Prairie View, Texas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Houston. It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the southeast of Prairie View and has a population of 1,953,631 people.^<1>

The next largest community is College Station. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the northwest of Prairie View and has a population of 67,890 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bellaire	SE	41 mi [66 km]	18,197	16.33% increase
	Brenham	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	15,270	13.05% increase
	Bryan	NW	46 mi [74 km]	72,357	10.2% increase
	Conroe	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	55,429	50.58% increase
	Galena Park	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	10,207	3.63% decrease
	Humble	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	14,899	2.19% increase
	Huntsville	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	38,480	9.7% increase
	Jacinto City	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	9,923	3.68% decrease
	Katy	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	13,913	18.16% increase
	Missouri City	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	74,723	41.22% increase
	Richmond	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	13,493	21.77% increase
	Rosenberg	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	33,595	39.73% increase
	Stafford	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	19,541	24.62% increase
	Sugar Land	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	80,704	27.44% increase
	West University Place	SE	41 mi [66 km]	15,583	9.65% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bellville	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	4,415	16.37% increase
	Brookshire	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	3,949	14.46% increase
	Hempstead	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	7,401	57.77% increase
	Highland Village	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Magnolia	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,249	12.42% increase
	Navasota	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	7,558	11.33% increase
	Pattison	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	481	7.61% increase
	Pine Island	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	833	1.88% decrease
	Pinehurst	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Saint Paul	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	San Felipe	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	973	12.1% increase
	Settlers Village	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Stagecoach	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	508	11.65% increase
	Todd Mission	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	83	43.15% decrease
	Waller	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	2,058	1.63% decrease

Waller County

Prairie View is located in Waller County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waller: Austin, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery and Washington.

While not sharing a border with Waller, the counties of Brazos and Burleson are close to Prairie View.

Below are counties that are near Prairie View (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Prairie View:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Prairie View
	Austin County	SW	Cochran	9 miles [14 km]
	Brazos County	NW	Dinkins	25 miles [40 km]
	Burleson County	NW	Clay	29 miles [46 km]
	Colorado County	SW	Bernardo	32 miles [51 km]
	Dallas County	SE	Brookhollow	37 miles [59 km]
	Fayette County	W	Willow Springs	37 miles [59 km]
	Fort Bend County	SE	Fawn Lake	22 miles [35 km]
	Grimes County	N	Courtney	13 miles [20 km]
	Harris County	SE	Waller	4 miles [6 km]
	Montgomery County	NE	Magnolia	16 miles [25 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<3>

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