Place:Comal, Texas, United States

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NameComal
Alt namesComalsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates29.817°N 98.3°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1846 - )
See alsoBlanco, Texas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Canyon Lake
Inhabited place
Anhalt
Bracken
Bulverde
Canyon City
Canyon Springs
Canyon View Acres
Comal
Cranes Mill
First Crossing
Fischer
Fourth Crossing
Freiheit
Garden Ridge
Gruene
Honey Creek
Hunter
Jentsch Acres
New Braunfels
Preiss Heights
Sattler
Second Crossing
Smithson Valley
Solms
Spring Branch
Startzville
Third Crossing
Thorn Hill
Unknown
Selma
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Comal County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 161,501. Comal County is known for its rich German-Texan and European history. Its county seat is New Braunfels.

Comal County is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Along with Hays and Kendall Counties, Comal was listed in 2017 of the nation's 10 fastest-growing large counties with a population of at least 10,000. In 2017, Comal County was second on the list; it grew by 5,675 newcomers, or 4.4% from 2015 to 2016. Kendall County was the second-fastest growing county in the nation in 2015 to 2016, grew by 5.16%. Hays County, third on the national list, had nearly 10,000 new residents during the year. As a result of this growth, the counties have experienced new home construction, traffic congestion, and greater demand for public services. Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, grew by 1.75% during the year, but its number of new residents exceeded 33,000.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1846 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1846 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1846 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1846 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1847 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1903 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 1,723
1860 4,030
1870 5,283
1880 5,546
1890 6,398
1900 7,008
1910 8,434
1920 8,824
1930 11,984
1940 12,321
1950 16,357
1960 19,844
1970 24,165
1980 36,446
1990 51,832
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