San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas
City
Downtown San Antonio Alamo Mission River Walk Emily Morgan Hotel Tower of the Americas Frost Bank Center North Star Mall San Antonio Botanical Garden
Flag Seal Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  San Antone[1][2][3][4] Alamo City, Military City USA, River City, The 210, S.A., Countdown City, Something to Remember
Motto:  Latin: Libertatis cunabula ("Cradle of Freedom")
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Coordinates: 29°25′30″N 98°29′38″W / 29.42500°N 98.49389°W / 29.42500; -98.49389
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Bexar, Comal, Medina
Foundation	May 1, 1718[5]
Incorporated	June 5, 1837[6]
Named for	Saint Anthony of Padua
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Body	San Antonio City Council
• Mayor	Ron Nirenberg (I)
• City Manager	Erik Walsh
• City Council	List • Mario Bravo • Jalen McKee-Rodriguez • Phyllis Viagran • Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia • Teri Castillo • Melissa Cabello Havrda • Ana Sandoval • Manny Pelaez • John Courage • Clayton Perry
Area [7]
• City	504.64 sq mi (1,307.00 km2)
• Land	498.85 sq mi (1,292.02 km2)
• Water	5.79 sq mi (14.98 km2)
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	1,434,625
• Rank	17th in North America 7th in the United States 2nd in Texas
• Density	2,875.86/sq mi (1,110.37/km2)
• Urban	1,992,689 (US: 24th)
• Urban density	3,248.4/sq mi (1,254.2/km2)
• Metro [8]	2,601,788 (US: 24th)
Demonym	San Antonian
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	78201–78266, 78268–78270, 78275, 78278–78280, 78283–78285, 78288–89, 78291–78299
Area codes	210 (majority), 830 (portions), 726
FIPS code	48-65000
Website	www.SanAntonio.gov

San Antonio is a large city in southern Texas, USA. It is the second most populous city in Texas, with about 1.4 million people. It is the seventh most populous city in the United States. The city is known for The Alamo, and the River Walk along the small small San Antonio River that flows through the middle of the city. It is lined with shops and restaurants. San Antonio is also home to the San Antonio Spurs, which is a basketball team in the NBA.

57% of the population is Hispanic, 32% is white, 8% is African-American, 2% is Asian, and 1% Native American. The main industries of San Antonio are health-care, tourism, and national defense. Besides tourist attractions, the city has many medical centers and military bases.

1. ↑ Austin Papers: Series III, 1835 (December 9, 1835). "Transcript of letter from E. Hall to James F. Perry". Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via University of North Texas Libraries.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ↑ Olmsted, Frederick Law (1857). Journey through Texas, or, A saddle-trip on the southwestern frontier: with a statistical appendix. New York: Dix, Edwards & Co. p. 187. Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History.
3. ↑ Marini, Richard A. (March 21, 2012). "You know you're from San Antonio if ..." San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
4. ↑ Ayala, Christine (May 6, 2016). "No, Obama, it's not called 'San Antone'". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Adina was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov.
7. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
8. ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2021.