Gatesville, Texas | |
|---|---|
 Coryell County courthouse | |
| Nickname: Spur Capital of Texas | |
 Location of Gatesville, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′02″N 97°45′30″W / 31.43389°N 97.75833°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Coryell |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.52 sq mi (27.24 km2) |
| • Land | 10.50 sq mi (27.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,135 |
| • Density | 1,769.5/sq mi (455.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 76528 |
| Area code | 254 |
| FIPS code | 48-29168[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410577[2] |
| Website | ci |
Gatesville is a city in and the county seat of Coryell County, Texas, United States. Its population was 16,135 at the 2020 census.[4] The city has five of the nine prisons[5] and state jails for women operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. One of the facilities, the Patrick O'Daniel Unit, has the state's death row for women.
Gatesville is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood) 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: Gatesville, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Gatesville city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Unit Directory - Region/Type of Facility/Map". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved October 16, 2020.