Nearby cities: Balcones Heights, Converse, Helotes, Kirby, Macdona, Universal City
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San Antonio is located in south-central Texas and is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area, which is the 28th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Boasting a population of 1,351,305 (as of 2008), San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas and the 7th-largest city in the United States. San Antonio was the forth-fastest growing large city in the U.S. from 2000 to 2006 and the fifth-fastest growing from 2007 to 2008. San Antonio sits in Bexar County and serves as the county seat.