Bandera County

Bandera County, Texas

Bandera County, Texas

Bandera County, Texas. Photograph by Larry D. Moore.
Bandera County, Texas

Bandera County, Texas

Map of Bandera County, Texas. Map Credit: Robert Plocheck.

Bandera County is twenty-five miles northwest of San Antonio in the Edwards Plateau region of southwest Texas. It is bordered by Kerr and Kendall counties on the north, Bexar County on the east, Medina and Uvalde counties on the south, and Real County on the west. The county seat and largest town is Bandera, and the center of the county lies at 29°45' north latitude and 99°11' west longitude. The county is crossed by State highways 16, 46, and 173 and Farm roads 187, 337, 470, and 1283.

Bandera County comprises an area of 793 square miles, with elevations that range from 1,200 to 2,300 feet. The western part of the county is drained by the Sabinal River and the eastern part by the Medina River. The alkaline and generally shallow soils overlie limy subsoils. The vegetation consists primarily of grasses such as bluestems, grama, buffalo grass, winter grass, and wild ryes. Along the many streams of the county grow cedar, post oak, Spanish oak, live oak, pecan, and cypress trees. Deer and turkey are plentiful, but there are no large predators.

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Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Bandera County is classified as a County

Altitude Range

1064 ft – 2340 ft

Size

Land area does not include water surface area, whereas total area does

  • Land Area: 791.0 mi²
  • Total Area: 797.6 mi²

Temperature

January mean minimum: 34.5°F
July mean maximum: 93.0°F

Rainfall, 2019

37.4 inches

Population Count, 2019

23,112

Civilian Labor Count, 2019

9,753

Unemployment, 2019

6.6%

Property Values, 2019

$4,057,373,950 USD

Per-Capita Income, 2019

$43,459 USD

Retail Sales, 2019

$125,115,696 USD

Wages, 2019

$33,597,738 USD

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