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Population (year 2000): 54,514. Estimated
population in July 2005: 55,447 (+1.7% change)
Males: 26,082 (47.8%), Females: 28,432 (52.2%)
Bell County
Zip codes:
76501,
76502,
76504.
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $35,135 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,100 (year 2000)
Races in Temple:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.7%)
- Hispanic (17.8%)
- Black (16.5%)
- Other race (9.2%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.7%), Irish (8.9%),
English (8.6%), United States (8.4%), Czech (3.0%), French
(2.5%).
Land area: 65.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Temple
- High school or higher: 79.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Temple city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 12.2%
5.8% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 1.1%
Asia, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +5,715 (+11.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Temple:
- KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL (1901 SW H K DODGEN
LOOP)
- SCOTT & WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2401 31ST
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Temple:
- METROPLEX HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; KILLEEN, TX)
- PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER (about 31 miles; WACO, TX)
- CENTRAL TEXAS HOSP (about 33 miles; CAMERON, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Temple:
- DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 5
miles; TEMPLE, TX; ID: TPL)
- KILLEEN MUNI (about 23 miles; KILLEEN, TX; ID: ILE)
- ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 32 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN,
TX; ID: GRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Temple:
- HOOD AAF (about 24 miles; FORT HOOD(KILLEEN), TX;
ID: HLR)
- MC GREGOR EXECUTIVE (about 28 miles; WACO, TX; ID:
PWG)
- CAMERON MUNI AIRPARK (about 32 miles; CAMERON, TX;
ID: T35)
Amtrak station:
TEMPLE (315 WEST AVE. B). Services: ticket office, partially
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Temple:
- TEMPLE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,054;
Location: 2600 S 1ST ST; Public; Website: templejc.edu)
- CENTRAL TEXAS BEAUTY COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
104; Location: 2010 S 57TH ST; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.2paint@vvm.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Temple:
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 9 miles;
BELTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,257)
- CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 30 miles; KILLEEN, TX;
FT enrollment: 6,777)
- BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; WACO, TX; FT
enrollment: 13,183)
- MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WACO,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,658)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 41 miles;
WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,218)
- AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 62 miles;
AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 46,503)
Public high school in Temple:
- TEMPLE H S (Students: 2,144; Location: 415 N
31ST ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Temple:
- LAMAR MIDDLE (Students: 669; Location: 2120 N
1ST ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TRAVIS MIDDLE (Students: 668; Location: 1500
S 19TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JOE M PIRTLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 617;
Location: 714 S PEA RDG; Grades: PK - 04)
- TARVER INTERMEDIATE (Students: 566; Location:
8818 TARVER DR; Grades: 05 - 06)
- HECTOR P GARCIA EL (Students: 531; Location:
2525 LAVENDUSKY DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- WESTERN HILLS EL (Students: 529; Location:
600 ARAPAHO DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- BONHAM MIDDLE (Students: 520; Location: 4600
MIDWAY DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MERIDITH-DUNBAR EL (Students: 487; Location:
1717 E AVE J; Grades: PK - 05)
- THORNTON EL (Students: 463; Location: 2900
PIN OAK DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- KENNEDY-POWELL EL (Students: 456; Location:
3707 W NUGENT AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Temple:
- CENTRAL TEXAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students:
231; Location: 3205 OAKVIEW DR; Grades: PK - 10)
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 196;
Location: 1004 S SEVENTH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST. FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 137;
Location: 5001 HICKORY RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 132;
Location: 2109 W AVENUE H; Grades: PK - 8)
- MCGOWEN STEPHENS SCHOOL OF CHR (Students:
107; Location: 317 N FIRST ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC H.S. (Students: 40;
Location: 2807 OAKDALE; Grades: 9 - 11)
Library in Temple:
- TEMPLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,171,631; Location: 100 W ADAMS AVE; 114,210 books;
5,282 audio materials; 6,675 video materials; 268 serial
subscriptions)
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