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The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as a metropolitan statistical area in 1983. [3] Due to suburbanization, the typical metropolitan area is polycentric rather than being centered around a large historic core city such as New York City or Chicago. [4]
The City of Stafford stopped levying nonschool property taxes in 1995. It is the only Houston-area city and the most populous city in Texas to do so. Sales and franchise taxes from businesses fund the city. [15] From 1969 to 2020, Stafford's mayor was Leonard Scarcella. By 2018, he was the longest-serving mayor in the United States.
Preston Road (Texas State Highway 289) is a major thoroughfare that runs through the city. Plano is Texas's largest city without an interstate highway. Plano opened a new interchange at Parker Rd. and U.S. 75 in December 2010. The single-point interchange is the first of its kind in Texas. The design is intended to reduce severe congestion at ...
The Texas Legislature established Yoakum County from Bexar County in 1876. The county was organized in 1907, and Plains became the county seat. In 1900, the area had only 26 residents. One ranch in the county that year was devoted to cattle, rather than crops. [10] Sale of state land after 1900 brought an increase in population.
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000) 2,320 Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000) 62,223 Total retail sales per capita, 2017: $12,639.00 Transportation: Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2016-2020: 17.4 Income and Poverty: Median household income (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020: $50,198.00 Per ...
Buda (/ ˈ b juː d ə / BYOO-də) [5] [6] is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,108 in 2020 , [ 7 ] an increase over the figure of 7,295 tabulated in 2010. [ 8 ] Buda is part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan statistical area and is one of Austin's fastest growing suburbs.
Goliad County (/ ˈ ɡ oʊ l i æ d / GOH-lee-ad) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, the population is 7,012. [1] Its county seat is Goliad. [2] The county is named for Father Miguel Hidalgo; "Goliad" is an anagram, [3] minus the silent H.
Atascosa County (/ ˌ æ t ə s ˈ k oʊ s ə / AT-əs-KOH-sə) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is Jourdanton. [2] As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 48,981. [3] [4] Atascosa County is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area.