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Killeen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Bell County. According to the 2020 census, its population was 153,095, [5] making it the 19th-most populous ...
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In October 1969, Killeen Base was designated as West Fort Hood and the airfield's name was designated as Robert Gray Army Airfield. The base was named after a Killeen native who was a pilot of a B-25 bomber on the famous Doolittle Raid in Tokyo in 1942. He was killed later in World War II flying combat missions.
The state founded Central Texas College in 1965 in Killeen. [12] Since the late 20th century, new retail development has taken the form of large malls. In 1976, Temple Mall opened. [13] By 1980, Killeen became the most populous city in Bell County. [12] The following year, the Killeen Mall opened, adding to retail choices in the area. [14]
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Central Texas includes the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Bryan–College Station, Waco metropolitan areas and Austin–Round Rock (also part of the Capital region). The Austin–Round Rock and Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood areas are among the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the state.
Killeen–Temple is a metropolitan statistical area in Central Texas that covers three counties: Bell, Coryell, and Lampasas. As of the 2023 census, the MSA had a population of 501,333. [3] Similar to how the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area of North Texas is often called the Metroplex, locals sometimes refer to this area as the Centroplex.
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