Bandera County, Texas
Bandera County | |
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The Bandera County Courthouse in Bandera. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1979. | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 29°44′N 99°14′W / 29.74°N 99.23°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Named after | Bandera Pass |
| Seat | Bandera |
| Largest community | Lakehills |
| Area | |
• Total | 798 sq mi (2,070 km2) |
| • Land | 791 sq mi (2,050 km2) |
| • Water | 6.7 sq mi (17 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,851 |
| • Density | 26/sq mi (10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 21st |
| Website | www |
Bandera County (Spanish: "flag", /bænˈdɛrə/ ban-DERR-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in the Hill Country and its county seat is Bandera. Bandera county was settled by German and Polish emigrants in the mid 1800s. Many residents are descendants of those same emigrants.
As of the 2020 census, the population is 20,851. Bandera County is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area.
The county is officially recognized as the "Cowboy Capital of the World" by the Texas Legislature.