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Houston is a city in and one of two county seats of Chickasaw County, Mississippi.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The population was 3,623 at the 2010 census. The land on which Houston resides was donated to the city by Judge Joel Pinson on the condition that it would be named for Sam Houston, a childhood friend. In 1909, Houston became home to the first Carnegie library in the state after L.B. Reid, then-superintendent of schools, wrote to Andrew Carnegie telling of the need for a public library. Houston hosts the Mississippi Flywheel Festival in April and September of every year. ==Geography== Houston is located west of the center of Chickasaw County at (33.898090, -89.001646). Mississippi Highway 8 passes through the city, leading east to Aberdeen and west to Calhoun City. Mississippi Highway 15 bypasses the city to the west, crossing Highway 8 within a western extension of the city limits. Highway 15 leads north to Pontotoc and south to Mathiston. The Natchez Trace Parkway passes about east of the city center. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.25%, is water.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Houston city, Mississippi )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Houston, Mississippi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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