Temple, Texas | |
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Motto: Make Temple Great! | |
Coordinates: 31°06′20″N 97°25′15″W / 31.10556°N 97.42083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Counties | Bell |
Settled | June 29, 1881 |
Incorporated | 1882 |
Founded by | Bernard Moore Temple |
Named for | Bernard Moore Temple |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Tim Davis |
• City Council | Members
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• City manager | Brynn Myers |
Area | |
• Total | 76.01 sq mi (196.85 km2) |
• Land | 71.17 sq mi (184.33 km2) |
• Water | 4.84 sq mi (12.52 km2) |
Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 85,416 |
• Density | 1,102.14/sq mi (425.53/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 76501–76505, 76508 |
Area codes | Area code 254 |
FIPS code | 48-72176[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2412046[2] |
Website | www |
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.
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