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Welcome to Medina County ...

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

The community of Hondo is the Seat for Medina County.

Medina County was founded in 1848 and was created by taking area from Bexar County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Medina had a population of 51,584 people. This is an increase of 11.86% since the last Census (which gave a population of 46,114 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Medina represented 0.18% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Medina County:

  • Castroville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Devine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Devine is located in Medina County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <2>
  • Hondo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hondo is located in Medina County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hondo <2>
  • LaCoste
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • LaCoste is located in Medina County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • LaCoste has also been known as:
    • La Coste
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  • Natalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Natalia is located in Medina County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <2>

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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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