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Boerne

city in and county seat of Kendall County, Texas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Texas
County: Kendall
Type: Council–manager
City council: Mayor Frank Ritchie Ty Wolosin Joe Bateman Quinten Scott Bret Bunker Joseph Macaluso
City manager: Ben Thatcher
Total: 11.98 sq mi (31.02 km )
Land: 11.67 sq mi (30.23 km )
Water: 0.31 sq mi (0.79 km )
Elevation: 1,447 ft (441 m)
Estimate 2021: 19,109
Density: 1,529/sq mi (590.5/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( Central )
Zip codes: 78006, 78015
Fips code: 48-09160
Website: www .ci .boerne .tx .us

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Boerne (/ˈbɜːrni/ BURN-ee) is a city in and the county seat of Kendall County, Texas, United States, in the Texas Hill Country. Founded in 1849 as Tusculum, German settlers changed its name to Boerne, in honor of author and satirist Ludwig Börne, when it was platted in 1852. Boerne is known for its German-Texan history. Its population was 10,471 at the 2010 census, and in 2020 the population was 17,850. The city is noted for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case City of Boerne v. Flores.

Boerne is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area.