Place:Boerne, Kendall, Texas, United States

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NameBoerne
TypeCity
Coordinates29.794°N 98.731°W
Located inKendall, Texas, United States
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Boerne is a city in and the county seat of Kendall County, Texas, in the Texas Hill Country. Boerne is known for its German-Texan history, named in honor of German author and satirist Ludwig Börne by the German Founders of the town. The population of Boerne was 10,471 at the 2010 census, and in 2019 the estimated population was 18,232. The city is noted for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case City of Boerne v. Flores. Founded in 1849 as "Tusculum", the name was changed to "Boerne" when the town was platted in 1852.

Boerne is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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