Comal County, Texas
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The 3.5 story Romanesque Revival style Comal County Courthouse in New Braunfels was built in 1898.
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| Founded | 1846 | |
| Seat | New Braunfels | |
| Largest city | New Braunfels | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) | |
| • Land | 559 sq mi (1,448 km2) | |
| • Water | 15 sq mi (39 km2), 2.7% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2014) | 123,694 | |
| • Density | 221/sq mi (85/km²) | |
| Congressional districts | 21st, 35th | |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | |
| Website | www |
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Comal County (/ˈkoʊmæl/ KOH-mal) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 108,472. Its county seat is New Braunfels.
Comal County is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Along with Hays and Kendall counties, Comal was listed in 2017 of the nation's ten fastest-growing large counties with a population of at least ten thousand. From 2015 to 2016, Comal County, sixth on the list, grew by 5,675 newcomers, or 4.4 percent. Kendall County, the second-fastest-growing county in the nation, grew by 5.16 percent. Hays County, third on the national list, had nearly ten thousand new residents during the year. As a result of this growth, the counties have experienced new home construction, traffic congestion, and greater demand for public services. Bexar County. which includes San Antonio, grew by 1.75 percent during the year, but its sheer number of new residents exceeded 33,000.
Count Castell of the Adelsverein negotiated with the separate Darmstadt Society of Forty to colonize two hundred families on the Fisher-Miller Land Grant territory in Texas. In return, they were to receive $12,000 in money, livestock, equipment and provisions for a year. After the first year, the colonies were expected to support themselves. The colonies attempted were Castell, Leiningen, Bettina, Schoenburg and Meerholz in Llano County; Darmstädler Farm in Comal County; and Tusculum in Kendall County. Of these, only Castell survives. The colonies failed after the Adelsverein funding expired, and also due to conflict of structure and authorities. Some members moved to other Adelsverein settlements in Texas. Others moved elsewhere, or returned to Germany.
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