Comanche (TX): Profile

Welcome to Comanche County ...

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

The community of Comanche is the Seat for Comanche County.

Comanche County was founded in 1856. Comanche was created by taking area from Bosque and Coryell Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Comanche had a population of 13,629 people. This is a decrease of 2.47% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,974 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Comanche represented 0.06% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Comanche County:

Comanche
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,219 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Comanche
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche<2>
De Leon
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on De Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Leon<2>
Gustine
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Gustine
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine<2>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Texas
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

Websites specific to Comanche County
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- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Brown County
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- Eastland County
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- Erath County
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- Hamilton County
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- Mills County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Comanche County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Comanche County

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

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.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.