Bandera County, Texas
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The Bandera County Courthouse in Bandera. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1979.
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1856 |
| Seat | Bandera |
| Largest community | Lakehills |
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| • Total | 798 sq mi (2,067 km2) |
| • Land | 791 sq mi (2,049 km2) |
| • Water | 6.7 sq mi (17 km2), 0.8% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 20,485 |
| • Density | 26/sq mi (10/km²) |
| Congressional district | 21st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Bandera County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population is 20,485. Its county seat is Bandera. The county was formed in 1856 from Bexar and Uvalde counties. The county and its seat are named for Bandera Pass, which in turn uses the Spanish word for flag.
Bandera County is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is officially recognized as the "Cowboy Capital of the World" by the Texas Legislature.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 798 square miles (2,070 km2), of which 791 square miles (2,050 km2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km2) (0.8%) is water.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 20,485 people residing in the county. 92.8% were White, 0.8% Native American, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 3.8% of some other race and 1.8% of two or more races. 16.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 17.6% were of German, 13.7% English, 10.2% Irish and 10.1% American ancestry.
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