Granbury, Texas

Granbury, Texas
City
Hood County Courthouse in 2018
Hood County Courthouse in 2018
Location of Granbury, Texas
Location of Granbury, Texas
Coordinates: 32°26′31″N 97°46′53″W / 32.44194°N 97.78139°W / 32.44194; -97.78139
Country United States
State Texas
CountyHood
Area
[1]
 • Total16.97 sq mi (43.95 km2)
 • Land16.18 sq mi (41.92 km2)
 • Water0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2)
Elevation
[2]
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total10,958
 • Density645.73/sq mi (249.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
76048-76049[3]
Area code817
FIPS code48-30416[4]
GNIS feature ID1336797[2]
Websitewww.granbury.org

Granbury is a city in and the county seat of Hood County, Texas, United States.[5] As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 10,958, and it is the principal city of the Granbury micropolitan statistical area. Granbury is named after Confederate General Hiram B. Granbury.

Granbury started as a square and log cabin courthouse. Many buildings on the square are now registered historic landmarks, including the Granbury Opera House, which still hosts "Broadway" productions. The city's name originated from Confederate General Hiram B. Granberry. To explain why the city name is spelled differently, some scholars believe the name Granberry was misread on a document. Recent findings conclude that Granberry chose to spell his name Granbury.[2]

A recent expansion of the city was made possible by building a Brazos River dam in 1969, which formed Lake Granbury, a long, narrow lake that flows through the city.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Granbury, Texas
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 31, 2008.