Medina, Bandera County, Texas facts for kids
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Medina, Texas
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Apple Capital of Texas
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 Medina, Bandera County, Texas
Location in Texas
Medina, Bandera County, Texas
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bandera |
| Elevation | 1,447 ft (441 m) |
| Population
(2000)
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| • Total | 515 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 48-47400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1362568 |
Medina is a small community in Bandera County, Texas, USA. It's part of the bigger San Antonio area. Medina is super famous for its delicious apples! About 515 people lived there in 2000.
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Discovering Medina's Past
Medina started as a small settlement around 1865. Early families built a sawmill there. By 1880, Medina had its own post office. The community grew to include a corn mill, a hotel, and several stores. About 150 people lived there, many of them farmers raising animals.
By 1914, Medina's population grew to 400. But during the Great Depression in the 1930s, many people left. The population dropped to 250 as folks looked for new jobs. Luckily, Medina bounced back! By the late 1940s, 475 people lived there. The town had more businesses and churches.
Medina: The Apple Capital
For a long time, people in Medina raised animals and offered hunting trips. But in the 1980s, something new arrived: apple farming! In 1980, the first apple orchard was planted. It had special dwarf apple trees. These trees were small but grew normal-sized apples. The first apples were sold in 1984.
These dwarf trees were amazing because they used less land. Their apples were also 40% sweeter than those from bigger trees! Soon, Medina had hundreds of thousands of apple trees. In 1990, they produced 100 tons of apples. More orchards were planted later.
Because of all these yummy apples, the Texas Department of Agriculture named Medina the "Apple Capital of Texas" in 1989. The very next year, Medina started the Medina Apple Festival. This fun event happens every year on the last Saturday in July. It attracts about 20,000 visitors!
Even though Medina is a small community, it has its own post office. Its ZIP code is 78055.
Medina's Location and Weather
Medina is located in central Bandera County. You can find it where Texas State Highway 16 and Farm to Market Road 337 meet. It's about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Bandera. It's also about 21 miles (34 km) south of Kerrville.
Medina's Climate
Medina has a warm climate. Summers are hot and humid. Winters are usually mild and cool. This type of weather is called a humid subtropical climate.
| Climate data for Medina, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1966–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 88 (31) |
98 (37) |
100 (38) |
101 (38) |
103 (39) |
109 (43) |
108 (42) |
109 (43) |
104 (40) |
99 (37) |
93 (34) |
88 (31) |
109 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 79.9 (26.6) |
84.6 (29.2) |
88.6 (31.4) |
92.1 (33.4) |
95.0 (35.0) |
98.7 (37.1) |
100.2 (37.9) |
101.8 (38.8) |
98.3 (36.8) |
92.3 (33.5) |
83.5 (28.6) |
79.7 (26.5) |
102.1 (38.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 62.9 (17.2) |
66.6 (19.2) |
73.5 (23.1) |
79.6 (26.4) |
85.7 (29.8) |
91.9 (33.3) |
94.2 (34.6) |
95.5 (35.3) |
89.4 (31.9) |
81.2 (27.3) |
70.5 (21.4) |
63.1 (17.3) |
79.5 (26.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 49.1 (9.5) |
52.8 (11.6) |
59.8 (15.4) |
66.1 (18.9) |
74.0 (23.3) |
80.3 (26.8) |
82.2 (27.9) |
82.4 (28.0) |
76.9 (24.9) |
68.0 (20.0) |
57.6 (14.2) |
49.9 (9.9) |
66.6 (19.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 35.2 (1.8) |
39.0 (3.9) |
46.1 (7.8) |
52.6 (11.4) |
62.2 (16.8) |
68.6 (20.3) |
70.3 (21.3) |
69.3 (20.7) |
64.5 (18.1) |
54.7 (12.6) |
44.7 (7.1) |
36.8 (2.7) |
53.7 (12.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 21.1 (−6.1) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
35.5 (1.9) |
46.0 (7.8) |
59.4 (15.2) |
63.8 (17.7) |
62.4 (16.9) |
51.3 (10.7) |
35.9 (2.2) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 9 (−13) |
6 (−14) |
15 (−9) |
22 (−6) |
35 (2) |
47 (8) |
54 (12) |
52 (11) |
39 (4) |
23 (−5) |
15 (−9) |
5 (−15) |
5 (−15) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.23 (57) |
1.84 (47) |
3.00 (76) |
2.54 (65) |
5.53 (140) |
3.89 (99) |
2.51 (64) |
2.26 (57) |
4.48 (114) |
3.29 (84) |
2.34 (59) |
2.36 (60) |
36.27 (922) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.3 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 114.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Schools in Medina
Medina is served by the Medina Independent School District. This district is home to the Medina High School Bobcats! It's one of the school districts in Bandera County. Other districts include Bandera Independent School District and a small part of Northside Independent School District.
Local Churches
Medina has several churches that serve the community:
- Medina Community Church
- First Baptist Medina
- Stringtown Church of Christ
Images for kids
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A church building in Medina.
