- James Talarico heads to Temple, College Station for statewide rally — KCENTV.com
- This Texas Town Has Become Hip. But That’s Not Why You Should Visit. — Texas Monthly
- Temple Police Department's Implementation of Drone as First Responder Program — City of Temple Newsroom
- Fatal crash results in one dead, another injured in Temple — KWTX
- Shimeka Cherie Taylor Obituary (2026) - Temple, TX - Don D. Summers Funeral Chapel — Legacy | Obituary
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Temple, Texas | |
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Downtown Temple | |
| Motto: Make Temple Great! | |
Location within Bell County and Texas | |
| Coordinates: 31°5′52″N 97°20′27″W / 31.09778°N 97.34083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Bell |
| Settled | June 29, 1881 |
| Incorporated | 1882 |
| Founder | Bernard Moore Temple |
| Named for | Bernard Moore Temple |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Tim Davis |
| • City Council | Members
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| • City manager | Brynn Myers |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.00 sq mi (196.85 km2) |
| • Land | 71.17 sq mi (184.33 km2) |
| • Water | 4.83 sq mi (12.52 km2) |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 82,073 |
| • Density | 1,102.1/sq mi (425.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 76501–76505, 76508 |
| Area codes | Area code 254 |
| FIPS code | 48-72176[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412046[2] |
| Website | www |
Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. As of 2020, the city has a population of 82,073 according to the U.S. census.[4] Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas and is a principal city in the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area, which as of the 2020 Census had a population of 475,367.[5][6] Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 68 miles (109 km) north of Austin, 34 miles (55 km) south of Waco and 27 miles east of Killeen.