Somerville, Texas
| Somerville, Texas | |
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| City | |
 Location of Somerville, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 30°20′41″N 96°31′49″W / 30.34472°N 96.53028°WCoordinates: 30°20′41″N 96°31′49″W / 30.34472°N 96.53028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Burleson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.99 sq mi (7.75 km2) |
| • Land | 2.97 sq mi (7.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,376 |
| • Density | 463/sq mi (178.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 77839, 77879 |
| Area code(s) | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-68720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1347375 |
| Website | www |
Somerville (/ˈsʌmərvɪl/ SUM-er-vill) is a city in Burleson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,376 at the 2010 census. Somerville is 90 miles (140 km) north of Houston. Somerville is named for Albert Somerville the first president of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
Somerville is located near the southern border of Burleson County at 30°20′41″N 96°31′49″W / 30.34472°N 96.53028°W (30.344616, -96.530335). The city is bordered to the west by Somerville Lake, a reservoir on Yegua Creek, part of the Brazos River basin.
Texas State Highway 36 passes through the city, leading northwest 17 miles (27 km) to Caldwell, the county seat, and southeast 15 miles (24 km) to Brenham.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Somerville has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.7 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.60%, is water.
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