Harker Heights, Texas Harker Heights, Texas City of Harker Heights Flag of Harker Heights, Texas Location of Harker Heights, Texas Location of Harker Heights, Texas Harker Heights is a town/city in Bell County, Texas, United States.
This makes Harker Heights the third biggest city in Bell County, after Killeen and Temple.
Harker Heights is part of the Killeen Temple Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Harker Heights is positioned near Fort Hood, a primary United States Army post that was designated a permanent military facility in 1950.
4 was established on territory near the Killeen town/city limits and the military post in 1955, and encompassed the territory owned by Pinckney R.
Kern had died before the incorporation, and the Harker in Harker Heights was a concatenation of Harley Kern's name as a tribute to one of the initial landowners.
Harker Heights is positioned in west-central Bell County at 31 4 6 N 97 39 20 W (31.068459, -97.655524). It is bordered by the town/city of Killeen to the west and Nolanville to the east.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Harker Heights has a total region of 15.2 square miles (39.4 km2), of which 15.2 square miles (39.3 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.32%, is water. There were 10,347 housing units with 9,488 units occupied, and 859 units vacant.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 62.9% White, 20.0% African American, 1.0% Native American, 3.90%Asian, 0.90% Pacific Islander, and Hispanic or Latino were 18.4% of the population.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
Dominique Zeigler, former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver, former star at Harker Heights High School According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Harker Heights has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Harker Heights city, Texas".
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Harker Heights city, Texas".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Climate Summary for Harker Heights, Texas City of Harker Heights official website Handbook of Texas Online - Harker Heights Municipalities and communities of Bell County, Texas, United States Bartlett Belton Copperas Cove Harker Heights Killeen Little River-Academy Morgan's Point Resort Nolanville Temple Troy This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Cities in Bell County, Texas - Cities in Texas - Killeen Temple Fort Hood urbane region - Populated places established in 1957
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