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′12″N 97°44′7″W / 31.43667°N 97.73528°W / 31.43667; -97.73528
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
StateTexasTexas
CountyCoryell
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • City CouncilMayor Gary Chumley
Barbara Burrow
Ollie Inmon
Timothy Woodlock
Jack Doyle
Ronnie Viss
Sandra Shepherd-Cain
 • City ManagerWilliam H. "Bill" Parry
Area
 • Total10.52 sq mi (27.24 km2)
 • Land10.50 sq mi (27.20 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total16,135
 • Density1,769.5/sq mi (455.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
76528
Area code254
FIPS code48-29168[2]
GNIS feature ID1357921[3]
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[5] and state jails for women operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. One of the facilities, the Patrick O'Daniel Unit, has the state's death row for women.

Gatesville is part of the KilleenTempleFort Cavazos metropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. 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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