Kerrville, Texas
Kerrville, Texas | |
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City | |
Kerrville City Hall | |
| Motto: Lose Your Heart to the Hills | |
Location of Kerrville, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°02′51″N 99°08′26″W / 30.04750°N 99.14056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Kerr |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • City Council | Mayor |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.35 sq mi (57.88 km2) |
| • Land | 21.93 sq mi (56.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.42 sq mi (1.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,608 ft (490 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,278 |
| • Density | 1,083.22/sq mi (418.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 78028–78029 |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-39040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411538 |
| Website | kerrvilletx |
Kerrville is a city in Texas, and the county seat of Kerr County, Texas, United States. The population of Kerrville was 24,278 at the 2020 census. Kerrville is named after James Kerr, a major in the Texas Revolution, and friend of settler-founder Joshua Brown, who settled in the area to start a shingle-making camp.
Being nestled in the hills of the Texas Hill Country, Kerrville is best known for its parks that line the Guadalupe River, which runs directly through the city; other features include its nearby youth summer camps, hunting ranches, and RV parks. It is home to the Texas' Official State Arts & Crafts Fair, the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Kerrville Triathlon (since 2011), and the Kerrville Renaissance Festival (since 2017), as well as Mooney Aviation Company, James Avery Jewelry, and Schreiner University. The Museum of Western Art (founded 1983) features the work of living artists specializing in the themes of the American West.