Castroville, Texas | |
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 Castroville City Hall | |
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| Nickname: The Little Alsace of Texas | |
 Location of Castroville, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 29°20′50″N 98°52′12″W / 29.34722°N 98.87000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Medina |
| Incorporated | January 16, 1850[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor J Darrin Schroeder[citation needed] |
| • City Manager | R Scott Dixon[citation needed] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.91 sq mi (7.55 km2) |
| • Land | 2.88 sq mi (7.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,954 |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (390/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 78009, 78023 |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-13312[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409411[3] |
| Website | www |
Castroville is a city in Medina County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,954 at the 2020 census,[5] up from 2,680 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Castroville was founded by Alsatian-Texans, who came to Texas during the German emigration period of the mid-1800s. Most Alsatians who came to Castroville spoke Alsatian (a dialect of German origin integrating Celtic, Yiddish, and French words). The Alsatian culture and language are still kept alive by the residents of Castroville.[6] Prior to 1893, Castroville was the first county seat of Medina County.
- ^ Texas (1898). "The Laws of Texas 1822–1897: Austin's Colonization Law and Contract; Mexican Constitution of 1824; Federal Colonization Law; Colonization Laws of Coahuila and Texas; Colonization Law of State of Tamaulipas; Fredonian Declaration of Independence; Laws and Decrees, with Constitution of Coahuila and Texas; San Felipe Convention; Journals of the Consultation; Proceedings of the General Council; Goliad Declaration of Independence; Journals of the Convention at Washington; Ordinances and Decrees of the Consultation; Declaration of Independence; Constitution of the Republic; Laws, General and Special, of the Republic; Annexation Resolution of the United States; Ratification of the Same by Texas; Constitution of the United States; Constitutions of the State of Texas, with All the Laws, General and Special, Passed Thereunder, Including Ordinances, Decrees, and Resolutions, with the Constitution of the Confederate States and the Reconstruction Acts of Congress".
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Castroville, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Alsatian Language – Castroville Area Chamber of Commerce". September 21, 2017.