Coryell County, Texas
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The Coryell County Courthouse in Gatesville, Texas. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1977.
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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 | 1854 |
| Seat | Gatesville |
| Largest city | Copperas Cove |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,057 sq mi (2,738 km2) |
| • Land | 1,052 sq mi (2,725 km2) |
| • Water | 4.7 sq mi (12 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 75,388 |
| • Density | 72/sq mi (28/km²) |
| Congressional district | 25th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Coryell County (/ˈkɔːrjɛl/ COR-yell) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 75,388. The county seat is Gatesville. The county is named for James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Comanche Indians while protecting settlers.
Coryell County is part of the Killeen–Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The habitation of Coryell County dates as far back as 4500 BC. The Tonkawa, Lipan Apache, Kiowa and Comanche were among the tribes who migrated through the area at various periods. When the General Colonization Law went into effect in 1824, followed by the 1825 State Colonization Law of Coahuila y Tejas, Robert Leftwich obtained a grant to settle 800 families in Texas. The grant went through several legal challenges, and later became Robertson's Colony, named for Sterling C. Robertson. The grant encompassed all or parts of thirty present-day Texas counties Settlers began moving into the area after Fort Gates was established at Gatesville. The Texas state legislature created the county in 1854, naming it after James Coryell.
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