Willis, Texas

Willis, Texas
City
City Hall of Willis, Texas
Location within Montgomery county
Coordinates: 30°25′22″N 95°28′44″W / 30.42278°N 95.47889°W / 30.42278; -95.47889
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Montgomery
Incorporated	1937 (Home Rule: 2008)
Government [1]
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Leonard Reed
• Council Members	Ashley Nixon Barney Stone Thomas Belinoski Thomas Luster William Brown
• City Manager	Sheyi Ipaye
Area [2]
• Total	4.73 sq mi (12.26 km2)
• Land	4.73 sq mi (12.26 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	381 ft (116 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,431
• Density	1,484.89/sq mi (573.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	77318, 77378
Area code	936
FIPS code	48-79408[3]
GNIS feature ID	1371602[4]
Website	www.ci.willis.tx.us

Willis is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States, located eight miles north of Conroe in north central Montgomery County. The city began to develop in 1870 after what is now the Union Pacific Railroad built track through the area. As a part of the Piney Woods, the Willis economy has historically been driven by lumber, agriculture, and the manufacture of lumber and agriculture equipment. From the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, it produced tobacco as a commodity crop. Competition from Cuba reduced its contribution to the economy.

As of 2020, the population of Willis was tabulated as 6,431. In 2008, after Willis's population passed 5,000, the city established a home rule city charter.