Gatesville, Texas | |
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![]() Coryell County courthouse | |
Nickname: Spur Capital of Texas | |
![]() Location of Gatesville, Texas | |
Coordinates: 31°26′02″N 97°45′30″W / 31.43389°N 97.75833°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Coryell |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
Area | |
• Total | 10.52 sq mi (27.24 km2) |
• Land | 10.50 sq mi (27.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,135 |
• Density | 1,770/sq mi (456/km2) |
Time zone | UTC–6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 76528 |
Area code | 254 |
FIPS code | 48-29168[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2410577[2] |
Website | ci |
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 Killeen–Temple–Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood) metropolitan statistical area.