Country United States County Bandera Area code(s) 830 Elevation 379 m Population 861 (2013) | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) FIPS code 48-05528 Zip code 78003 Local time Wednesday 11:49 AM | |
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Bandera is the county seat of Bandera County, Texas, United States, in the Texas Hill Country, which is part of the Edwards Plateau. The population was 857 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Map of Bandera TX 78003 USA
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Education
- Entertainment
- Sister Cities
- References
Map of Bandera, TX 78003, USA
Bandera calls itself the "Cowboy Capital of the World". The Frontier Times Museum, founded by J. Marvin Hunter and named for Hunter's Frontier Times magazine, is located in Bandera across from the First Baptist Church. Bandera also has a large presence in biker culture.
History
A visitor to Bandera can see a sign on Main Street, in front of the Fire Department, which states that Bandera was founded by Roman Catholic immigrants from Poland. St. Stanislaus Catholic Church was built by those immigrants, and the church is one of the oldest in Texas. Many of the residents are descended from those original Polish immigrants.
There are many stories regarding the origin of the name "Bandera." One says that back in the 19th century, a flag was placed at the top of a path that came to be called Bandera Pass, due to bandera being the Spanish and Polish word for flag. Another says it was named after Ukrainian Stepan Bandera, a controversial 20th century figure.
Bandera was the starting point of the Great Western Cattle Trail, during the second half of the 19th century.
Geography
Bandera is located in east-central Bandera County at 29°44′N 99°4′W (29.7258, -99.0750). It is 47 miles (76 km) northwest of downtown San Antonio, on the Medina River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.55%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 957 people, 408 households, and 239 families residing in the city. The population density was 820.2 inhabitants per square mile (316.7/km2). There were 488 housing units at an average density of 418.2 per square mile (161.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.98% White, 0.21% African American, 0.52% Native American, 2.51% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.84% of the population.
There were 408 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city, the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,089, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $27,604 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,502. About 11.0% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Bandera is served by the Bandera Independent School District and home to the Bandera High School Bulldogs.