Comal County

Comal County, Texas

Comal County, Texas

Comal County Courthouse in the City of New Braunfels, Texas. Photograph by Larry D. Moore.
Comal County, Texas

Comal County, Texas

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

Comal County, Texas

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

Comal County is located in south central Texas on the divide between the Blackland Prairies and the Balcones Escarpment. Its largest city and county seat, New Braunfels, is twenty-nine miles northeast of San Antonio and forty-five miles southwest of Austin. The county's center lies at 29°48' north latitude and 98°17' west longitude. The county comprises 555 square miles of prairie and Hill Country terrain. The eastern quarter, below the Balcones Escarpment, is gently rolling grass and crop land ranging in elevation from 600 to 750 feet above sea level. The Blackland Prairie soil of this section is loam with clay subsoils and is well suited for cultivation. The elevation of the northwestern three-quarters of the county ranges from 750 to roughly 1,500 feet above sea level. The loam in this section varies from shallow to deep and has proved better suited for grazing than for cultivation. The Hill Country terrain supports more timber-live oak, mesquite, and Ashe juniper-and fewer grasses than the prairies of eastern Comal County. Indigenous wildlife includes deer, doves, rabbits, turkeys, squirrels, ringtail cats, skunks, bobcats, and coyotes. Ranchers have also introduced several exotics into the area, including axis deer, sika deer, and Barbados sheep. The annual precipitation averages 33.19 inches, and average temperatures range from a low of 40° F in January to a high of 96° in July; the growing season lasts 265 days. Mineral resources include limestone, sand, and gravel; these have become the basis of a construction-materials industry in the county.

The Guadalupe River and, since 1964, Canyon Lake drain the central hills and valleys of the county. Cibolo Creek, which empties into the San Antonio River, forms the southwestern boundary of the county and is the primary drainage channel for that area. Numerous streams north and east of Canyon Lake flow north into the Blanco River in Hays County. The Balcones Fault zone of the Edwards Aquifer is the primary source of groundwater in Comal County.

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Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Comal County is classified as a County

Altitude Range

560 ft – 1529 ft

Size

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

  • Land Area: 559.5 mi²
  • Total Area: 574.9 mi²

Temperature

January mean minimum: 38.1°F
July mean maximum: 93.3°F

Rainfall, 2019

34.0 inches

Population Count, 2019

156,209

Civilian Labor Count, 2019

71,954

Unemployment, 2019

7.4%

Property Values, 2019

$22,709,757,820 USD

Per-Capita Income, 2019

$58,067 USD

Retail Sales, 2019

$2,391,927,563 USD

Wages, 2019

$715,332,632 USD

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