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Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood metropolitan area

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Country
  
United States

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

State
  
Texas

Area
  
7,293 km²

Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood metropolitan area httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

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Killeen Temple Fort Hood

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is a metropolitan statistical area in Central Texas that covers three counties - Bell, Coryell, and Lampasas. As of the 2015, the MSA had a population of 450,051.

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In a reference to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas, locals sometimes refer to this area as the Centroplex.

Counties

  • Bell
  • Coryell
  • Lampasas
  • Places with more than 100,000 people

  • Killeen
  • Places with more than 50,000 but less than 100,000 people

  • Temple
  • Fort Hood
  • Places with at least 25,000 but less than 50,000 people

  • Copperas Cove
  • Harker Heights
  • Places with at least 10,000 but less than 25,000 people

  • Belton
  • Gatesville
  • Demographics

    As of the census of 2000, there were 330,714 people, 112,111 households, and 82,648 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 65.09% White, 19.81% African American, 0.76% Native American, 2.28% Asian, 0.46% Pacific Islander, 7.91% from other races, and 3.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.66% of the population.

    The median income for a household in the MSA was $36,349 and the median income for a family was $40,386. Males had a median income of $27,529 versus $21,396 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,271.

    References

    Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood metropolitan area Wikipedia