Greater San Antonio
Greater San Antonio | ||
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CSA
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Country | United States | |
State | Texas | |
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Area | ||
• Urban | 597.1 sq mi (1,546 km2) | |
• CDT ) |
Greater San Antonio, officially designated San Antonio–New Braunfels, is an eight-county
San Antonio–New Braunfels is the third-largest metro area in Texas, after Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington and Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land.
Counties
There are eight counties that combine to form Greater San Antonio. The central county is Bexar.
Census area | Estimated population as of 1 July 2022[update] | 2020 census | 2010 census | 2000 census | 1990 census |
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San Antonio–New Braunfels MSA | 2,665,342 | 2,558,143 | 2,142,508 | 1,711,703 | 1,407,745 |
Atascosa | 50,864 | 48,981 | 44,911 | 38,628 | 30,533 |
Bandera | 22,115 | 20,851 | 20,485 | 17,645 | 10,562 |
Bexar | 2,059,530 | 2,009,324 | 1,714,773 | 1,392,931 | 1,185,394 |
Comal | 184,642 | 161,501 | 108,472 | 78,021 | 51,832 |
Guadalupe | 182,760 | 172,706 | 131,533 | 89,023 | 64,873 |
Kendall | 48,973 | 44,279 | 33,410 | 23,743 | 14,589 |
Medina | 53,723 | 50,748 | 46,006 | 39,204 | 27,312 |
Wilson | 52,735 | 49,753 | 42,918 | 32,408 | 22,650 |
The MSA covers a total of 7,387 sq. mi. 7,340 sq. mi. is land and 47 sq. mi. is water.
Communities
Greater San Antonio has a number of communities spread out across several counties and regions. It is centered on the city of San Antonio, the second largest city in Texas, second largest city in the Southern United States,[6] and the seventh largest city in the USA, with roughly 1.5 million residents spread across approximately 500 square miles. Other regions include the Randolph Metrocom and the surrounding counties.
Places with more than 1,000,000 people
- San Antonio (Principal city and central city) (1,532,233)
Places with 100,000 to 1,000,000 people
- New Braunfels (Principal city) (104,707)
Places with 25,000 to 100,000 people
- Cibolo (30,563)
- Converse (27,742)
- Schertz (41,057)
- Seguin (Principal city)(29,700)
- Timberwood Park (35,217)
Places with 10,000 to 25,000 people
Places with 5,000 to 10,000 people
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people
- Balcones Heights
- Castle Hills
- Castroville
- Charlotte
- China Grove
- Comfort
- Cross Mountain
- Devine
- Elmendorf
- Garden Ridge
- Hill Country Village
- Hollywood Park
- Jourdanton
- LaCoste
- La Vernia
- Lake Dunlap
- Lytle
- Marion
- McQueeney
- Natalia
- Nixon (partial)
- Northcliff (former)
- Olmos Park
- Poteet
- Poth
- Randolph AFB
- Redwood
- Sandy Oaks
- Scenic Oaks
- Shavano Park
- Somerset
- St. Hedwig
- Stockdale
- Von Ormy
- San Saba
Places with fewer than 1,000 people
Unincorporated places
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 119,676 | — | |
1920 | 202,096 | 68.9% | |
1930 | 292,533 | 44.7% | |
1940 | 338,176 | 15.6% | |
1950 | 500,460 | 48.0% | |
1960 | 687,151 | 37.3% | |
1970 | 864,014 | 25.7% | |
1980 | 1,071,954 | 24.1% | |
1990 | 1,302,099 | 21.5% | |
2000 | 1,592,383 | 22.3% | |
2010 | 2,142,508 | 34.5% | |
2020 | 2,558,143 | 19.4% | |
2023 (est.) | 2,703,999 | 5.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9] 1990–2000[10] |
Bexar County is included in the San Antonio–
As of the
Year | Not Hispanic or Latino | Hispanic or Latino | Total | ||||||||||||||
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White | Black or African American | American Indian or Alaska Native | Asian | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Other Race | Two or More Races | Total | White | Black or African American | American Indian or Alaska Native | Asian | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Other Race | Two or More Races | Total | ||
2014 | 793,403 | 137,401 | 4,603 | 47,580 | 1,890 | 2,734 | 34,259 | 1,021,870 | 976,671 | 7,883 | 9,937 | 1,702 | 724 | 187,587 | 32,848 | 1,217,352 | 2,239,222 |
35.4% | 6.1% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 45.6% | 43.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 8.4% | 1.5% | 54.4% | 100% | |
2013 | 783,712 | 133,710 | 4,391 | 45,049 | 1,947 | 3,246 | 31,742 | 1,003,797 | 930,034 | 7,827 | 11,054 | 1,915 | 742 | 205,365 | 31,990 | 1,188,927 | 2,192,724 |
35.7% | 6.1% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 45.8% | 42.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 9.4% | 1.5% | 54.2% | 100% | |
2012 | 774,827 | 130,096 | 4,521 | 42,647 | 1,824 | 3,176 | 29,516 | 986,607 | 895,545 | 7,312 | 10,498 | 1,891 | 668 | 214,555 | 32,077 | 1,162,546 | 2,149,153 |
36.1% | 6.1% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 45.9% | 41.7% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 1.5% | 54.1% | 100% | |
2011 | 767,349 | 128,069 | 4,666 | 40,356 | 1,860 | 3,178 | 27,143 | 972,621 | 834,874 | 7,095 | 10,069 | 1,832 | 403 | 248,054 | 30,514 | 1,132,841 | 2,105,462 |
36.4% | 6.1% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 46.2% | 39.7% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 11.8% | 1.5% | 53.8% | 100% | |
2010 | 758,379 | 125,270 | 4,828 | 39,358 | 1,750 | 3,430 | 23,711 | 956,726 | 778,780 | 6,984 | 8,721 | 1,659 | 383 | 276,645 | 27,884 | 1,101,056 | 2,057,782 |
36.9% | 6.1% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 46.5% | 37.8% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 13.4% | 1.4% | 53.5% | 100% |
Economy
San Antonio–New Braunfels is home to five
San Antonio is often referred to as "Military City, USA" due to the heavy military presence. Currently, San Antonio is home to the largest concentrations of military bases in the U.S. The following military bases are in the San Antonio area: Lackland Air Force Base, Brooke Army Medical Center, Randolph Air Force Base, and Fort Sam Houston.
Culture
San Antonio is a popular tourist destination. San Antonio is known as the "Alamo City", due to the
Politics
Year | DEM | GOP | Others |
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2020
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50.8% 529,607 | 47.5% 495,195 | 1.7% 17,424 |
2016
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46.7% 317,623 | 47.8% 380,665 | 5.5% 43,402 |
2012
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45.2% 311,695 | 53.2% 366,744 | 1.5% 10,632 |
2008
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47.0% 324,480 | 52.0% 359,129 | 1.07% 7428 |
2004
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39.7% 245,309 | 59.5% 367,271 | 0.75% 4637 |
2000
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40.9% 216,271 | 56.3% 298,442 | 2.8% 14,991 |
1996
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46.2% 210,846 | 47.5% 216,618 | 6.3% 28,637 |
1992
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41.8% 211,605 | 39.3% 198,952 | 18.9% 95,524 |
1988
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44.7% 202,397 | 53.8% 243,696 | 0.74% 3,362 |
1984
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40.5% 118,843 | 61.7% 254,477 | 0.17% 738 |
1980
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42.9% 158,412 | 53.7% 198,049 | 3.4% 12,575 |
1976
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53.3% 171,295 | 45.4% 146,009 | 1.3% 4,136 |
1972
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38.0% 103,190 | 61.6% 167,509 | 0.42% 1151 |
1968
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49.8% 109,324 | 40.4% 88,524 | 9.8% 21,387 |
1964
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66.7% 128,820 | 33.1% 63,969 | 0.22% 429 |
1960
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52.9% 89,169 | 46.5% 78,247 | 0.59% 1000 |
The San Antonio metro area leaned right in recent decades however is currently trending leftwards.
Sports
Club | Sport | League | Founded | Venue (capacity) | Attendance | Titles | Championship years |
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UTSA Roadrunners |
American football | NCAA Division I | 2011 | Alamodome (65,000) | 27,576 | 0 | |
San Antonio Spurs |
Basketball | NBA | 1967 | AT&T Center (18,580)
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18,418 | 5 | [o 1] |
San Antonio Missions |
Baseball | Texas League | 1888 | Wolff Stadium (9,200) | 8,500 | 13 | [o 2] |
San Antonio FC |
Soccer | USL Championship | 2016 | Toyota Field (8,300) | 6,765 | 1 | 2022 |
Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps | Drum Corps | Drum Corps International | 1975 | Varies | 0 | ||
San Antonio Soldados | Quidditch | Major League Quidditch
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2019 | Varies | 0 |
The city of San Antonio is home to only one Major League sports team; the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. The city's football team is the UTSA Roadrunners who compete at the NCAA FBS level. Multiple minor league teams play in San Antonio, including San Antonio Missions and San Antonio FC.
Education
The city of San Antonio is home to many public institutions. The San Antonio area's largest university is the
The city has many private institutions as well, such as
The San Antonio area has many public elementary and secondary schools sorted into the following independent school districts:
County | Independent School Districts (ISDs) |
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Atascosa | Charlotte, Jourdanton, Karnes City, Lytle, Pleasanton, Poteet, Somerset |
Bandera | Bandera, Medina, Northside, Utopia |
Bexar County/City of San Antonio | Alamo Heights, Boerne, Comal, East Central, Edgewood, Fort Sam Houston, Harlandale, Judson, Lackland, Medina Valley, North East, Northside, Randolph Field, San Antonio, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City, South San Antonio, Southside, Southwest, Somerset |
Comal | New Braunfels, Comal, Boerne |
Guadalupe | Seguin, Navarro, Comal, New Braunfels, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City, Marion, San Marcos Consolidated, Nixon-Smiley Consolidated, Prairie Lea, Luling, La Vernia |
Kendall | Boerne, Comfort, Blanco, Comal |
Medina | Devine, Hondo, Medina Valley, Natalia, Lytle |
Wilson | Floresville, La Vernia, Stockdale, Nixon-Smiley Consolidated, Poth, East Central |
Transportation
The
VIA Metropolitan Transit is the metropolitan area's public transportation authority, serving the entire city of San Antonio and many of its suburbs throughout Bexar County.
Interstate highways
- El Paso, east to Houston
- Interstate 37- South to Corpus Christi
- Interstate 410- Inner loop around San Antonio, also passes through the following municipalities: Castle Hills, Balcones Heights, and Leon Valley
Other major highways
- San Angelo
- U.S. Highway 90- West to Uvalde
- Beeville
- McAllen
- Loop 1604- Outer loop around San Antonio
See also
- List of cities in Texas
- Texas census statistical areas
- List of Texas metropolitan areas
- Texas Triangle
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