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Temple

Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city proper had a population of 54,514. Adjacent to the county seat (Belton), Temple lies at the hub of the region referred to as Central Texas.

Temple was founded in 1881 as a railroad town with the Sante Fe Hospital being based there and has since prospered. Best known for its strength as a regional medical center (primarily due to Scott & White Memorial Hospital), Temple has more physicians per capita than any other community in the nation. Besides health services, this central Texas town is headquarters to two multi-national companies, Wilsonart International and McLane Company. The Temple Daily Telegram is the daily newspaper and leading source of information for Central Texans since 1907.

Geography

Temple is located at (31.093678, -97.362202).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 169.5 km² (65.4 mi²). 169.3 km² (65.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.14%) is water.