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Welcome to Blanco County ...

Time Zone: Blanco County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Johnson City is the Seat for Blanco County.

Blanco County was founded February 12, 1858. Blanco was created by taking area from Burnet, and Gillespie Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Blanco had a population of 11,931 people. This is an increase of 13.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,498 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blanco represented 0.04% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Blanco County:

  • Blanco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Blanco is located in Blanco County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanco <2>
  • Johnson City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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