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Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Area
Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood is a metropolitan statistical area in Central Texas that covers three counties: Bell, Coryell, and Lampasas. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 475,367. Similar to how the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area of North Texas is often called the Metroplex, locals sometimes refer to this area as the Centroplex. Counties *Bell * Coryell *Lampasas Communities Places with more than 75,000 people * Killeen *Temple Places with 20,000 to 75,000 people * Copperas Cove * Harker Heights * Belton *Fort Hood Places with 1,000 to 20,000 people * Bartlett * Gatesville *Holland * Kempner *Lampasas * Little River-Academy * Morgan's Point Resort * Nolanville *Rogers * Salado *Troy Places with less than 1,000 people * Evant * Lometa * Oglesby * South Mountain Unincorporated places * Bee House * Bend (partial) *Ding Dong *Flat * Heidenheimer * Izoro * Jonesboro (partial) * Leon Junction *Moffat *Mound * Pendleton * Pidcoke * Prairie Dell * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally incorporated as a city or town would be, nor are they legal administrative divisions like counties or separate entities such as states; because of this, the precise definition of any given metropolitan area can vary with the source. The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as metropolitan statistical area in 1983. A typical metropolitan area is centered on a single large city that wields substantial influence over the region (e.g., New York City or Chicago). However, some metropolitan areas contain more than one large city with no single municipality holding a substantially dominant position (e.g., Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News (Hampton Roads), Riverside–San Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harker Heights, Texas
Harker Heights is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, 33,097 people resided in the city, up from a population of 17,308 in 2000. This makes Harker Heights the third-largest city in Bell County, after Killeen and Temple. Incorporated in 1960, the city derives its name from one of the two original landowners and founder, Harley Kern. Harker Heights is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area. People usually refer to the town as just "Heights". History Harker Heights is located near Fort Hood, a major United States Army post that was designated a permanent military facility in 1950. As the post expanded, the surrounding civilian population increased. Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 was established on land near the Killeen city limits and the military post in 1955, and included the land owned by Pinckney R. Cox and Harley Kern, two hog farmers. These two men subdivided their land in 1957 and began selling lots. By 1960, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy, Texas
Troy is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,375 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Troy is located in northern Bell County at (31.202907, –97.301719), along Interstate 35. It is north of Temple and south of Waco. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, are covered by water. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Troy has a humid subtropical climate, ''Cfa'' on climate maps. History Troy was established around a railroad station of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad in 1882. It replaced an older village about two miles north of the current city and which is referred to as Old Troy. Originally, the new town was known as New Troy. A weekly newspaper was established at Troy in 1892. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salado, Texas
Salado ( ) is a town in Bell County, Texas, United States. Salado was first incorporated in 1867 for the sole purpose of building a bridge across Salado Creek. In 2000, the citizens of Salado voted in favor of reincorporation, before which it was a census-designated place. The population was 2,394 at the 2020 census. History Archaeological evidence of a paleolithic Native American settlement dating back about 15,500 years, the Buttermilk Creek Complex, has been unearthed in Salado. The first record of white settlers in the area occurred in 1834, but by 1836, the pioneer settlers abandoned the area due to frequent Indian attacks and the invasion by General Santa Anna and the Mexican Army. The first permanent Anglo-American settler at Salado was Archibald Willingham in 1850. In 1852, the Salado Post Office was established. In 1859, the Salado College Joint Stock Company was created by Col. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson, who donated 320 acres north and south of the springs to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogers, Texas
Rogers is a town in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,113 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area. Geography Rogers is located in southeastern Bell County at (30.932391, –97.228729). U.S. Route 190 passes through the town, leading northwest to Temple, Texas, Temple and southeast to Cameron, Texas, Cameron. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 3.16%, is covered by water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,113 people, 414 households, and 329 families residing in the town. As of the census of 2000, 1,117 people, 413 households, and 296 families resided in the town. The population density was 1,477.9 people per square mile (567.5/km). The 468 housing units averaged 619.2/sq mi (237.8/km). The Race (United States Census), racial makeup of the town was 75.38% White, 4.30% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 17.37 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolanville, Texas
Nolanville is a city in Bell County, Texas, Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,917 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Killeen, Texas, Killeen–Temple, Texas, Temple–Fort Hood Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Nolanville reached its peak as a town between 1890 and 1900, when it went into a holding pattern. A weekly newspaper, the ''Item'', was started by 1896. The first telephone service in Nolanville was started, using barbed wire for lines. Two lines were used, a south and a north, with Nolan Creek serving as the dividing line. Nolanville School, one of the larger rural schools in the county in the early 20th century, had 90 pupils in 1903. The first automobile appeared between 1900 and 1910. The automobile caused Nolanville businesses to decline because it made the trip to Belton, Texas, Belton or Killeen, Texas, Killeen so much easier. In 1921, a new two-story brick school was built, and in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan's Point Resort, Texas
Morgan's Point Resort is a General Law city in Bell County, Texas, United States.Morgan's Point Resort was incorporated 1970. Per 2020 census the population was 4,636. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Morgan's Point Resort is located north of the center of Bell County at (31.156543, –97.454580), on the east side of Belton Lake, a reservoir of the Leon River. It is bordered to the south by the city of Temple. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Morgan's Point Resort adjoins Belton Lake. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,636 people, 1,644 households, and 1,206 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, the city had 2,989 inhabitants consisting of 1,114 households and 894 families. The population density was 1,169.7 people per square mile (450.8/km. The city had 1,194 housing units with an average density of . Rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little River-Academy, Texas
Little River-Academy is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,992 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Little River-Academy is located southeast of the center of Bell County at (30.9851, –97.3551). The city consists of two once-distinct settlements: Little River, situated east of the confluence of the Leon River and Lampasas River to form the Little River, a tributary of the Brazos River; and Academy, centered east of Little River, at the intersection of Main Street and Texas State Highway 95. The intersection in Academy is south of the city of Temple. According to the United States Census Bureau, Little River-Academy has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, is water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,992 people, 730 households, and 503 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,645 people, 584 households, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lampasas, Texas
Lampasas ( ) is a city in Lampasas County, Texas, United States. Its population was 7,291 at the 2020 census. It is the seat of Lampasas County. Lampasas is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan statistical area. History For his services in the Texas Revolution, John Burleson received of land and established a permanent settlement in the 1850s. The city was first named Burleson, but the name was gradually changed to Lampasas Springs because of the existence of seven mineral springs. When the county was created in 1856, the law specified "The county seat shall be same name as the county." The city of Lampasas was officially incorporated in 1883. Several theories attempt to explain how the name Lampasas came to be. The ''Texas Almanac'' states the word came from a Spanish word for "lilies" found in nearby streams. Another source states the word comes from the Spanish name ''Lampazos''. The name was given to the local river by the Spanish Aquayo Expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kempner, Texas
Kempner is a city in Lampasas County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,146 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Kempner is located at (31.077512, –97.982610). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. History Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,146 people, 355 households, and 303 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, 1,004 people, 351 households, and 272 families resided in the city. The population density was 450.3 people per square mile (173.8/km). The 373 housing units averaged 167.3/sq mi (64.6/km). The racial makeup of the city was 84.86% White, 6.37% African American, 0.90% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 3.29% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 7.97% of the population. Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland, Texas
Holland is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 2020 census. The center of population of Texas is located in Holland. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan statistical area. History Holland's history reaches back to a time before the Civil War, when a community known as Mountain Home began to grow up near Gotcher's Mountain, a hill south of town. A post office was established on August 22, 1870, under the name Mountain Home, with James Shaw as postmaster. On November 6, 1871, the Mountain Home post office was officially closed. In 1881, an extension of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was laid out from Denison to Taylor, and the tracks were constructed through Bell County in 1881 and 1882, from north to south, passing through the Holland community. This brought about the town of Holland as it is known today. James Reuben Holland was born in 1847 in Claiborne County, Tennessee.Entry on Find A Grave website, Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatesville, Texas
Gatesville is a city in and the county seat of Coryell County, Texas, United States. Its population was 16,135 at the 2020 census. The city has five of the nine prisons and state jails for women operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. One of the facilities, the Mountain View Unit, has the state's death row for women. Gatesville is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan statistical area. Geography The city is located northeast of the center of Coryell County at (31.436755, –97.735257), on the east side of the Leon River, part of the Brazos River watershed. The city is from Waco. It is midway between Austin and Fort Worth. U.S. Route 84 runs through the city, leading east to Waco and west to Goldthwaite. Texas State Highway 36 passes through the east side of the city, leading northwest to Hamilton and southeast to Temple. According to the United States Census Bureau, Gatesville has a total area of , of which , or 0.05%, is covered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
