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Bexar County, Texas
29°27′N 98°31′W / 29.45°N 98.52°W
Bexar County (/bɛər/ BAIR or /ˈbeɪər/ ⓘ BAY-ər; Spanish: Béxar [ˈbexaɾ]) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is San Antonio.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324, making it the state's fourth-most populous county. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area. It is the 16th-most populous county in the nation and the fourth-most populated in Texas. Bexar County has a large Hispanic population with a significant growing African American population. With a population that is 59.3% Hispanic as of 2020, it is Texas' most populous majority-Hispanic county and the third-largest such nationwide.
Bexar County was created on December 20, 1836, and encompassed almost the entire western portion of the Republic of Texas. This included the disputed areas of eastern New Mexico northward to Wyoming. After statehood, 128 counties were carved out of its area.
The county was named for San Antonio de Béxar, one of the 23 Mexican municipalities (administrative divisions) of Texas at the time of its independence. San Antonio de Béxar—originally Villa de San Fernando de Béxar—was the first civil government established by the Spanish in the province of Texas. Specifically, the municipality was created in 1731 when 55 Canary Islanders settled near the system of missions that had been established around the source of the San Antonio River. The new settlement was named after the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar, the Spanish military outpost that protected the missions. The presidio, located at the San Pedro Springs, was founded in 1718 and named for Viceroy Balthasar Manuel de Zúñiga y Guzmán Sotomayor y Sarmiento, second son of the Duke of Béjar (a town in Spain). The modern city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas also derived its name from San Antonio de Béjar.
Natives that lived in the county included the Lipan Apache, Payaya, Tonkawa, Comanche, Shawnee, and Lenape Indians. From the early 1700s to the late 1800s, the county was a target of several raids and attacks by Native Americans, mainly Comanches and Kiowas. In 1831, a presidial company exterminated a band of Comanches in the western part of the county.In 1840, Comanches and Texans fought at the Council House Fight in what was supposed to be a peaceful meeting. On March 5, 1856, six Comanches attacked and killed two settlers on Cibolo Creek.In 1869, Kickapoos stole horses and killed settlers in the county. In 1870, Comanches killed Helotes settlers and stole horses. Also, in 1871, Indians raided the Maverick Ranch in the northwestern part of the county. The last Indian raid in the county occurred on July 9, 1873, when a raiding party of Indians and Mexicans killed settlers, including a well known Indian fighter, John Frank Green, in the northwestern part of the county, also relatively close to Helotes.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,256 square miles (3,250 km2), of which 16 sq mi (41 km2) (1.3%) are covered by water. Bexar County is in south-central Texas, about 190 miles (310 km) west of Houston and 140 miles (230 km) from both the US-Mexican border to the southwest and the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast.
The Balcones Escarpment bisects the county from west to northeast; to the north of the escarpment are the rocky hills, springs and canyons of the Texas Hill Country. South of the escarpment are Blackland Prairie and the South Texas plains. The San Antonio River rises from springs north of Downtown San Antonio, and flows southward and southeastward through the county.
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Bexar County, Texas
29°27′N 98°31′W / 29.45°N 98.52°W
Bexar County (/bɛər/ BAIR or /ˈbeɪər/ ⓘ BAY-ər; Spanish: Béxar [ˈbexaɾ]) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is San Antonio.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324, making it the state's fourth-most populous county. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area. It is the 16th-most populous county in the nation and the fourth-most populated in Texas. Bexar County has a large Hispanic population with a significant growing African American population. With a population that is 59.3% Hispanic as of 2020, it is Texas' most populous majority-Hispanic county and the third-largest such nationwide.
Bexar County was created on December 20, 1836, and encompassed almost the entire western portion of the Republic of Texas. This included the disputed areas of eastern New Mexico northward to Wyoming. After statehood, 128 counties were carved out of its area.
The county was named for San Antonio de Béxar, one of the 23 Mexican municipalities (administrative divisions) of Texas at the time of its independence. San Antonio de Béxar—originally Villa de San Fernando de Béxar—was the first civil government established by the Spanish in the province of Texas. Specifically, the municipality was created in 1731 when 55 Canary Islanders settled near the system of missions that had been established around the source of the San Antonio River. The new settlement was named after the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar, the Spanish military outpost that protected the missions. The presidio, located at the San Pedro Springs, was founded in 1718 and named for Viceroy Balthasar Manuel de Zúñiga y Guzmán Sotomayor y Sarmiento, second son of the Duke of Béjar (a town in Spain). The modern city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas also derived its name from San Antonio de Béjar.
Natives that lived in the county included the Lipan Apache, Payaya, Tonkawa, Comanche, Shawnee, and Lenape Indians. From the early 1700s to the late 1800s, the county was a target of several raids and attacks by Native Americans, mainly Comanches and Kiowas. In 1831, a presidial company exterminated a band of Comanches in the western part of the county.In 1840, Comanches and Texans fought at the Council House Fight in what was supposed to be a peaceful meeting. On March 5, 1856, six Comanches attacked and killed two settlers on Cibolo Creek.In 1869, Kickapoos stole horses and killed settlers in the county. In 1870, Comanches killed Helotes settlers and stole horses. Also, in 1871, Indians raided the Maverick Ranch in the northwestern part of the county. The last Indian raid in the county occurred on July 9, 1873, when a raiding party of Indians and Mexicans killed settlers, including a well known Indian fighter, John Frank Green, in the northwestern part of the county, also relatively close to Helotes.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,256 square miles (3,250 km2), of which 16 sq mi (41 km2) (1.3%) are covered by water. Bexar County is in south-central Texas, about 190 miles (310 km) west of Houston and 140 miles (230 km) from both the US-Mexican border to the southwest and the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast.
The Balcones Escarpment bisects the county from west to northeast; to the north of the escarpment are the rocky hills, springs and canyons of the Texas Hill Country. South of the escarpment are Blackland Prairie and the South Texas plains. The San Antonio River rises from springs north of Downtown San Antonio, and flows southward and southeastward through the county.