Back كيرفيل Arabic كيرفيل ARZ کرویل، تکزاس AZB Кервіл (Тэхас) Byelorussian Kerrville Catalan Керрвилл (Техас) CE Kerrville CEB Kerrville, Texas Welsh Kerrville German Kerrville (Teksaso) Esperanto
Kerrville, Texas | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Kerrville City Hall | |
| Motto: Lose Your Heart to the Hills | |
 Location of Kerrville, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°02′51″N 99°08′26″W / 30.04750°N 99.14056°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Kerr |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • City Council | Mayor |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.35 sq mi (57.88 km2) |
| • Land | 21.93 sq mi (56.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.42 sq mi (1.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,608 ft (490 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,278 |
| • Density | 1,083.22/sq mi (418.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 78028–78029 |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-39040[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411538[2] |
| Website | kerrvilletx |
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Kerrville is a city in Texas, and the county seat of Kerr County, Texas, United States.[4] The population of Kerrville was 24,278 at the 2020 census.[5] Kerrville is named after James Kerr, a major in the Texas Revolution, and friend of settler-founder Joshua Brown, who settled in the area to start a shingle-making camp.[6]
Being nestled in the hills of Texas Hill Country, Kerrville is best known for its parks that line the Guadalupe River, which runs directly through the city; other features include its nearby youth summer camps, hunting ranches, and RV parks. The USDA Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory is one of its less known aspect even though achievements such as “eradication of the screwworm,” changed the country for the better. It is also the home of Texas' Official State Arts & Crafts Fair, the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Kerrville Triathlon (since 2011), and the Kerrville Renaissance Festival (since 2017), as well as Mooney Aviation Company,[7] James Avery Jewelry, and Schreiner University. The Museum of Western Art (founded 1983) features the work of living artists specializing in the themes of the American West.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kerrville, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Explore Census Data".
- ^ "KERRVILLE, TX | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Mooney – Company Facts". Archived from the original on June 25, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2014.