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As of the 2020 U.S. census, the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown MSA is the 26th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a total population of 2,352,426. [1] The metropolitan area contains the City of Austin—the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 10th-largest city in the United States with a population of 974,447 people. [5]
The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA.
Austin, Travis County and Williamson County have been the site of human habitation since at least 9200 BC. The area's earliest known inhabitants lived during the late Pleistocene (Ice Age) and are linked to the Clovis culture around 9200 BC (over 11,200 years ago), based on evidence found throughout the area and documented at the much-studied Gault Site, midway between Georgetown and Fort Cavazos.
This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024 land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km 2).
Austin is situated in Central Texas, while the San Antonio metro area is positioned between Central and South Texas. [21] [22] Both cities are integral components of the Texas Triangle, a region encompassing the state's five largest cities and housing the majority of its population. [23]
The Texas Triangle is a region of Texas that contains the state's five largest cities and is home to the majority of the state's population. The Texas Triangle is formed by the state's four main urban centers, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, connected by Interstate 45, Interstate 10, and Interstate 35.
Texas population density map. As of May 2024, the 1,225 Texas municipalities [3] [a] include 971 cities, 231 towns, and 23 villages.These designations are determined by United States Census Bureau requirements based on state statutes and may not match a municipality's self-reported designation. [4]
Situated in the region of Central Texas, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest in the United States. As of the 2005 U.S. Census estimate, Austin had a population of 690,252. The city is the core cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area with a population of 1.4 million.