Temple, Texas

Temple, Texas
Downtown Temple
Downtown Temple
Motto: 
Make Temple Great!
Temple in Bell County, Texas
Location within Bell County and Texas
Coordinates: 31°06′20″N 97°25′15″W / 31.10556°N 97.42083°W / 31.10556; -97.42083
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesBell
SettledJune 29, 1881
Incorporated1882
Founded byBernard Moore Temple
Named forBernard Moore Temple
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
Area
 • Total76.01 sq mi (196.85 km2)
 • Land71.17 sq mi (184.33 km2)
 • Water4.84 sq mi (12.52 km2)
Elevation607 ft (185 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total85,416
 • Density1,102.14/sq mi (425.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
76501–76505, 76508
Area codesArea code 254
FIPS code48-72176[3]
GNIS feature ID2412046[2]
Websitewww.templetx.gov

Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. As of 2020, the city has a population of 82,073 according to the U.S. census.[4] Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas and is a principal city in the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area, {Fort Hood was redesignated "Fort Cavazos" in 2023} which as of the 2020 Census had a population of 475,367.[5][6] Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of Austin, 34 miles south of Waco and 27 miles east of Killeen.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Temple, Texas
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference GR2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Census Quick Facts: Temple, Texas, 2020 City Population, dated April 2020
  5. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  6. ^ Gamboa, Suzanne (March 24, 2023). "Ft. Hood to officially drop its Confederate name and become Ft. Cavazos". NBC News.

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