Greater San Antonio, officially designated San Antonio–New Braunfels, is an eight-county

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in the

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defined by the

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(OMB). The metropolitan area straddles South Texas and

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and is on the southwestern corner of the Texas Triangle. The official 2020 U.S. census showed the metropolitan area's population at 2,558,143—up from a reported 1,711,103 in

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—making it the 24th largest metropolitan area in the United States.

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and Downtown San Antonio are approximately apart, and both fall along the

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corridor. This combined metropolitan region of San Antonio–Austin has approximately 5 million people. San Antonio–New Braunfels is the third-largest metro area in Texas, after and .

Counties

There are eight counties that combine to form Greater San Antonio. The central county is Bexar. The MSA covers a total of , of which is land and 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

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, 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. The following are cities, towns, and villages categorized based on the

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2024 population estimates. No population estimates are released for

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(CDPs), which are marked with an asterisk (*). These places are categorized based on their 2020 Census population.

Places with more than 1,000,000 people

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(Principal city) (1,526,656)

Places with 100,000 to 1,000,000 people

* New Braunfels (Principal city) (116,477)

Places with 25,000 to 100,000 people

* Canyon Lake* (31,124) * Cibolo (37,816) * Converse (31,400) * Schertz (44,428) * Seguin (38,789) * Timberwood Park* (35,217)

Places with 10,000 to 25,000 people

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(22,712) * Fair Oaks Ranch (11,744) * Helotes (10,223) * Leon Valley (11,424) *

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(16,218) * Pleasanton (11,409) * Scenic Oaks* (10,458) * Selma (11,900) * Universal City (20,267) * Uvalde (15,589)

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 people

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(7,557) * Bulverde (7,198) * Floresville (8,738) * Hondo (8,969) * Kirby (8,140) * Lackland AFB* (9,467) * Lakehills* (5,295) * Luling (partial) (5,752) * Sandy Oaks (5,698) * Terrell Hills (5,142) * Windcrest (5,782)

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people

* Balcones Heights (2,707) * Castle Hills (3,931) * Castroville (3,201) * Charlotte (1,620) * China Grove (1,138) * Comfort* (2,211) * Cross Mountain* (3,944) * Devine (4,622) * Elmendorf (2,683) * Garden Ridge (4,378) * Geronimo* (1,097) * Hollywood Park (3,128) * Jourdanton (4,569) * LaCoste (1,222) * La Vernia (1,483) * Lake Dunlap* (1,981) * Lytle (3,325) * Marion (1,098) * McQueeney* (2,397) * Natalia (1,356) * Nixon (partial) (2,389) * Olmos Park (2,155) * Poteet (3,005) * Poth (1,992) * Randolph AFB* (1,280) * Redwood* (4,003) * Shavano Park (3,807) *

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(1,843) * St. Hedwig (2,377) * Stockdale (1,488) * Von Ormy (1,215)

Places with fewer than 1,000 people

* Bandera (891) * Christine (365) * Grey Forest (517) * Hill Country Village (949) * Kingsbury (143) * New Berlin (711) * Santa Clara (753) * Spring Branch (254) * Staples (190) * Zuehl* (399)

Unincorporated places

* Adkins *

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* Atascosa * Bandera Falls * Bergheim * Campbellton *

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* D'Hanis * Dunlay * Fischer * Kicaster * Leesville (partial) * Leming * Leon Springs * Losoya * Macdona *

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* Pearson *

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* Pipe Creek * Rio Medina * Saspamco * Sayers * Sutherland Springs * Tarpley * Vanderpool * Waring * Welfare * Yancey

Demographics

Bexar County is included in the San Antonio– New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area. It is the 16th-most populous county in the nation and the fourth-most populated in Texas. Bexar County has a large Hispanic population with a significant growing African American population. With a population that is 59.3% Hispanic it is Texas' most populous majority-Hispanic county and the third-largest such nationwide. As of the

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of there were 2,558,143 people, 826,094 households, and 558,432 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 50.3%

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(non-Hispanic white 32.7%), 6.5%

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, 1.1% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.1%

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, 14% from other races, and 24.4% from two or more races;

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or Latino residents of any race were 54.3% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $40,764 and the median income for a family was $46,686. Males had a median income of $32,143 versus $24,007 for females. The

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for the MSA was $18,713.

Economy

San Antonio–New Braunfels is home to five

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companies. Valero Energy Corp,

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, and NuStar Energy are located in

. Rush Enterprises is located in New Braunfels. 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:

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, Brooke Army Medical Center, Randolph Air Force Base, and

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Culture

San Antonio is a popular tourist destination. San Antonio is known as the "Alamo City", due to the Alamo being located near downtown San Antonio. Other major attractions in San Antonio include the following: River Walk, SeaWorld, San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio Aquarium, and

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. New Braunfels is home to a very popular water park known as Schlitterbahn. San Antonio's Spanish influence can be seen in the many historic sites across the city, such as the Alamo Mission, Mission Concepción, San Antonio River Walk, Mission San Francisco de la Espada, and Cathedral of San Fernando (San Antonio). Bandera just 40 miles northwest of

, hosts a three-day Cowboy Mardi Gras that attracts over 15 thousand people from all over the world to the town of 829 residents.

Politics

The San Antonio metro area has leaned right in recent decades.

Sports

The city of San Antonio is home to only one Major League sports team; the

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of the NBA. The city's football team is the

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who compete at the NCAA FBS level. Multiple minor league teams play in San Antonio, including

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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

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. Texas Lutheran University in Seguin and Howard Payne University at New Braunfels, now offering classes at a local high school but will soon have a true campus in the Veramendi Development, are the only higher education institutions in the area outside of San Antonio city limits. The

area has many public elementary and secondary schools sorted into the following independent school districts:

Transportation

The San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is located in uptown San Antonio, approximately eight miles north of downtown. It has two terminals and is served by 21 airlines serving 44 destinations including six in Mexico and one in Canada. 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. San Antonio Station serves as the area's Amtrak train station. ''Interstate highways'' *

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- West to

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, east to

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- North to Austin and the

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area, south to Laredo * 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'' * U.S. Highway 87- South to Victoria, north to San Angelo * U.S. Highway 90- West to Uvalde * U.S. Highway 181- South to Beeville * U.S. Highway 281- North to Wichita Falls, south to McAllen * Loop 1604- Outer loop around San Antonio

References

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