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Central Texas (a part of which is Texas Hill Country
Texas Hill Country

The Texas Hill Country is a region of Central Texas, United States, that features rolling, somewhat rugged, hills that consist primarily of limestone but includes the Llano Uplift and the second largest granite outcropping in the United States, Enchanted Rock, which is located some thirty miles northwest of Fredericksburg, Texas....
), is a region (and a physiographic section, as it pertains to geography) in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
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Central Texas (a part of which is Texas Hill Country
Texas Hill Country

The Texas Hill Country is a region of Central Texas, United States, that features rolling, somewhat rugged, hills that consist primarily of limestone but includes the Llano Uplift and the second largest granite outcropping in the United States, Enchanted Rock, which is located some thirty miles northwest of Fredericksburg, Texas....
), is a region (and a physiographic section, as it pertains to geography) in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
. It is roughly bordered by San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas

San Marcos is a city in the United States of Texas, and is the county seat of Hays County, Texas. San Marcos is located on the Interstate 35 corridor, between Austin, Texas and San Antonio, Texas....
 over to Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg, Texas

Fredericksburg is a city in Gillespie County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 8,911 at the 2000 census, and 10,432 in the 2005 census estimate....
 up to Waco
Waco, Texas

Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. The city has a 2007 estimated total population of 122,222. It is the 26th largest city by population in Texas, and 195th in the US....
, and back down to Brenham
Brenham, Texas

Brenham is a city in central Texas in Washington County, Texas, Texas, United States, with a population of 13,507 according to the 2000 census....
, and includes the Austin
Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Travis County, Texas. Situated in Central Texas and part of the Southwestern United States, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest in the United States....
–Round Rock
Round Rock, Texas

Round Rock is a city located in Travis County, Texas and Williamson County, Texas Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. A part of the metropolitan area, its population was 61,136 at the United States Census, 2000....
, Killeen
Killeen, Texas

Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 112,434 at the United States Census, 2000. It is a "principal city" of the Killeen–Temple, Texas–Fort Hood Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area....
–Temple
Temple, Texas

Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, Texas, United States. Adjacent to the county seat , Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas....
, Bryan-College Station
Bryan-College Station metropolitan area

The Bryan?College Station Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the Brazos Valley region of Texas that covers three counties - Brazos County, Texas, Burleson County, Texas, and Robertson County, Texas....
, and Waco
Waco, Texas

Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. The city has a 2007 estimated total population of 122,222. It is the 26th largest city by population in Texas, and 195th in the US....
 metropolitan areas. The Austin–Round Rock and Killeen–Temple areas are among the fastest-growing metropolitan areas
List of Texas metropolitan areas

Texas has 25 metropolitan areas defined by the United States Census Bureau. The two largest are ranked among the top 10 United States metropolitan areas....
 in the state. Central Texas is home to the gigantic Fort Hood military base.

Some of the favorite local cuisines are barbecue
Barbecue

Barbecue or barbeque is a method and apparatus for cooking food, often meat, with the heat and hot gases of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of charcoal and may include application of a marinade, spice rub, or Basting barbecue sauce to the meat....
 and a variation on traditional Mexican food affectionately referred to as Tex-Mex
Tex-Mex cuisine

"Tex-Mex" is a term used to describe a cuisine of the United States that blends food products available in the United States and the culinary creations of Mexican-Americans influenced by the Mexican cuisine....
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The counties (in red) that make up the core of the Central Texas region are:

  • Bastrop County
    Bastrop County, Texas

    Bastrop County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. As of 2006, the population was 71,700....
  • Bell County
    Bell County, Texas

    Bell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Killeen, Texas–Temple, Texas–Fort Hood Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area....
  • Blanco County
    Blanco County, Texas

    Blanco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 8,418. Its county seat is Johnson City, Texas. Blanco is named for the Blanco River which traverses the county....
  • Burnet County
    Burnet County, Texas

    Burnet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 34,147. Its county seat is Burnet, Texas. Burnet is named for David Gouverneur Burnet, the first president of the Republic of Texas....
  • Coryell County
    Coryell County, Texas

    Coryell County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 74,978. The county seat of the county is Gatesville, Texas. Coryell County forms part of the Killeen, Texas–Temple, Texas–Fort Hood Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area....
  • Gillespie County
    Gillespie County, Texas

    Gillespie County is a County located in the U.S. state of Texas. In United States Census, 2000, its population was 20,814. It is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country....
  • Hays County
    Hays County, Texas

    Hays County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 97,589. It is named for John Coffee Hays, a Texas Ranger Division and Mexican-American War officer....
  • Lampasas County
    Lampasas County, Texas

    Lampasas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 17,762. Its county seat is Lampasas, Texas. The county is named for the Lampasas River....
  • Lee County
    Lee County, Texas

    Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 15,657. Its county seat is Giddings, Texas. Lee County is named for Robert E....
  • Llano County
    Llano County, Texas

    Llano County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 17,044. Its county seat is Llano, Texas, and the county is named for the Llano River....
  • Falls County
    Falls County, Texas

    Falls County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 18,576. It is named for the waterfalls on the Brazos River....
  • McLennan County
    McLennan County, Texas

    McLennan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 213,517; in 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population to be 223,567....
  • Milam County
    Milam County, Texas

    Milam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 24,238. Milam County is named for Benjamin Rush Milam, an early settler and a soldier in the Texas Revolution....
  • Travis County
    Travis County, Texas

    Travis County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. In the 2007, the population was 974,365; the county has gained almost 400,000 residents since 1990....
  • Williamson County
    Williamson County, Texas

    Williamson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. In 2000, the population was 249,967 and by the 2007 Census estimated it had grown to 373,363, a 49.4% increase ....


Other counties (in pink) that make up the Central Texas region are:

  • Bandera County
    Bandera County, Texas

    Bandera County, formed in 1856 from Bexar and Uvalde counties, is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 17,645....
  • Bexar County
    Bexar County, Texas

    Bexar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2006, the population was estimated at 1,555,931. Its county seat is San Antonio, Texas....
  • Bosque County
    Bosque County, Texas

    Bosque County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 17,204. Its county seat is Meridian, Texas. Clifton, Texas, however, is the largest city and the cultural/financial center of the county....
  • Brazos County
    Brazos County, Texas

    Brazos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas in the Central Texas region. In 2000, its population was 152,415. The county seat is Bryan, Texas and it is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area....
  • Burleson County
    Burleson County, Texas

    Burleson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 16,470....
  • Caldwell County
    Caldwell County, Texas

    Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. In 2000, the population was 32,194....
  • Comal County
    Comal County, Texas

    Comal County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 78,021. Its county seat is New Braunfels, Texas.Comal County is part of the San Antonio, Texas San Antonio metropolitan area....
  • Fayette County
    Fayette County, Texas

    Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 21,804. Its county seat is La Grange, Texas. Fayette is named for the Marquis de la Fayette, a French nobleman who became an American Revolutionary War hero....
  • Gonzales County
    Gonzales County, Texas

    Gonzales County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 18,628. It is named for its county seat, the city of Gonzales, Texas....
  • Guadalupe County
    Guadalupe County, Texas

    Guadalupe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 89,023. It is named for the Guadalupe River . The county seat of the county is Seguin, Texas....
  • Hamilton County
    Hamilton County, Texas

    Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 8,229. Hamilton County is named for James Hamilton Jr., a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas....
  • Hill County
    Hill County, Texas

    Hill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 32,321. Its county seat is Hillsboro, Texas. The county is named for George Washington Hill, a secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas, surgeon, and an early settler of the area....
  • Kerr County
    Kerr County, Texas

    Kerr County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 43,653. Its county seat is Kerrville, Texas. Kerr County is named for James Kerr , a congressman of the Republic of Texas....
  • Kendall County
    Kendall County, Texas

    Kendall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In United States Census, 2000, its population was 23,743. Its county seat is Boerne, Texas....
  • Bosque County
    Kimble County, Texas

    Kimble County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 4,468. Its county seat is Junction, Texas. Kimble is named for George C....
  • Limestone County
    Limestone County, Texas

    Limestone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 22,051. Its county seat is Groesbeck, Texas....
  • Mason County
    Mason County, Texas

    Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 3,738. Its county seat is Mason, Texas. Mason County is named for Fort Mason, which was located in the county....
  • Mills County
    Mills County, Texas

    Mills County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 5,151. Mills County is named for John T. Mills, a justice of the Texas Supreme Court....
  • Robertson County
    Robertson County, Texas

    Robertson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It forms part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. In 2000, its population was 16,000....
  • San Saba
    San Saba County, Texas

    San Saba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 6,186. Its county seat is San Saba, Texas....
  • Washington County
    Washington County, Texas

    Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, known for the Convention of 1836 where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed....
  • Wilson County
    Wilson County, Texas

    Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 32,408. Its county seat is Floresville, Texas. The county is named after James Charles Wilson....


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See also

  • List of geographical regions in Texas
    List of geographical regions in Texas

    Texas is the second largest US state with an area of and a population of 23.5 million in 254 counties. This covers an area wide by long. Due to its location and size, it is a part of a large number of unique geological regions....