Comfort, Texas

Comfort
Historic downtown Comfort
Historic downtown Comfort
Comfort is located in Texas
Comfort
Comfort
Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°58′10″N 98°54′26″W / 29.96944°N 98.90722°W / 29.96944; -98.90722
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKendall
Area
 • Total3.24 sq mi (8.38 km2)
 • Land3.23 sq mi (8.36 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation1,427 ft (435 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,211
 • Density680/sq mi (260/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78013
Area code830
FIPS code48-16228[2]
GNIS feature ID1333183[1]

Comfort is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kendall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,363.[3] Comfort was founded by German emigrants on the western end of the Texas-German belt. Many residents of the town today are descendants of those same Germans. Comfort is known for its German Heritage and large ranches outside of town.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comfort, Texas
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Comfort CDP, Texas". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Historical Friction". Texas Monthly. October 1, 1997. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Comfort Chamber Of Commerce: Home". The Comfort Chamber Of Commerce. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

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