Victoria metropolitan area, Texas

Metropolitan statistical area Metropolitan Statistical Area in Texas, United StatesVictoria metropolitan areaMetropolitan Statistical AreaVictoria, TX MSAOld Victoria CourthouseInteractive Map of Victoria–Port Lavaca, TX CSA City of Victoria Victoria, TX MSA Port Lavaca, TX µSA Country United StatesState TexasLargest cityVictoriaOther citiesPort LavacaTime zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT) The Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in the Coastal Bend region of Texas, anchored by the city of Victoria. The area is sometimes referred to as the Golden Crescent Region, though this term is sometimes used to refer to a larger area than just these 3 counties. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 111,663 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 115,396). Counties Calhoun Goliad Victoria Communities Incorporated places Goliad Point Comfort Port Lavaca Seadrift Victoria (Principal City) Census-designated places Bloomington Inez Unincorporated places Alamo Beach Berclair Dacosta Fannin Guadalupe Indianola Kamey Long Mott Magnolia Beach McFaddin Nursery Placedo Por