Kendall County is a

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located on the

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in the U.S. state of

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. In 2020 census, its population was 44,279. Its

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is Boerne. The county is named for

George Wilkins Kendall George Wilkins Kendall (1809–1867) was a journalist, war correspondent, and pioneer Texas sheepman, known as the father of the Texas sheep business. Kendall County, Texas is named for him. In 1837, Kendall and Francis Lumsden established '' The ...

, a journalist and

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correspondent. Kendall County is part of the

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–

New Braunfels New Braunfels ( ) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas known for its German Texan heritage. It is the seat of Comal County. The city covers and had a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census. A suburb just north ...

, TX

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. ''

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'' rated Kendall County fifth in its list of the "Best Places to Live in Rural America" in 2006. Kendall, along with Hays and

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Counties, was listed in 2017 of the nation's 10 fastest-growing large counties with a population of at least 10,000. From 2015 to 2016, Kendall County, the second-fastest-growing county in the nation, grew by 5.16%, gaining 2,088 people in a one-year period.Press Release Number: CB17-44
Maricopa County Added Over 222 People Per Day in 2016, More Than Any Other County
U.S. Census Bureau, March 23, 2017.

History

Before 1850

*Early Native American inhabitants included

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, and

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. * In the 1700s, Lipan Apaches discovered

Cascade Caverns Cascade Caverns is a historically, geologically, and biologically important limestone solutional cave south of Boerne, Texas, United States, on 226 Cascade Caverns Road, in Kendall County, Texas, Kendall County. It has been commercially operated ...

. * 1842 :April 20 –

Adelsverein The ''Mainzer Adelsverein at Biebrich am Rhein'' (''Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas'', "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas"), better known as the ''Mainzer Adelsverein'' (, "Nobility Society of Mainz"), orga ...

organized in Germany to promote emigration to Texas. :June 7 – Fisher-Miller Land Grant set aside to settle 600 families and single men of

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, Danish,

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, and

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ancestry in Texas. * 1844, June 26 –

Henry Francis Fisher Henry Francis Fisher (in German ''Heinrich Franz Fischer'', 1805–1867) was a notable German Texan. Born in Kassel, Hesse in 1805, Fisher left the mainland in late 1833 spending a year each, in London and New York, and two in New Orleans. He cross ...

sold his interest in the land grant to Adelsverein. * 1845 :

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secured title to of the Veramendi grant, including the Comal Springs and River, for the Adelsverein. :February – Thousands of German immigrants were stranded at port of disembarkation Indianaola on

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. With no food or shelters, living in holes dug into the ground, an estimated 50% died from disease or starvation. The living began to walk to their destinations hundreds of miles away. :May – John O. Meusebach arrived in

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. :December 20 –

and

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sold their rights in the land grant to Adelsverein. * 1847 :

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: Sisterdale was established. * 1849

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colonists from Llano County settled Tusculum, named after

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’s home in ancient

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. The initial community banned any churches from being erected. The town was later renamed Boerne, for

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political writer

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, who influenced

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1850–1899

* 1850s George W. Kendall introduced sheep ranching to the county. * 1854 :John O. Meusebach received an appointment as commissioner from Governor Elisha M. Pease :May 14–15, San Antonio – The Texas State Convention of Germans adopted a political, social, and religious platform, including: 1) Equal pay for equal work; 2) Direct election of the President of the United States; 3) Abolition of capital punishment; 4) "Slavery is an evil, the abolition of which is a requirement of democratic principles.."; 5) Free schools – including universities – supported by the state, without religious influence; and 6) Total separation of church and state. : Comfort is founded by German immigrant Freethinkers and

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. * 1860 Boerne Village Band was formed by Karl Dienger. * 1861 Unionists from

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, Gillespie, and Kendall Counties participated in the formation of the

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, a secret organization to support President Abraham Lincoln’s policies. * 1862 :Kendall County was established from

and

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Counties, named for journalist George Wilkins Kendall. Boerne was made the county seat. :The Union League formed companies to protect the frontier against Indians and their families against local Confederate forces.

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to the military draft were primarily among

Tejanos Tejanos (, ; singular: ''Tejano/a''; Spanish for "Texan", originally borrowed from the Caddo ''tayshas'') are the residents of the state of Texas who are culturally descended from the Mexican population of Tejas and Coahuila that lived in th ...

and Germans . :May 30 – Confederate authorities imposed martial law on Central Texas. :August 10 – The Nueces massacre occurred in Kinney County. Jacob Kuechler served as a guide for 61 conscientious objectors attempting to flee to Mexico. Scottish-born Confederate irregular James Duff and his Duff’s Partisan Rangers pursued and overtook them at the

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, 34 were killed, some executed after being taken prisoner.

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survived the battle. The cruelty shocked the people of Gillespie County; 2,000 took to the hills to escape Duff's reign of terror. :Spring Creek Cemetery near

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in Gillespie County has a singular grave with the names Sebird Henderson, Hiram Nelson, Gus Tegener, and Frank Scott. The inscription reads "Hanged and thrown in Spring Creek by Col. James Duff’s Confederate Regiment." * 1866 Samuel Boyd Patton was elected chief justice after his home became part of Kendall County which had been Blanco County. * 1866, August 10 – Treue der Union Monument ("Loyalty to the Union") in Comfort dedicated to the German Texans slain at the Nueces massacre. It is one of only six such sites allowed to fly the United States flag at half-mast in perpetuity. * 1870 The original Kendall County limestone courthouse was built (

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), with architects Philip Zoeller and J. F. Stendebach. * 1885 :

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n-born Andreas Engel founded Bergheim. : The Sisterdale cotton gin began operations. * 1887 San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway began a Boerne-to-San Antonio route. * 1897, May 27 – John O. Meusebach died at his farm at Loyal Valley in Mason County, and was buried in the Marschall Meusebach Cemetery at Cherry Spring.

1900–present

* 1900 Kendall County had 542 farms. Area under cultivation had risen from in 1880 to . Stockraising was still the principal industry. * 1905 Citizens of Boerne gathered to share agricultural information, recipes, and news of events. This later became the annual Kendall County Fair. * 1913 The Kendall County Fair Association was organized and was awarded a nonprofit corporate charter from the State of Texas. * 1914 Fredericksburg and Northern Railway connected Fredericksburg with the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway track just east of Comfort. * 1918 A hygieostatic bat roost house was built in Comfort to attract bats to eradicate mosquitoes and reduce the spread of malaria. It was designed for former San Antonio Mayor Albert Steves Sr., by bat authority Dr. Charles A. R. Campbell. * 1930s :The

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brought an increase in

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. :Commercial development of Cascade Caverns began. *

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– American military bases in the San Antonio area provided jobs for Kendall County residents. * 1983 The Guadalupe River State Park opened to the public. * 1988 The

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recognized the Boerne Village Band for its contribution to the German heritage in Texas and America. * 1990,

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– Cibolo Nature Center opened to the public. * 1991 The Texas Legislature adopted a resolution recognizing the Boerne Village Band for "keeping alive German music as a part of our heritage." * 1998 The current Kendall County limestone, steel, and concrete courthouse was built in Boerne, across the street from the original 1870 courthouse with architect Rehler Vaughn & Koone, Inc. * 2005 Kendall County celebrated its 100th anniversary of the Kendall County Fair. The Kendall County Fair Association continues to produce one of the few remaining entirely privately funded county fairs in Texas. * 2013 The Kendall County Fair Association, Inc. celebrated its 100th year of existence. * 2015 Kendall County declared a state of emergency from May flooding.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.09%) is covered by water.

Major highways

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U.S. Highway 87 ( Old Spanish Trail) * US 87 Business

U.S. Highway 87 Business (Main Street) * US 87 Business

U.S. Highway 87 Business ( Old Spanish Trail) * Texas 27

State Highway 27 ( Old Spanish Trail) * Texas 46

State Highway 46 * Texas FM 289

Farm To Market Road 289 ( Old Spanish Trail) * Texas FM 1621

Farm to Market Road 1621 * Texas FM 3351

Farm to Market Road 3351 * Texas RM 473

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Ranch to Market Road 474 * Texas RM 1376

Ranch to Market Road 1376 * Texas RM 3160

Ranch to Market Road 3160 (formerly part of FM 3351)

Historic highways

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* Glacier to Gulf Highway

Adjacent counties

* Gillespie County (north) *

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(northeast) *

Comal County 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. ...

(southeast) * Bexar County (south) * Bandera County (southwest) * Kerr County (west)

Waterways

* Guadalupe River

Caves

* Cave Without a Name * Spring Creek Cave * Prassell Ranch Cave * Three Whirlpool Cave *

* Pfeiffer's Water Cave * Alzafar Water Cave * Reed Cave

Demographics

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.'' As of the

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of 2010, 33,410 people, 8,613 households, and 6,692 families resided in the county. The

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was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). The 9,609 housing units averaged 14 per square mile (6/km²). The

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of the county was 92.86% White, 0.56% Native American, 0.35% African American, 0.23% Asian, 4.46% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. About 17.89% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 8,613 households, 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.20% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.30% were not families. About 19.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.09. In the county, the population was distributed as 27.20% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males. The median income for a household in the county was $49,521, and for a family was $58,081. Males had a median income of $39,697 versus $28,807 for females. The

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for the county was $24,619. About 7.90% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the

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, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

* Boerne (county seat) * Fair Oaks Ranch (partly in Bexar and Comal Counties)

Census-designated place

* Comfort

Other unincorporated communities

* Alamo Springs * Bergheim * Kendalia * Kreutzberg * Lindendale * Nelson City * Oberly Crossing * Pleasant Valley * Sisterdale *

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* Walnut Grove *

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Ghost towns

* Ammans Crossing * Bankersmith * Benton * Block Creek (town) * Brownsboro * Currey's Creek * Hodge's Mill *

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* Wasp Creek *

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Politics

Kendall County constitutes an anomaly in Texas politics, due to it being a historically

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county in a state that was overwhelmingly Democratic at the presidential level until the 1960s. This is largely due to the heavily

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heritage of the county and that the area Kendall County occupies was the center of Texas’ small Unionist movement during the Civil War. Most Texas Germans acquiesced to secession, but Fredericksburg and surrounds were still self-sufficient and sold surplus food to the army. No Democratic presidential nominee has carried Kendall County since Franklin D. Roosevelt won 88% of Texas’ vote and carried all 254 counties in 1932, though his performance is particularly impressive seeing as how he won the county by almost 50 points despite the county's long-standing Republican favoritism. In 1936, when Roosevelt won over 87% of Texas’ vote,

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carried Kendall County with over 62% of the vote, making Kendall County the nation's southernmost county to vote for Landon. Since then, only

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in 1964 and

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in 1976 have managed over 30% for the Democratic Party in Kendall County. The county is part of the 21st District in the

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, represented by Republican

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, the 25th district of the

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, represented by Republican

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, and the 73rd District of the Texas House of Representatives and is represented by Republican Kyle Biedermann. Biedermann's predecessors in the House seat are Republicans. They include Nathan Macias, a businessman from Bulverde, Carter Casteel, a former Comal County county judge and a lawyer in New Braunfels, and Doug Miller, a former mayor of New Braunfels.

Education

School districts include: * Blanco Independent School District * Boerne Independent School District *

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* Comfort Independent School District * Fredericksburg Independent School District All of the county is in the service area of

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Government offices

State parks

* Boerne-Hallie Maude Neff State Park (former) * Guadalupe River State Park (part) * Old Tunnel State Park

Fire departments

* Alamo Springs Volunteer Fire Department * Berghiem Volunteer Fire Department * Boerne Fire Department *

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* kendalia Volunteer Fire Department * Sisterdale Volunteer Fire Department * Waring Voulunteer Fire Department

Post offices

* Village Post Office, Bergheim * Boerne Carrier Annex * Boerne Post Office * Comfort Post Office * Kendalia Post Office * Waring Post Office

Former

* Welfare Post Office (1880–1976) * Currey's Creek Post Office (1870–1894) * Panther Creek Post Office (Jun 1879-Aug 1879) * Ammans Post Office (Feb 1881-Oct 1881) * Benton Post Office (1875–1880) * Block Creek Post Office (1884–1895) * Curry Post Office (1894–1895) * Guadalupe Post Office (1875–1890) * Hastings Post Office (1890–1903) * Hodge's Mill Post Office (1867–1870) * Joseway Post Office (Feb 1880-Mar 1880) * Schiller Post Office (1890–1907) * South Grape Creek Post Office (1875–1881) * Waringford Post Office (1888–1891) * Windsor Post Office (1880–1888) * Bankersmith Post Office * Brownsboro Post Office

Darmstadt Society of Forty

Count Castell of the

negotiated with the separate Darmstadt Society of Forty to colonize two hundred families on the Fisher–Miller Land Grant territory in

. In return, they were to receive $12,000 in money, livestock, equipment and provisions for a year. After the first year, the colonies were expected to support themselves. The colonies attempted were

Castell A ''castell'' () is a human tower built traditionally at festivals in Catalonia, the Balearic islands and the Valencian Community. At these festivals, several ''colles castelleres'' (teams that build towers) attempt to build and dismantle a ...

, Leiningen, Bettina, Schoenburg and Meerholz in Llano County; Darmstädler Farm in

; and Tusculum in Kendall County. Of these, only Castell survives. The colonies failed after the Adelsverein funding expired, and also due to conflict of structure and authorities. Some members moved to other Adelsverein settlements in Texas. Others moved elsewhere, or returned to Germany.

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Boerne Kendall County Economic Development Corporation
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