San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
City
	Downtown San Antonio Alamo Mission River Walk Emily Morgan Hotel Tower of the Americas Frost Bank Center North Star Mall San Antonio Botanical Garden
	Flag Seal Coat of arms
	Nickname(s): San Antone Alamo City, Military City USA, River City, The 210, S.A., Countdown City, Something to Remember
	Motto: Latin: Libertatis cunabula ("Cradle of Freedom")
	Interactive map of San Antonio
	San Antonio, Texas Location in Texas San Antonio, Texas Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 29°25′30″N 98°29′38″W / 29.42500°N 98.49389°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Bexar, Comal, Medina
Foundation	May 1, 1718
Incorporated	June 5, 1837
Named for	Saint Anthony of Padua
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Body	San Antonio City Council
• Mayor	Ron Nirenberg (I)
• City Manager	Erik Walsh
• City Council	List
Area
• City	504.64 sq mi (1,307.00 km2)
• Land	498.85 sq mi (1,292.02 km2)
• Water	5.79 sq mi (14.98 km2)
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2020)
• City	1,434,625
• Rank	7th in the United States; 2nd in Texas;
• Density	2,875.86/sq mi (1,110.37/km2)
• Urban	1,992,689 (US: 24th)
• Urban density	3,248.4/sq mi (1,254.2/km2)
• Metro	2,601,788 (US: 24th)
Demonym	San Antonian
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	78201–78266, 78268–78270, 78275, 78278–78280, 78283–78285, 78288–89, 78291–78299
Area codes	210 (majority), 830 (portions), 726
FIPS code	48-65000
Website	www.SanAntonio.gov

San Antonio is a large city in southern Texas, USA. It is the second most populous city in Texas, with about 1.4 million people. It is the seventh most populous city in the United States. The city is known for The Alamo, and the River Walk along the small small San Antonio River that flows through the middle of the city. It is lined with shops and restaurants. San Antonio is also home to the San Antonio Spurs, which is a basketball team in the NBA.

64% of the population is Hispanic, 23% is white (non-Hispanic), 7% is African-American, 3% is Asian, and 3% other/mixed-race. The main industries of San Antonio are health-care, tourism, and national defense. Besides tourist attractions, the city has many medical centers and military bases.

Geography

San Antonio is surrounded by Hill Country, Prairie, and the South Texas Plains.

Climate

San Antonio has a semi-arid climate with characteristics of a humid subtropical climate. Like Austin, rain comes during the spring.

Culture

San Antonio has a Mexican American culture because it was once a part of Mexico.

Facts

The Alamo is located here. One of three SeaWorlds is located here, the other two being in Orlando and San Diego. San Antonio is home to two amusement parks, Six Flags Fiesta Texas and SeaWorld San Antonio.

Neighborhoods

Downtown

Downtown San Antonio, the city and metro area's urban core, encompasses many of the city's famous structures, attractions, and businesses. The central business district is generally understood to cover the northern half of the "Downtown Loop"— the area bordered by Cesar Chavez to the south. Due to the size of the city and its horizontal development, downtown accounts for less than one half of one percent of San Antonio's geographic area.

North Central

North Central is home to several enclaves and upscale neighborhoods including Castle Hills, Hollywood Park, Elm Creek, Inwood, and Rogers Ranch. The area is also the location of upper-middle-class neighborhoods (Deerfield, Churchill Estates, Hunter's Creek, Oak Meadow, and Summerfield).

Northwest Side

Northwest Side is the location of the main campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and the Northwest Campus of the University of the Incarnate Word, which includes the Rosenberg School of Optometry. The Medical Center District is also located in Northwest Side. Companies with headquarters in the area include Valero and NuStar Energy.

South Side

The South Side area of San Antonio is characterized for its predominantly Latino and Hispanic neighborhoods, an average above 81 percent. Large growth came to South Side when Toyota constructed a manufacturing plant. Palo Alto College and the Texas A&M University-San Antonio are located in the area.

East Side

East Side San Antonio is home to the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, the AT&T Center, and the Freeman Coliseum. The area has the largest concentration of Black and African American residents.

Sports

Club	League	Founded	Venue (capacity)	Attendance	Titles	Championship years
UTSA Roadrunners	Division I (NCAA) football	2011	Alamodome (65,000)	35,521	0
San Antonio Spurs	National Basketball Association	1967	AT&T Center (18,580)	18,431	4	1999, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07
San Antonio Stars	WNBA	1997	AT&T Center (18,580)	7,850	0
San Antonio Talons	Arena Football League	2000	Alamodome (65,000)	7,715	2	2003, 2007
San Antonio Scorpions	North American Soccer League	2010	Toyota Field (8,300)	7,074	0
San Antonio Rampage	American Hockey League	2002	AT&T Center (16,000)	6,505	0

References

↑ Austin Papers: Series III, 1835 (December 9, 1835). "Transcript of letter from E. Hall to James F. Perry". Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via University of North Texas Libraries.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ Olmsted, Frederick Law (1857). Journey through Texas, or, A saddle-trip on the southwestern frontier: with a statistical appendix. New York: Dix, Edwards & Co. p. 187. Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History.
↑ Marini, Richard A. (March 21, 2012). "You know you're from San Antonio if ..." San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
↑ Ayala, Christine (May 6, 2016). "No, Obama, it's not called 'San Antone'". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
↑ De Zavala, Adina Emilia (December 8, 1917). "History and Legends of The Alamo and Other Missions In and Around San Antonio". History legends of de Zarichs Online. p. 8. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
↑ "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov.
↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

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[1] Austin Papers: Series III, 1835 (December 9, 1835). "Transcript of letter from E. Hall to James F. Perry". Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via University of North Texas Libraries.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[3] Marini, Richard A. (March 21, 2012). "You know you're from San Antonio if ..." San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

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[Adina-5] De Zavala, Adina Emilia (December 8, 1917). "History and Legends of The Alamo and Other Missions In and Around San Antonio". History legends of de Zarichs Online. p. 8. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

[6] "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov.

[7] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Bexar County, Texas, United States
County seat: San Antonio
Cities	Alamo Heights Balcones Heights Castle Hills Cibolo‡ Converse Elmendorf‡ Fair Oaks Ranch‡ Grey Forest Helotes Hill Country Village Kirby Leon Valley Live Oak Lytle‡ Olmos Park San Antonio‡ Sandy Oaks Schertz‡ Selma‡ Shavano Park Somerset Terrell Hills Universal City Von Ormy Windcrest	Bexar County map
Towns	China Grove Hollywood Park St. Hedwig
CDPs	Cross Mountain Lackland AFB Macdona Randolph AFB Scenic Oaks Timberwood Park
Other unincorporated communities	Adkins Atascosa Leon Springs Losoya Martinez Sayers Wetmore
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v t e All-America City Award Hall of Fame (1949–2021)
Three-time winners	Alexandria, Virginia (1963, 1984, 1985) Allentown, Pennsylvania (1962, 1974, 1975) Asheville, North Carolina (1951, 1969, 1997) Bloomington, Indiana (1958, 1981, 1982) Boston, Massachusetts (1949, 1951, 1962) Cincinnati, Ohio (1949, 1950, 1981) Dayton, Ohio (1951, 1978, 1991) Delray Beach, Florida (1993, 2001, 2017) Edinburg, Texas (1968, 1995, 2000) Fayetteville, North Carolina (1985, 2001, 2011) Fort Worth, Texas (1964, 1993, 2011) Gastonia, North Carolina (1963, 2000, 2010) Grand Rapids, Michigan (1949, 1960, 1981) Hampton, Virginia (1972, 2002, 2014) Hickory, North Carolina (1967, 1987, 2007) Independence, Missouri (1961, 1982, 2001) Laurinburg, North Carolina (1956, 1967, 2003) Louisville, Kentucky (1963, 1995, 2012) Norfolk, Virginia (1959, 2013, 2016) Rochester, New York (1981, 1998, 2020) Seward, Alaska (1963, 1965, 2005) Shreveport, Louisiana (1953, 1980, 1999) Somerville, Massachusetts (1972, 2009, 2015) Spokane, Washington (1975, 2004, 2015) Tacoma, Washington (1956, 1984, 1998)
Four-time winners	Akron, Ohio (1980, 1981, 1995, 2008) Anchorage, Alaska (1956, 1965, 1985, 2002) Baltimore, Maryland (1952, 1977, 1991, 2012) Columbus, Ohio (1958, 1987, 1992, 2006) Fort Wayne, Indiana (1983, 1998, 2009, 2021) Grand Island, Nebraska (1955, 1967, 1981, 1982) New Haven, Connecticut (1958, 1998, 2003, 2008) Peoria, Illinois (1953, 1966, 1989, 2013) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1949, 1951, 1957, 1994) Rockville, Maryland (1954, 1961, 1977, 1979) Toledo, Ohio (1950, 1983, 1984, 1998)
Five-time winners	Cleveland, Ohio (1949, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1993) Dubuque, Iowa (2007, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019) El Paso, Texas (1969, 2010, 2018, 2020, 2021) Phoenix, Arizona (1950, 1958, 1980, 1989, 2009) Stockton, California (1999, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2018) Tupelo, Mississippi (1967, 1989, 1999, 2011, 2015) Wichita, Kansas (1961, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2019) Worcester, Massachusetts (1949, 1960, 1965, 1981, 2000)
Six-time winners	Des Moines, Iowa (1949, 1977, 1982, 2003, 2010, 2017)
Seven-time winners	Kansas City, Missouri (1950, 1951, 1986, 1994, 2006, 2017, 2021) Roanoke, Virginia (1952, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1996, 2012, 2017) San Antonio, Texas (1949, 1951, 1983, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018)