Tyler metropolitan area
| Tyler | |
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| Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
Clockwise: Tyler skyline with Plaza Tower at right and People's National Bank office building in center, Cotton Belt Depot, Caldwell Zoo, Chamblee Rose Garden, Smith County Courthouse, Goodman Home.
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| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| Principal cities | |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 950 sq mi (2,460 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Density | 130/sq mi (50/km2) |
| • Urban | 130,247 (US: 247th) |
| • Urban density | 1,782.0/sq mi (688.0/km2) |
| • MSA | 216,080 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
The Tyler Metropolitan Statistical area, centered on Tyler, Texas, has a combined population of 216,080 according to the 2010 census. Tyler is the principal city of the MSA and the metropolitan contains one county which is Smith.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 950 square miles (2,500 km2), of which 921 square miles (2,390 km2) is land and 28 square miles (73 km2) (3.0%) is water.
The county infrastructure includes some 1,180 miles (1,900 km) of two lane county road. 70% of these county roads were rated "bad" or "poor" in 2004. The county Commissioners Court appointed a new county engineer in 2005 and initiated an aggressive reconstruction campaign. After the election of 2006, this reconstruction campaign was cut back by the Commissioners Court. During this period a controversial pay increase for commissioners and the county judge was passed by a 3-2 vote. After heated protests from the public the pay rates were eventually rolled back and new legislation was proposed in the state legislature to prohibit commissioners and county judges from authorizing raises for themselves during their first term of office.
As of the census of 2010, there were 209,714 people and 76,427 households residing in the county. The population density was 227.6 people per square mile (73/km²). There were 87,309 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 70.1% White, 17.9% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2% Asian, and 2.0% persons reporting two or more races. 17.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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