San Antonio

**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.

### 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|align=center|2011||Alamodome (65,000)|align=center|35,521|align=center|0|||
||San Antonio Spurs||National Basketball Association|align=center|1967||AT&T Center (18,580)|align=center|18,431|align=center|4||1999, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07|
||San Antonio Stars||WNBA|align=center|1997||AT&T Center (18,580)|align=center|7,850|align=center|0|||
||San Antonio Talons||Arena Football League|align=center|2000||Alamodome (65,000)|align=center|7,715|align=center|2||2003, 2007|
||San Antonio Scorpions||North American Soccer League|align=center|2010||Toyota Field (8,300)|align=center|7,074|align=center|0|||
||San Antonio Rampage||American Hockey League|align=center|2002||AT&T Center (16,000)|align=center|6,505|align=center|0|||

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: San Antonio, Texas
- **settlement type**: City
- **nickname**: San Antone Alamo City, Military City USA, River City, The 210, S.A., Countdown City, Something to Remember
- **image flag**: Flag of San Antonio, Texas.svg
- **flag link**: Flag of San Antonio
- **seal size**: 80px
- **image seal**: Seal of San Antonio, Texas.png
- **image shield**: Coat of arms of San Antonio de Bexar, Texas.svg
- **motto**: ("Cradle of Freedom")
- **mapsize**: 220px
- **map caption**: Interactive map of San Antonio
- **pushpin map**: Texas#USA
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Texas##Location in the United States
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Texas
- **subdivision type2**: County (United States), Counties
- **subdivision name2**: Bexar County, Texas, Bexar, Comal County, Texas, Comal, Medina County, Texas, Medina
- **established title**: Foundation
- **established date**: May 1, 1718
- **established title1**: Incorporated
- **established date1**: June 5, 1837
- **named for**: Saint Anthony of Padua
- **government type**: Council-manager government, Council-Manager
- **governing body**: San Antonio City Council
- **leader title**: Mayor of San Antonio, Mayor
- **leader name**: Gina Ortiz Jones (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **leader title2**: City Manager
- **leader name2**: Erik Walsh
- **leader title3**: San Antonio City Council, City Council
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total sq mi**: 504.64
- **area total km2**: 1307.00
- **area land sq mi**: 498.85
- **area land km2**: 1292.02
- **area water sq mi**: 5.79
- **area water km2**: 14.98
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 1434625
- **population metro**: 2601788 (List of metropolitan statistical areas, US: 24th)
- **population density sq mi**: 2875.86
- **population density km2**: 1110.37
- **population urban**: 1,992,689 (List of United States urban areas, US: 24th)
- **population density urban km2**: 1,254.2
- **population density urban sq mi**: 3,248.4
- **population demonym**: San Antonian
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: −6
- **timezone dst**: Central Time Zone, CDT
- **utc offset dst**: −5
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 78201–78266, 78268–78270, 78275, 78278–78280, 78283–78285, 78288–89, 78291–78299
- **area code**: Area code 210, 210 (majority), Area code 830, 830 (portions), Area code 726, 726
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area codes
- **elevation ft**: 650
- **elevation m**: 198
- **website**: [http://www.sanantonio.gov/ www.SanAntonio.gov]
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 48-65000