Everything about Temple Texas totally explained
Temple is a city in
Bell County,
Texas,
United States. Adjacent to the county seat (
Belton), Temple lies in the region referred to as
Central Texas. Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of
Austin and 34 miles south of
Waco. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 54,514, but a 2006 estimate places the current population at a little over 60,000. It is a "principal city" in the
Killeen–Temple–
Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. .
Currently known as the "Wildflower Capital of Texas," Temple was originally founded in 1881 as a
railroad town. It was named in honor of Bernard Moore Temple, civil engineer and former surveyor with the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company that established the town. For many years it was the home of the Santa Fe Railway Company's hospital for its employees. Temple is known for its strength as a regional
medical center (primarily due to the highly respected
Scott & White Memorial Hospital, (the largest employer in town). With Scott & White, the
Veteran's Hospital Center
, and other smaller clinics, Temple is home to more
physicians per capita than any other community in the nation. Temple is the site of one of two major campuses for the
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. Medical students spend their third and fourth years of medical school in Temple for clinical training (and has recently received approval for all four years).
Besides health services, Temple is home to many regional distribution centers and headquarters to two large, multi-national companies,
Wilsonart International and
McLane Company(External Link). The
Temple Daily Telegram is the daily
newspaper.
Temple invests heavily in the success of its high school football team. The Wildcats of
Temple High School won the state championship in 1979 and in 1992 (for the largest division in Texas). During the early 1980s under coach Bob McQueen, the Wildcats were undefeated in regular season play for five years straight. Currently led by coach Bryce Monsen, they're in the playoffs once more after having won their district yet again in 2007. This was their first outright league title since 1995 and their first perfect district record since 1985. After a close game, Temple was defeated, ending their season.
Temple High School is also home to an award-winning Theatre Arts Department. The Theatre Department is directed by Natasha Tolleson and has won notable awards. Temple High School's Theatre Arts Department has won district for the past 15 years in UIL one act, and in 2007, won the title of state champion over all 5A schools in Texas
Geography
Temple is located at (31.093678, -97.362202). Its residents are within relatively short driving distances to Texas's major cities: 134 miles to Dallas, 143 miles to San Antonio, and 187 miles to Houston.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 65.4
square miles (169.5
km²), of which, 65.3 square miles (169.3 km²) of it's land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) 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 834.2 people per square mile (322.1/km²). There were 23,511 housing units at an average density of 359.8/sq mi (138.9/km²). 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.
Education
The City of Temple is served by the
Temple Independent School District, as well as
Temple College which offers two-year Associate degrees in a variety of subjects, including popular programs in business administration, information technology and nursing.
With such a large medical community, Temple is also home to Texas A&M University's Medical School (the above mentioned
Texas A&M Health Science Center). It operates in conjunction with the
Scott & White Memorial Hospital and the
Veteran's Hospital Center.
Adjacent
Belton is home to the
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor offering both
Bachelor's and
Master's degrees in various fields of study. Several other regional and national universities are close by:
Baylor University in Waco,
University of Texas at Austin,
Texas A&M University in College Station, and
Tarleton State University—Central Texas in Killeen.
The Temple Independent School District has an award-winning public high school with rich offerings including AP and IB courses and diverse extracurricular activities. In addition, Temple is also home to several private schools:
Saint Mary's Catholic School (Pre K-8),
Holy Trinity Catholic High School (Texas), Immanuel Lutheran (K-8) and Central Texas Christian School (K-12).
Transportation
Temple was 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, which calls at
Temple (Amtrak station).
Temple doesn't have commercial airline service, but is served indirectly by three airports:
Notables
Temple is the hometown of
Spoon singer
Britt Daniel, football legend
Mean Joe Greene, football legend
Sammy Baugh, actor
Rip Torn, author
Bryan Burrough, astronaut
Dr. Bernard Harris,
Houston Astros owner
Drayton McLane, Jr. and Houston Astros team chaplain
Gene Pemberton, the only full-time chaplain in Major League Baseball.
Frank W. Mayborn (
1903-
1987), editor and publisher of the
Temple Daily Telegram, was a tireless civic booster of Temple. The Mayborn Convention Center and Museum in south Bell County bears his name. Mayborn also founded
KCEN-TV, the
NBC affiliate for
Central Texas. Temple is mentioned in the film
No Country for Old Men.
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