These images show the metropolitan area of San Antonio, Texas. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the San Antonio metropolitan area was 863,669 in 1970. By 1990, the population had grown to 1.41 million. That growth continued, with increases to 1.71 million in 2000, 2.14 million in 2010, and 2.60 million in 2021. The population change from 1990 to 2021 is an 84% increase, and in 2021, San Antonio ranked 24th in the country in population.
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