Killeen–Temple metropolitan area

Killeen–Temple
Killeen–Temple
Metropolitan statistical area
	Downtown Temple at Main Street
Interactive Map of Killeen–Temple, TX MSA	City of Killeen City of Temple Fort Hood (fka Fort Cavazos) Killeen–Temple, TX MSA
	City of Killeen City of Temple Fort Hood (fka Fort Cavazos) Killeen–Temple, TX MSA
Country	United States
State	Texas
Principal cities	Killeen; Temple; Fort Hood;
Area
• Total	2,815.93 sq mi (7,293.2 km2)
Population (2023)
• Total	501,333
• Density	178/sq mi (69/km2)
GDP
• Total	$24.105 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Killeen–Temple is a metropolitan statistical area in Central Texas that covers three counties: Bell, Coryell, and part of Lampasas. As of the 2023 census estimates, the MSA had a population of 501,333.^[3]

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Similar to how the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area of North Texas is often called the Metroplex, locals sometimes refer to this area as the Centroplex.^{[citation needed]}

Census	Pop.	%±
1960	118,058	—
1970	159,794	35.4%
1980	214,656	34.3%
1990	255,301	18.9%
2000	330,714	29.5%
2010	405,300	22.6%
2020	475,367	17.3%
2023 (est.)	501,333	5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census 2021^[4]

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