Central Texas
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Hamilton Pool Preserve - one of the many lush areas in Central Texas | |
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State | Texas |
Central Texas counties in red; counties sometimes included in Central Texas in pink |
Central Texas is a region in the U.S. state of Texas surrounding Austin and roughly bordered by Brady to Brenham to Seguin to Waco. Central Texas contains the Texas Hill Country and corresponds to a physiographic section designation within the Edwards Plateau, in a geographic context.[1]
Central Texas includes the Austin–Round Rock, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Bryan–College Station, and Waco metropolitan areas. The Austin–Round Rock and Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood areas are among the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the state. Some of the largest cities in the region are Austin, College Station, Killeen, Round Rock, and Waco. The United States Army's Fort Hood, a large military installation, is located in this region.
Composition
The counties (in red) that are almost always included in the Central Texas region are:[2]
Counties (in pink) that are sometimes included in the Central Texas region are:
Gallery
- The Texas Capital - Austin
- George H.W. Bush Presidential Library - College Station
- Bluebonnets on Hwy-6 near College Station
- Washington-on-the-Brazos, where the Texas Declaration was signed. - Washington County
- Texas A&M University - College Station
- Lake Austin on the Colorado River, as seen from Mount Bonnell
See also
References
- ↑ "Water Resources NSDI Node". USGS. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ↑ "Counties, cities and towns in Central Texas". County Maps of Texas. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ Bastrop County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- 1 2 3 4 5 "A Vision For Central Texas" (PDF). Envision Central Texas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- 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. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ↑ Blanco County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ↑ Burnet County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ↑ Gillespie County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ↑ Hays County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ↑ TCMA Region 7 Archived April 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Texas State Classification Office Archived January 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Lee County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ↑ Travis County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ↑ "Burleson County, Texas". Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
Burleson County is the best kept secret in Central Texas!
- ↑ Caldwell County from the Handbook of Texas Online
Further reading
- Barkley, Mary Starr (1970). A History of Central Texas. Austin, Texas: Austin Printing.