Friendswood is a city in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Texas

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 within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown

Greater Houston

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 metropolitan area. The city lies in Galveston

Galveston County, Texas

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 and Harris

Harris County, Texas

As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...

 counties. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Friendswood population was 29,037.

In 2007, CNN/Money Magazine rated Friendswood as one of "America's Best Places to Live."
Friendswood, was founded in 1895 by members of the Religious Society of Friends

Religious Society of Friends

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 (Quakers). Today, Friendswood houses the Houston area headquarters for the Quaker Society.
Friendswood is located at 29°30′45"N 95°11′53"W (29.512532, -95.197933).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 21.0 square miles (54.4 km²).
As of the census

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of 2000, there were 29,037 people, 10,107 households, and 8,085 families residing in the city.