Editing Cibolo, Texas (section)

==History==
Cibolo voted to become an independent township on October 9, 1965; the "City Fathers" were Mayor M.O. Grooms, Councilman Carl Biser, Councilman Ted Dykes, Councilman Alwin Lieck, Councilman Fred Niemietz, and Councilman D.O. Trotti. {{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Before the first European settlers arrived, the [[Comanche]] and several other Native American tribes lived in Cibolo. The name ''Cibolo'' means "[[Bison|buffalo]]".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Hemenway southwestern archaeological expedition. Contributions to the history of the southwestern portion of the United States.|last=Bandelier|first=Adolph Francis Alphonse|date=1890|publisher=Cambridge|hdl = 2027/txu.059173017988839}}</ref> The community first established when the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] cut through the area en route to major cities such as [[Houston]] and [[San Antonio]]. Over time, Cibolo developed into the suburb it is today.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=Welcome to Cibolo, Texas|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHymRJUvTmI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/JHymRJUvTmI| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2019-09-20}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cibolotx.gov/Index.aspx?NID=149|title=Cibolo City History|access-date=28 October 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Cibolo Texas Main Street 2019.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The old commercial district on Main Street.]]
In 1867, George Schlather built a store on land purchased by his father Jacob. In 1882, the Schlathers sold the store to Charles Fromme, who renamed it Fromme's Store. The community also became known by this name. In 1877, the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway station serving the area was called Cibolo Valley. In 1883, the [[United States Postal Service|US Post Office]] opened a branch in the town and called it Cibolo. By 1890, its population was 100 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlc33|title=CIBOLO, TX|last=MAE|first=WEINERT, WILLIE|date=2010-06-12|website=tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=2017-10-03}}</ref>

Beginning in the 21st century, Cibolo has experienced high levels of growth, increasing 733% since 2000, when the population was 3,035 people. Between 2000 and 2010, the population increased 545% to 19,580 people. As Cibolo has grown, its share of the county population has also increased. In 2000, Cibolo accounted for only 3.4% of Guadalupe County's population, but between 2000 and 2010, Cibolo captured 38.9% of the county's growth, and its share of the population increased to 14.9%. Between 2010 and 2013, Cibolo acquired 22.3% of the growth in Guadalupe County, and today Cibolo accounts for 17% of the county's population.<ref name=":42">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cibolotx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1285|title=Cibolo Comprehensive Master Plan|website=City of Cibolo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075005/http://cibolotx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1285|archive-date=2016-12-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>