Temple, Texas

Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city proper had a population of 54,514. Adjacent to the county seat (Belton), Temple lies at the hub of the region referred to as Central Texas.

Temple was founded in 1881 as a railroad town with the Sante Fe Hospital being based there and has since prospered. Best known for its strength as a regional medical center (primarily due to Scott & White Memorial Hospital), Temple has more physicians per capita than any other community in the nation. Besides health services, this central Texas town is headquarters to two multi-national companies, Wilsonart International and McLane Company. The Temple Daily Telegram is the daily newspaper and leading source of information for Central Texans since 1907.

Geography

Temple is located at (31.093678, -97.362202).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 169.5 km² (65.4 mi²). 169.3 km² (65.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 54,514 people, 21,543 households, and 14,110 families residing in the city. The population density was 322.1/km² (834.2/mi²). There were 23,511 housing units at an average density of 138.9/km² (359.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.76% White, 16.49% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 9.23% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.82% of the population.

There were 21,543 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,135, and the median income for a family was $42,795. Males had a median income of $30,858 versus $22,113 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,360. About 10.8% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Temple was originally founded as a railroad junction, and serves as a major freight railroad hub to this day. Both the Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway have mainlines serving the city, and a BNSF rail yard and locomotive maintenance facility are located here. Amtrak also serves the city with its Texas Eagle passenger train.

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