Texas Triangle
| Texas Triangle Megaregion | |
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| Megaregion of the U.S. | |
Houston
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 Dallas |
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 San Antonio |
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| Country |
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| State(s) |
 Texas
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| Population | 17,745,584 (2,010) |
The Texas Triangle is one of eleven megaregions in the United States. These are urban areas that are much greater in scale than a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), defined by the US Census Bureau. These regions also are known as megapolitan areas. The Texas Triangle is formed by the three main cities, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, connected by a highway system of Interstate 45, Interstate 10, and Interstate 35. The area is sometime also referred to as the Texaplex.
In 2004, the Texas Triangle contained 5 of the 20 biggest cities in the US, and was home to more than 70% of all Texans (pop 13.8 million). In the next 40 years, the population of the Texas Triangle has been projected to grow more than 65%, or an additional ten million people, leading to 78% of Texans living and working within the Texas Triangle. From a resident's perspective, the Triangle is gradually becoming synonymous with Texas.
The Triangle is anchored by the metropolitan areas of Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, and San Antonio. Additional MSAs in the region include Austin, Bryan-College Station, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, and Waco. Twelve micropolitan statistical areas are within the Triangle, which includes 66 counties.Beaumont, located east of Houston, has been considered part of the Texas Triangle by numerous studies dating from 2000.Burleson County is the center of the Texas Triangle.
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