Bertram, Texas
| Bertram, Texas | |
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 Location of Bertram, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 30°44′39″N 98°3′21″W / 30.74417°N 98.05583°WCoordinates: 30°44′39″N 98°3′21″W / 30.74417°N 98.05583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Burnet |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Mayor | Winnette Morris |
| • Mayor Pro-tem | L.O. Pogue |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,263 ft (385 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,353 |
| • Density | 1,090/sq mi (421.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 78605 |
| Area code(s) | 512 |
| FIPS code | 48-07864 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1372510 |
| Website | bertramtx |
Bertram (/ˈbɜːrtrəm/ BURR-trəm) is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. It is forty-three miles northwest of Austin. The population was 1,353 at the 2010 census.
Bertram is located in eastern Burnet County at 30°44′39″N 98°03′21″W / 30.744132°N 98.055721°W. This is 10 miles (16 km) east of Burnet, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bertram has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km2), all land.
Bertram is at the junction of Farm Roads 243 and 1174 and State Highway 29, ten miles east of Burnet in eastern Burnet County. The town was established in 1882, when the community of San Gabriel (near the San Gabriel River) in Burnet County was moved two miles northwest to the newly constructed Austin and Northwestern Railroad. The new community was named for Austin merchant Rudolph Bertram, the largest stockholder in the Austin and Northwestern. A post office opened in 1882 and, by 1891, the town had an estimated population of 150, a cotton gin-gristmill, three general stores, a grocer, a blacksmith, a shoemaker, and two wagonmakers. After 1900, Bertram was a shipping point for cotton, cattle, and wool. In 1928, a record 11,624 bales of cotton were ginned in the town.
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