Discover Woodbranch Village: A Hidden Gem Near Houston


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: October 5, 2005

Woodbranch Village, also known as Woodbranch, is located off U.S. Highway 59 about thirty-two miles northeast of Houston and seventeen miles southeast of Conroe in southeastern Montgomery County. Developers began a subdivision in the 1960s and named it for the wooded area. Residents incorporated under the name Woodbranch Village in the late 1960s and established their own city government. In 1970 the population was 378. That figure increased to 720 in 1980 and 1,312 in 1990. In 2000 the population was 1,305. Most residents commuted to Houston.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Woodbranch Village, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/woodbranch-village-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HJW20

October 5, 2005

Find out more about this place from our Texas Almanac.

Place
Woodbranch
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
2412295
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: Yes
Belongs to
  • Montgomery County
Associated Names

-Village

Coordinates
  • Latitude: 30.18164880°
  • Longitude: -95.18332200°
Population Counts
People Year
1,312 1990
1,305 2000
1,282 2010
1,475 2019
1,330 2020
1,420 2021

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