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County · code 48019

Bandera CountyTexas

Bandera County is a county in Texas with its seat in Bandera, created in 1856.

  • Founded1856
  • County seatBandera
  • Named forBandera Pass, Texas Hill Country
  • Land area791 sq mi + 6.7 sq mi water
  • Population20,851 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped33,094 checked 15 October 2026
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KerrMedinaKendallRealUvaldeBexar Bandera Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Bandera on the map of Texas

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Counties of Texas · Bandera highlighted

History

Formed in 1856 from Bexar County, Uvalde County and Medina County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Bandera County was formed on January 26, 1856, from parts of Bexar, Uvalde, and Medina counties, and was named after Bandera Pass. The county was fully organized on March 10, 1856, after an initial period of incomplete organization and a loss of territory to Uvalde County. In 1913, Bandera County lost territory to the creation of Real County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1856
    Bandera County created Bandera created from Bexar, Uvalde, and Non-County Area 19 attached to Medina; Bandera not fully organized.
    from Bexarfrom Uvaldefrom Medina
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 42/p. 31
  2. 1856
    Lost territory Bandera lost to Uvalde.
    to Uvalde
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 70/p. 72
  3. 1856
    Changed Bandera fully organized. · "Bandera County," New Handbook of Texas, 1:364
  4. 1860
    Changed Edwards attached to Bandera "for all judicial purposes."
    Edwards
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 7/ p. 120
  5. 1913
    Lost territory Bandera lost to creation of Real.
    to Real
    · Texas Laws 1913, 33d leg., reg. sess., ch. 133/pp. 264-267
Show all 8 changes (3 more)
  1. 1856
    Bandera County created Bandera created from Bexar, Uvalde, and Non-County Area 19 attached to Medina; Bandera not fully organized.
    from Bexarfrom Uvaldefrom Medina
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 42/p. 31
  2. 1856
    Lost territory Bandera lost to Uvalde.
    to Uvalde
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 70/p. 72
  3. 1856
    Changed Bandera fully organized. · "Bandera County," New Handbook of Texas, 1:364
  4. 1860
    Changed Edwards attached to Bandera "for all judicial purposes."
    Edwards
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 7/ p. 120
  5. 1861
    Changed Edwards detached from Bandera, attached to Uvalde "for all judicial purposes."
    EdwardsUvalde
    · Texas Laws 1861, 8th leg., ext. sess., ch. 40/p. 31
  6. 1866
    Changed Edwards detached from Uvalde, attached to Bandera "for judicial purposes." This conflicted with chapter 36 which stated Edwards remained attached to Uvalde; corrected 10 August 1870.
    EdwardsUvalde
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 35, sec. 17/p. 27 and ch. 36, sec. 7/p. 28
  7. 1870
    Changed Edwards detached from either Bandera or Uvalde, attached to Kerr "for judicial purposes."
    EdwardsUvaldeKerr
    · Texas Laws 1870, 12th leg., called sess., ch. 40, sec. 27/p. 57
  8. 1913
    Lost territory Bandera lost to creation of Real.
    to Real
    · Texas Laws 1913, 33d leg., reg. sess., ch. 133/pp. 264-267

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Bandera

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Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Bandera by the Census

Population
20,851 2020 Census count
Housing units
11,400 2020 Census count
Land area
791 square miles
Water area
6.7 square miles
People per sq mi
26 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Bandera County

When was Bandera County founded?
Bandera County was founded in 1856, formed from Bexar County, Uvalde County and Medina County, and named after Bandera Pass, Texas Hill Country.
What is the county seat of Bandera County?
The county seat of Bandera County is Bandera.
Is there an online parcel map for Bandera County?
Yes. Bandera County publishes a parcel map of 33,094 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Bandera County's boundary or name changed?
Bandera County was created in 1856 from Bexar County, Uvalde County and Medina County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 later changes, chiefly involving Edwards County, Uvalde County and Kerr County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Bandera County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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