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Facts about Boerne, Texas

Boerne is a city in and the county seat of Kendall County, Texas, United States, within the Texas Hill Country. Boerne was named in honor of a Jewish-German author and publicist. The population of Boerne was 10,471 at the 2010 census. The city is noted for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case City of Boerne v. Flores. Founded in 1849 as Tusculum, the name was changed to Boerne when the town was platted in 1852. Boerne is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. Boerne is the home of the Guadalupe Valley Poetry Celebration, a regional poetry festival that benefits the Boerne Public Library.

Geography

Boerne is located at 29°47′40″N 98°43′53″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 square miles (16 km²), of which 5.8 square miles (15 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (4.74%) is water. The town is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Downtown San Antonio. Two of Texas' seven show caves are located in Boerne: Cave Without a Name and Cascade Caverns. They are both actively growing limestone solution caves.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,178 people, 2,292 households, and 1,613 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,061.1 people per square mile (409.9/km²). There were 2,466 housing units at an average density of 423.5 per square mile (163.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.76% White, 0.36% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.29% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.44% of the population.

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