Katy, Texas

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The city of Katy is primarily located in Fort Bend County. A portion of Katy extends into Harris County and Waller County.

Katy is 40 feet [12.19 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Louisiana, Missouri and West Virginia have communities that are also named Katy.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Katy had a population of 11,775 people^<2> (or 3.28% of the total population of Fort Bend County). The population of Katy represented 0.06% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 169th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Katy had a population of 13,913 people. This is an increase of 18.16% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Katy.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bunker Hill Village	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	3,852	5.42% increase
	Hunters Creek Village	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	4,577	4.64% increase
	Jersey Village	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	7,279	5.8% increase
	Meadows Place	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	6,427	30.84% increase
	Richmond	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	13,493	21.77% increase
	Rosenberg	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	33,595	39.73% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Katy.

Website for Katy

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Katy. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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