomball
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomball have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomball
  • Tomball is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomball <6>
• Willis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <6>
• Oak Ridge North
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge North
  • Oak Ridge North is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge North <6>
• Shenandoah
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <6>
• Splendora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Splendora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splendora
  • Splendora is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Splendora <6>
• Magnolia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <6>
• Patton Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
  • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
• Montgomery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <6>
• Woodbranch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
  • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
• Cut and Shoot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut and Shoot
  • Cut and Shoot is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut and Shoot <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Conroe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Conroe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Conroe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conroe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Conroe. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Conroe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conroe ...

Looking for more information about Conroe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Conroe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Conroe.

Adding Conroe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Conroe in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Conroe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Conroe post office opened in 1883.

We also found Conroe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conroe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Conroe: www.cityofconroe.org/

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/