Kingsbury, Texas | |
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City | |
Location of Kingsbury, Texas |
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Coordinates: 29°38′31″N 97°48′36″W / 29.64194°N 97.81000°WCoordinates: 29°38′31″N 97°48′36″W / 29.64194°N 97.81000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Guadalupe |
Founded | 1875 by Sam Neel |
Incorporated | May 19, 2015 |
Named for | William Kingsbury |
Government | |
• Type | Type-C Liberty City |
Area | |
• Total | 28.8 sq mi (74.7 km2) |
• Land | 28.8 sq mi (74.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
Population (2010)CDP at the time | |
• Total | 782 |
• Density | 22.7/sq mi (8.7/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 78638 |
Area code(s) | 830, 512 |
FIPS code | 48-39292 |
GNIS feature ID | 1339146 |
Kingsbury is a city in eastern Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. Kingsbury was a Census-designated place in 2010, when the census reported a population of 782. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The election to incorporate Kingsbury into a Type-C Liberty City passed by a landslide vote of 66-2 on May 9, 2015 and the Order to declare Kingsbury a municipality was signed by County Judge Kyle Kutscher on May 19, 2015.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 28.8 square miles (75 km2), of which, 28.8 square miles (75 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.24%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 782 people, 302 households, and 229 families residing in Kingsbury. The population density was 22.7 people per square mile (8.8/km²). There were 269 housing units at an average density of 9.3/sq mi (3.6/km²). The racial makeup of city was 91.4% White, 1.3% African American, 1.8% Native American, 6.8% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.2% of the population.
There were 302 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.95.