Gatesville, Texas

Gatesville, Texas
Coryell County courthouse
Coryell County courthouse
Nickname: 
Spur Capital of Texas
Location of Gatesville, Texas
Location of Gatesville, Texas
Coordinates: 31°26′02″N 97°45′30″W / 31.43389°N 97.75833°W / 31.43389; -97.75833
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
StateTexasTexas
CountyCoryell
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
 • Total
10.52 sq mi (27.24 km2)
 • Land10.50 sq mi (27.20 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
16,135
 • Density1,770/sq mi (456/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
76528
Area code254
FIPS code48-29168[3]
GNIS feature ID2410577[2]
Websiteci.gatesville.tx.us

Gatesville is a city in and the county seat of Coryell County, Texas, United States. Its population was 16,135 at the 2020 census.[4] The city has five of the nine prisons and state jails for women operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[5] The Patrick O'Daniel Unit (formerly Mountain View Unit), has the state's death row for women.

Gatesville is part of the KilleenTempleFort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood) metropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gatesville, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Gatesville city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Unit Directory - Region/Type of Facility/Map". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

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