Serving Texas in the areas surrounding Houston

Kingwood is approximately 25 miles northeast of Houston. Kingwood has a population of around 70,000; the ten miles surrounding it have a population of approximately 175,000. Beginning around 1892, the Foster family owned part of the land that became Kingwood. In 1967 the Foster Lumber Company sold their tract of land to the joint venture between the King Ranch and the Friendswood Development Company, a master planning and real estate development subsidiary of Exxon. The community grew quickly during the oil boom of the 1970s. In 1996 the City of Houston annexed Kingwood. Kingwood is heavily wooded with tall pines and 20 other varieties of shade trees. It includes more than 500 acres of private nature preserves and parks, which host a variety of deer, fish, birds, and other wildlife. It has more than 75 miles of hike and bike trails that are great for walking and bicycling. It also has two golf courses.