Bulverde, Texas | |
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 City Hall | |
| Motto: "Front Porch of the Texas Hill Country" | |
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| Coordinates: 29°46′28″N 98°26′12″W / 29.77444°N 98.43667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Comal |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.83 sq mi (41.01 km2) |
| • Land | 15.82 sq mi (40.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,306 ft (398 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,692 |
| • Density | 335.06/sq mi (129.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78163 |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-11224[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409937[2] |
| Website | bulverdetx |
Bulverde (/bʊlˈvɜːrdi/ buul-VUR-dee) is a city in Comal County, Texas, United States. Bulverde is known for its [4] small-town, slow pace of life, coupled with the German emigrant history of the town's founders. Bulverde was originally named Piepers Settlement after a prominent German pioneer.[5] Its population was 5,692 at the 2020 census,[6] up from 4,630 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bulverde, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Politics & Voting in Bulverde, Texas". Bestplaces.net. March 26, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Bulverde: The Texas Hill Country's Beautiful Front Porch". January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bulverde city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2015.