Comfort | |
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.jpg) Historic downtown Comfort | |
  Comfort Location within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°58′10″N 98°54′26″W / 29.96944°N 98.90722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Kendall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.24 sq mi (8.38 km2) |
| • Land | 3.23 sq mi (8.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,427 ft (435 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,211 |
| • Density | 680/sq mi (260/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78013 |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-16228[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1333183[1] |
Comfort is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kendall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,363.[3] Comfort was founded by German emigrants on the western end of the Texas-German belt. Many residents of the town today are descendants of those same Germans. Comfort is known for its German Heritage and large ranches outside of town.[4][5]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comfort, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Comfort CDP, Texas". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Historical Friction". Texas Monthly. October 1, 1997. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "The Comfort Chamber Of Commerce: Home". The Comfort Chamber Of Commerce. Retrieved March 6, 2021.