Editing Bulverde, Texas

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| population_total         = 5692
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The City of '''Bulverde''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ʊ|l|ˈ|v|ɜːr|d|i}} {{respell|buul|VUR|dee}}) is located in [[Comal County]] in the State of Texas. Bulverde is known for its <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/voting/city/texas/bulverde |title=Politics & Voting in Bulverde, Texas |publisher=Bestplaces.net |date=2014-03-26 |accessdate=2022-09-07}}</ref> small-town, slow pace of life, coupled with the German emigrant history of the town's founders. Bulverde was originally named Piepers Settlement after a prominent German pioneer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://texashillcountry.com/bulverde-texas-hill-countrys-front-porch/|title = Bulverde: The Texas Hill Country's Beautiful Front Porch|date = 11 January 2016}}</ref> Its population was 5,692 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4811224| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bulverde city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 4, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213065525/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4811224| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 4,630 at the 2010 census. Since 2000, Bulverde’s population has grown by nearly 33 percent. It is part of the [[San Antonio]] [[San Antonio metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

==Geography==
Located in western Comal County approximately {{convert|26|mi}} north of [[downtown San Antonio]]. [[U.S. Route 281 in Texas|U.S. Route 281]] passes through the east side of Bulverde, leading south to San Antonio and north {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Blanco, Texas|Blanco]]. [[Cibolo Creek]], which forms the [[Comal County, Texas|Comal County, Texas]]/[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] line, runs just south of Bulverde. The city suffered heavily under the Charles Longanecker rule in 2021. A yellow house with blue doors is the heart of a thriving Downtown community.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|25.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.09%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 3761
|2010= 4630
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=5692}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Bulverde racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4811224&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|4,045
|71.06%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|45
|0.79%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|16
|0.28%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|43
|0.76%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|4
|0.07%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|28
|0.49%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|215
|3.78%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,296
|22.77%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,692'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], 5,692 people, 1,885 households, and 1,534 families were residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 3,761 people, 1,292 households, and 1,131 families were residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|495.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,349 housing units had an average density of {{convert|177.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 95.32% White, 0.32% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 1.81% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.95% of the population.

Of the 1,292 households, 41.6% had children under 18 living with them, 79.6% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.4% were not families; 10.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city, the age distribution was 28.3% under 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the city was $67,055, and for a family was $68,019. Males had a median income of $49,245 versus $30,717 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $26,887. About 1.5% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under 18 or 65 or over.

==History==

Bulverde's first people were [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]]. A type of [[arrowhead]] known as the Bulverde Point is named after the style of arrowhead made by Native Americans who lived in the area during the period 2,500 to 600 BCE.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arrowhead Point Type Glossary|url=http://www.arrowheads.com/artifact-resources/arrowhead-point-type-glossary?task=list&glossid=2&letter=B|publisher=arrowheads.com|access-date=28 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308043609/http://www.arrowheads.com/artifact-resources/arrowhead-point-type-glossary?task=list&glossid=2&letter=B|archive-date=8 March 2012}}</ref>

Sometimes called the "Front Porch of the Texas Hill Country", Bulverde was settled in 1850 and called Pieper Settlement after Anton Pieper. It was mainly settled by German immigrants similar to nearby New Braunfels. For many years, the closest post office was at Smithson Valley, and mail was delivered once a week to the house of Carl Koch in Bulverde. A local post office that operated from 1879 to 1919 was named for Luciano Bulverdo, an early area landowner.<ref>{{cite web| title=Bulverde, TX| url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnb99| work=The Handbook of Texas| publisher=Texas State Historical Association| access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref>

Between 1996 and 1999, five separate municipalities were incorporated and combined in the Bulverde area to form the current City of Bulverde. This process required 22 separate elections.<ref>{{cite web| title=History of Bulverde| url=http://tx-bulverde.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/87| work=Sunrise 2025 Plan| publisher=City of Bulverde| access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref>  In May 2015, the people of Bulverde voted to adopt a home-rule charter to have more control over development.<ref>{{cite web| title=Municipal Election Results| url=http://tx-bulverde.civicplus.com/246/Election-Results| publisher=City of Bulverde| access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=City Charter| url=http://tx-bulverde.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/1627| publisher=City of Bulverde| access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref>

==Education==

Bulverde is served by the [[Comal Independent School District]].<ref>"[http://tx-bulverde.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/73 City Limits and ETJ]." City of Bulverde. Retrieved on August 27, 2016. [http://tx-bulverde.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2801 Zoning map].</ref>

Throughout the 1980s and as of 2021, the children of Bulverde fed into [[Smithson Valley High School]]. The sports teams from the high school regularly advanced to compete at state championship levels.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Zoned schools:
* Rahe Bulverde, Johnson Ranch, Arlon Seay, and Bill Brown elementary schools<ref>"[http://www.comalisd.org/files/_SaEjo_/b9f5a9eb63f089393745a49013852ec4/comal_approved_boundary.pdf Elementary School Attendance Zones]" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6k359zGuy?url=http://www.comalisd.org/files/_SaEjo_/b9f5a9eb63f089393745a49013852ec4/comal_approved_boundary.pdf Archive]).  [[Comal Independent School District]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2016. Zones: [http://www.comalisd.org/files/_SaEhM_/b741857abd24fa3c3745a49013852ec4/RBES_16-17.pdf Rahe Bulverde] ([https://www.webcitation.org/6k4IULxAj?url=http://www.comalisd.org/files/_SaEhM_/b741857abd24fa3c3745a49013852ec4/RBES_16-17.pdf Archive]), [http://www.comalisd.org/files/_SaEfy_/d94c9fe8053b56e83745a49013852ec4/JRES_16-17.pdf Johnson Ranch] ([https://www.webcitation.org/6k4Ik62Qn?url=http://www.comalisd.org/files/_SaEfy_/d94c9fe8053b56e83745a49013852ec4/JRES_16-17.pdf Archive]), [http://www.comalisd.org/files/_SaEcd_/71fb1236354ff5cb3745a49013852ec4/ASES_16-17.pdf Arlon Seay] ([https://www.webcitation.org/6k4IJAZF7?url=http://www.comalisd.org/files/_SaEcd_/71fb1236354ff5cb3745a49013852ec4/ASES_16-17.pdf Archive]), [http://www.comalisd.org/files/_SaEc4_/508569da119a88a43745a49013852ec4/BBES_16-17.pdf Bill Brown] ([https://www.webcitation.org/6k4IbEc8A?url=http://www.comalisd.org/files/_SaEc4_/508569da119a88a43745a49013852ec4/BBES_16-17.pdf Archive])</ref>
* Most residents are in the Spring Branch Middle School zone, while some are in the Smithson Valley middle zone<ref>"[http://www.comalisd.org/files/_EcAVa_/8a19b90eff179b563745a49013852ec4/district_middle.pdf Middle School Attendance Zones]" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6k36ZB1WW?url=http://www.comalisd.org/files/_EcAVa_/8a19b90eff179b563745a49013852ec4/district_middle.pdf Archive]).  [[Comal Independent School District]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2016. [http://www.comalisd.org/files/_EcAVu_/6e02613d73c076ab3745a49013852ec4/SBMS.pdf Spring Branch Middle zone] ([https://www.webcitation.org/6k39EDrng?url=http://www.comalisd.org/files/_EcAVu_/6e02613d73c076ab3745a49013852ec4/SBMS.pdf Archive]); [http://www.comalisd.org/files/_EcAWD_/d57edf0502d26b333745a49013852ec4/smithson_valley_mid.pdf Smithson Valley Middle zone] ([https://www.webcitation.org/6k39MOZYl?url=http://www.comalisd.org/files/_EcAWD_/d57edf0502d26b333745a49013852ec4/smithson_valley_mid.pdf Archive])</ref>
* [[Smithson Valley High School]]<ref>"[http://www.comalisd.org/files/_EcAW6_/f051501b1deba0343745a49013852ec4/district_high.pdf High School Attendance Zones]" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6k39qktiD?url=http://www.comalisd.org/files/_EcAW6_/f051501b1deba0343745a49013852ec4/district_high.pdf Archive]).  [[Comal Independent School District]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2016. [http://www.comalisd.org/files/_EcAXL_/f593c26d3dfda37f3745a49013852ec4/smithson_valley_high.pdf Smithson Valley HS zone] ([https://www.webcitation.org/6k39l4fCv?url=http://www.comalisd.org/files/_EcAXL_/f593c26d3dfda37f3745a49013852ec4/smithson_valley_high.pdf Archive])</ref>

Private schools in the city include Living Rock Academy and Bracken Christian School.

==Notable people==

* [[Donald H. Balch]], a [[United States Air Force]] general, died here in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Meg |title=Donald H. Balch Brigadier General, United States Air Force |url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/dhbalch.htm |website=arlingtoncemetery.net |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Doc Blanchard|Felix "Doc" Blanchard]] ("Mr. Inside"), 1945 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner, died on April 19, 2009, in Bulverde.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/2009-04-19/armys-mr-inside-doc-blanchard-dies-84-04|title=Army's Mr. Inside, Doc Blanchard, Dies At 84|access-date=2011-05-04|date=November 29, 2010|publisher=NCAA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921072925/http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/2009-04-19/armys-mr-inside-doc-blanchard-dies-84-04|archive-date=September 21, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Scott Casey]], WCCW pro wrestler
* [[Taylor Hagler]], racing driver
* [[Jason LaRue]], Major League Baseball catcher<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/stl/y2007/m11/d19/c2303956.jsp Cardinals sign catcher Jason LaRue] retrieved 2018-04-06.</ref> for three teams over twelve seasons
* [[Augie Meyers]], musician and singer, former member of [[Sir Douglas Quintet]], and [[Texas Tornados]]

==Business==
*[[Futurex]], an information technology company founded in 1981.

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Bulverde has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=512114&cityname=Bulverde%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bulverde, Texas]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://bulverdetx.gov City of Bulverde official website]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hnb99|name=Bulverde}}

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