Central Texas

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Central Texas
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Hamilton Pool Preserve - one of the many lush areas in Central Texas
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Central Texas counties in red; counties sometimes included in Central Texas in pink
Country United States
State Texas

Central Texas is a region in the U.S. state of Texas roughly bordered on the West by San Saba to the Southeast by Bryan and the South by San Marcos to the North by Hillsboro. Central Texas overlaps with and includes part of the Texas Hill Country and corresponds to a physiographic section designation within the Edwards Plateau, in a geographic context. [1]

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Central Texas includes the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Bryan–College Station, Waco metropolitan areas and Austin–Round Rock (also part of the Capital region). The Austin–Round Rock and Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood areas are among the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the state. In the South, the Greater Austin and Greater San Antonio areas are separated from each other by approximately 80 miles (129 km) along Interstate 35. It is anticipated that both regions may form a new metroplex similar to Dallas and Fort Worth. [2] [3] Some of the largest cities in the region are Austin, College Station, Killeen, Round Rock, and Waco. The largest U.S. Army installation in the country, Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), is located near Killeen.

Composition

The counties (to the right in red) that are almost always included in the Central Texas region are (those bolded are always part of Central Texas): [4]

Counties (to the right in pink) that are sometimes included in the Central Texas region are:

See also

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References

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  4. "Counties, cities and towns in Central Texas". County Maps of Texas. Archived from the original on February 19, 2006. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  5. Bastrop County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "A Vision For Central Texas" (PDF). Envision Central Texas. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Texas In Focus: Central Texas - Demographics". Texas Window on State Government. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  8. Blanco County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  9. Burnet County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  10. Gillespie County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  11. Hays County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  12. TCMA Region 7 Archived April 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  13. Texas State Classification Office Archived January 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  14. Lee County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  15. Travis County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  16. "Burleson County, Texas". Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009. Burleson County is the best kept secret in Central Texas!
  17. Caldwell County from the Handbook of Texas Online

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