COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS

History

Comal County was created by the First Legislature of Texas, in March of 1846. Comal County was the first of 128 counties created from the original Bexar County. The Act by the first Legislature to create the county was approved on March 24, 1846. Comal County gets its name from the Comal Springs and the Comal River that flow through New Braunfels, the County seat.

General Description

Comal County has an area of 567 square miles and an estimated population of 75,000 with the City of New Braunfels, the county seat, having a total population of 38,400. There are five other cities within Comal County, the City of Garden Ridge, the City of Schertz, the City of Selma, the City of Fair Oaks Ranch, the city of Bulverde. The City of Schertz, the City of Selma and the City of Fair Oaks Ranch are primarily located in other counties. Comal County varies in altitude form 650 to 1700 feet above sea level and receives an annual rainfall of approximately 33.19 inches. The county enjoys a growing season of 265 days, with an average minimum temperature in January of 40 degrees and an average maximum temperature in July of 96 degrees.

Government

Comal County is divided into a number of different departments, each with its own legally constituted duties as prescribed by the Constitution of 1876 and/or legislative acts and each headed by either an elected or appointed official. The State court system is intertwined in the operation of Comal County as an entity.