Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood metropolitan area

Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Temple at Main Street
Map of Texas highlighting the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Metropolitan Area.
Country	United States
State	Texas
Principal cities	Killeen Temple Fort Hood
Area
• Total	2,815.93 sq mi (7,293.2 km^2)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	450,051(124th)
• Density	160/sq mi (60/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

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.^[2]

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

Communities

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

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 people

• Bartlett
• 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
• Purmela
• White Hall

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1960	118,058		—
1970	159,794		35.4%
1980	214,656		34.3%
1990	255,301		18.9%
2000	330,714		29.5%
2010	405,300		22.6%

As of the census^[3] 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.

See also

• List of cities in Texas
• Texas census statistical areas
• List of Texas metropolitan areas
• Texas Triangle

References

1. "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". 2012 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
2. "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.