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Universal City, Texas

City of Universal City
City
Randolph Air Force Base Chapel
Randolph Air Force Base Chapel
Motto: "The Gateway to Randolph AFB"
Location of Universal City, Texas
Location of Universal City, Texas
Bexar UniversalCity.svg
Coordinates: 29°33′10.381″N 98°18′27.274″W / 29.55288361°N 98.30757611°W / 29.55288361; -98.30757611Coordinates: 29°33′10.381″N 98°18′27.274″W / 29.55288361°N 98.30757611°W / 29.55288361; -98.30757611
Country United States
State Texas
County Bexar, Guadalupe
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • City Council Mayor John Williams
Richard “Dick” Neville
Tom Maxwell
Beverly Volle
Tom England
S. Bear Goolsby
William Shelby
 • City Manager Ken Taylor
Area
 • Total 5.6 sq mi (14.6 km2)
 • Land 5.6 sq mi (14.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 764 ft (233 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 14,849
 • Density 2,628.2/sq mi (1,014.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 78148, 78150
Area code(s) 210, 726 (planned)
FIPS code 48-74408
GNIS feature ID 1349101
Website www.universalcitytexas.com

Universal City is a city located primarily in Bexar county, though slivers of its territory stretch into Guadalupe county,Texas, United States. It borders San Antonio to the northeast, and is adjacent to Randolph Air Force Base. The population was 18,530 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Universal City was established in 1960. Through Universal City is Pat Booker Road, the commercial thoroughfare of the city.

The mean center of Universal City is located at 29°33′10.381″N 98°18′27.274″W / 29.55288361°N 98.30757611°W / 29.55288361; -98.30757611 (29.552883698, -98.307576166). This is about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Downtown San Antonio.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 18,530 people, 7,575 households, and 4,973 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,321.4 people per square mile (1,282.4/km²). There were 8,036 housing units at an average density of 1,120.5 per square mile (432.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.4% White, 10.1% African American, 0.70% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 6.3% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.3% of the population.


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