Profile for Temple, Texas, TX

Temple is on the Little River

Founded by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway in 1881

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 170. The number of murders and homicides was 5. The violent crime rate was 3.1 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1993 movie, "Flesh and Bone"

Well-known residents have included:
· Rip Torn, actor
· Sammy Baugh, football player
· Joe Greene, football player

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Texas Train Festival - Sept. 15-16, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Temple Lake Park

Historic sites and museums: Railroad and Heritage Museum, Czech Heritage Museum

Colleges and universities: Temple College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 57

Listed places near Temple

Cemeteries (19)

Colleges (1)

Hotels (14)

Libraries (1)

Museums (2)

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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Temple demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Bell County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Killeen-Temple area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 76504 ZIP code.

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• Temple city government
• Bell County government
• Temple Chamber of Commerce

14% of Temple residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Temple ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Temple
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• Libraries in or near Temple

Post a query on a message board:

• Bell County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Texas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Temple
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• Temple business guide
• Temple Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Texas
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• Crime in Bell County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Temple was $19,360, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Wage estimates
• Bell County economic census
• Bell County economic summary
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• Bell County unemployment rate
• Texas economic data

23% of Temple residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Temple
• Colleges in Texas
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Texas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Temple festival dates:

• Texas Train Festival - Sept. 15-16, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Post history questions in Bell County genealogy forum

Median rent in Temple, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $431.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $856.

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Libraries in Temple include Temple Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Temple include Temple Daily Telegram

TV stations in Temple include KCEN.

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Bell County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Temple political report.

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The average commute time for Temple workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 36 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Temple between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 6.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was higher than the national norm.

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