Castell, Texas

Castell, Texas
Castell is located in Texas
Castell
Castell
Castell is located in the United States
Castell
Castell
Coordinates: 30°42′04″N 98°57′23″W / 30.70111°N 98.95639°W / 30.70111; -98.95639
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLlano
Elevation1,201 ft (366 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code325
FIPS code48-13240[2]
GNIS feature ID1379514[1]

Castell (/kæˈstɛl/ ka-STEL) is a small unincorporated, rural town in Llano County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Texas German belt region, and most residents are still ethnic German-Texan. Its population was 104 at the 2010 census. Located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, its northern border is formed by the Llano River. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1964, marker number 9440.[3]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Castell, Texas
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Castell, Texas". Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. William Nienke, Sam Morrow. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.