Uvalde, Texas

Uvalde
City
Uvalde City Hall
Fountain on the Leona River in Uvalde Memorial Park
Uvalde County Courthouse
Official seal of Uvalde
Nickname: 
City of Trees
Uvalde is located in Texas
Uvalde
Uvalde
Location in Texas
Uvalde is located in the United States
Uvalde
Uvalde
Uvalde (the United States)
Coordinates: 29°12′55″N 99°46′41″W / 29.21528°N 99.77806°W / 29.21528; -99.77806
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUvalde
Named forJuan de Ugalde
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorVacant[a]
 • City Council
Members
  • Everardo Zamora
  • Hector R. Luevano
  • Eloisa R. Medina
  • Stephen E. Balke
  • Ernest W. King III
 • City ManagerVincent DiPiazza
Area
 • Total
7.67 sq mi (19.87 km2)
 • Land7.66 sq mi (19.85 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation906 ft (276 m)
Population
 • Total
15,217
 • Estimate 
(2021)[5]
15,312
 • Density1,983.96/sq mi (766.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
78801–78802
Area code830
FIPS code48-74588[6]
GNIS feature ID2412138[3]
Websiteuvaldetx.gov

Uvalde is a city in and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas, United States.[7] The population was 15,217 at the 2020 census,[4] down from 15,751 in 2010. It is the principal city in the Uvalde, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area. Uvalde is located in the Texas Hill Country, 80 miles (130 km) west of downtown San Antonio and 54 miles (87 km) east of the Mexico–United States border.[8]

  1. ^ Despart, Zach (July 27, 2023). "Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin resigns to run for Texas House". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Uvalde, Texas
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ Google Maps Archived July 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (using "measure distance" tool)


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