Houston is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,165 at the 2020 census.
Students in Houston and neighboring Chartiers Township attend school in the Chartiers-Houston School District.
Geography
Houston is located at (40.249790, -80.210275).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Several waterways go through Houston:
- Chartiers Creek flows through the borough.
- Chartiers Run joins Chartiers Creek at the borough of Houston.
- Plum Run joins Chartiers Run in the borough of Houston.
Surrounding neighborhoods
Houston has three borders, including Chartiers Township to the north, south and west, Canonsburg to the northeast, and North Strabane Township to the east and southeast.
History
The land on which this town stands was part of a tract purchased from John Haft on January 24, 1827, by Daniel Houston, a near relative of Gen. Sam Houston, leader of the Texans in their war for independence from Mexico. After the Chartiers Valley Railroad was completed through that section in 1871, David C. Houston, a son of Daniel Houston, saw the possibilities of a town at that point and laid out the present plan of Houstonville. The first house in the new town was completed in the summer of 1871 by A. T. Haft and the second by J. C. Johnson. A few years later H. E. Riggle laid out a plan adjoining which was called Riggletown. On May 13, 1901, The Borough of Houston was incorporated from land of Chartiers & North Strabane Townships.
Demographics
As of the census
In popular culture
Houston's was one of the main filming locations for the 1988 film The Prince of Pennsylvania. The filming took place at a residence on S McNary Street as well as inside and outside of Chartiers Houston High School, the only high school in Houston borough.