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*[[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]]
*[[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]]
*[[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos County]]
*[[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos County]]
*[[Burleson County, Texas|Burleson County]]<ref name='Texas In Focus Demographics' /><ref name='burleson'>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.burleson.tx.us/ips/cms |title=Burleson County, Texas |accessdate=2009-07-15|quote=Burleson County is the best kept secret in Central Texas!}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
*[[Burleson County, Texas|Burleson County]]<ref name='Texas In Focus Demographics' /><ref name='burleson'>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.burleson.tx.us/ips/cms |title=Burleson County, Texas |accessdate=2009-07-15 |quote=Burleson County is the best kept secret in Central Texas! |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090209235531/http://www.co.burleson.tx.us/ips/cms |archivedate=February 9, 2009 }}</ref>
*[[Caldwell County, Texas|Caldwell County]]<ref name='ECT' /><ref name='Handbook of Texas - Caldwell County'>{{Handbook of Texas|name=Caldwell County|id=hcc01}}</ref>
*[[Caldwell County, Texas|Caldwell County]]<ref name='ECT' /><ref name='Handbook of Texas - Caldwell County'>{{Handbook of Texas|name=Caldwell County|id=hcc01}}</ref>
*[[Comal County, Texas|Comal County]]
*[[Comal County, Texas|Comal County]]

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Template:Geobox Central Texas is a region in the U.S. state of Texas surrounding Austin and roughly bordered by Brady to Kerrville to La Grange 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 is in this region, and is the largest military installation in the nation.[2]

Composition

The counties (in red) that are almost always included in the Central Texas region are:[3]

Counties (in pink) that are sometimes included in the Central Texas region are:

Sights in Central Texas

See also

References

  1. ^ "Water Resources NSDI Node". USGS. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  2. ^ Zielsdorf, Bruce (Fall 2008). "On Base: Fort Hood". Military Money.
  3. ^ "Counties, cities and towns in Central Texas". County Maps of Texas. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. ^ Bastrop County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  5. ^ a b c d e "A Vision For Central Texas" (PDF). Envision Central Texas. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Texas In Focus: Central Texas - Demographics". Texas Window on State Government. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  7. ^ Blanco County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  8. ^ Burnet County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  9. ^ Gillespie County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  10. ^ Hays County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  11. ^ TCMA Region 7
  12. ^ Texas State Classification Office
  13. ^ Lee County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  14. ^ Travis County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  15. ^ "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! {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Caldwell County from the Handbook of Texas Online

Further reading

  • Barkley, Mary Starr (1970). A History of Central Texas. Austin, Texas: Austin Printing.

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