New Braunfels, Texas

New Braunfels, Texas
City
Top, left to right: Guadalupe River, August Dietz Cottage, First Protestant Church, Comal River in Landa Park, Schlitterbahn, Hotel Faust
Top, left to right: Guadalupe River, August Dietz Cottage, First Protestant Church, Comal River in Landa Park, Schlitterbahn, Hotel Faust
Official seal of New Braunfels, Texas
Seal
Official logo of New Braunfels, Texas
Logo of New Braunfels
Motto(s): 
In Neu Braunfels ist das leben schöne (In New Braunfels, life is beautiful)[1]
Location of New Braunfels in Texas
Location of New Braunfels in Texas
New Braunfels is located in Texas
New Braunfels
New Braunfels
Location in the state of Texas
New Braunfels is located in the United States
New Braunfels
New Braunfels
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 29°43′30″N 98°07′32″W / 29.72500°N 98.12556°W / 29.72500; -98.12556
Country United States
State Texas
CountiesComal, Guadalupe
Founded1845 (1845)
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
[2]
 • Total45.57 sq mi (118.02 km2)
 • Land45.18 sq mi (117.01 km2)
 • Water0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2)
Elevation
[3]
620 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total110,958
 • Density2,434.89/sq mi (940.16/km2)
 [5]
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
78130–78133
Area code830
FIPS code48-50820[6]
GNIS feature ID2411228[3]
Websitenewbraunfels.gov

New Braunfels (/ˈbrɔːnfəlz/ ⓘ BRAWN-fəlz) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of Comal County. The city covers 44.9 square miles (116 km2) and had a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census.[7] A suburb just north of San Antonio, and part of the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, it was the third-fastest-growing city in the United States from 2010 to 2020.[8] As of 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates its population at 104,707.[9]

New Braunfels is known for its German Texan heritage.

  1. ^ Jonathan Burnett (April 2, 2008). Flash Floods in Texas. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 201–. ISBN 978-1-58544-590-5.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Braunfels, Texas
  4. ^ "QuickFacts: New Braunfels city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "Southern and Western Regions Experienced Rapid Growth This Decade". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensus05182023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).