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The Coryell County Courthouse in Gatesville, Texas. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1977.
The Coryell County Courthouse in Gatesville, Texas. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1977.
Map of Texas highlighting Coryell County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Texas
Founded 1854
Seat Gatesville
Largest city Copperas Cove
Area
 • Total 1,057 sq mi (2,740 km2)
 • Land 1,052 sq mi (2,720 km2)
 • Water 4.7 sq mi (12 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 83,093
 • Density 78.61/sq mi (30.352/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 25th

Coryell County ( KOR-yel) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 83,093. The county seat is Gatesville. The county is named for James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Caddo Indians.

Coryell County is part of the KilleenTemple metropolitan statistical area.

History

The habitation of Coryell County dates as far back as 4500 BC. The Tonkawa, Lipan Apache, Kiowa and Comanche were among the tribes who migrated through the area at various periods. When the General Colonization Law went into effect in 1824, followed by the 1825 State Colonization Law of Coahuila y Tejas, Robert Leftwich obtained a grant to settle 800 families in Texas. The grant went through several legal challenges, and later became Robertson's Colony, named for Sterling C. Robertson. The grant encompassed all or parts of thirty present-day Texas counties Settlers began moving into the area after Fort Gates was established at Gatesville. The Texas state legislature created the county in 1854, naming it after James Coryell.

Originally Coryell was to be named Pierce County but was changed to Coryell after James' Coryell's death.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,057 square miles (2,740 km2), of which 1,052 square miles (2,720 km2) is land and 4.7 square miles (12 km2) (0.4%) is water.

Major highways

  • I-14.svg Interstate 14
  • US 84.svg U.S. Highway 84
  • US 190.svg U.S. Highway 190
  • US 281.svg U.S. Highway 281
  • Texas 36.svg State Highway 36

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1870 412
1880 10,924 2,551.5%
1890 16,873 54.5%
1900 21,308 26.3%
1910 21,703 1.9%
1920 20,601 −5.1%
1930 19,999 −2.9%
1940 20,226 1.1%
1950 16,284 −19.5%
1960 23,961 47.1%
1970 35,311 47.4%
1980 56,767 60.8%
1990 64,213 13.1%
2000 74,978 16.8%
2010 75,388 0.5%
2020 83,093 10.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
1850–2010 2010 2020

2020 census

Coryell County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 46,776 46,213 62.05% 55.62%
Black or African American alone (NH) 11,450 11,760 15.19% 14.15%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 439 414 0.58% 0.50%
Asian alone (NH) 1,332 1,816 1.77% 2.19%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 632 1,041 0.84% 1.25%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 191 389 0.25% 0.47%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 2,595 4,978 3.44% 5.99%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11,973 16,482 15.88% 19.84%
Total 75,388 83,093 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

See also

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