Gillespie County, Texas

Gillespie County
Gillespie County
County
	The Gillespie County Courthouse in Fredericksburg
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 30°19′N 98°57′W / 30.31°N 98.95°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1848
Named for	Robert Addison Gillespie
Seat	Fredericksburg
Largest city	Fredericksburg
Area
• Total	1,062 sq mi (2,750 km2)
• Land	1,058 sq mi (2,740 km2)
• Water	3.5 sq mi (9 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	26,725
• Density	25/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	21st
Website	www.gillespiecounty.org

Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 26,725.^[1] The county seat is Fredericksburg.^[2] It is located in the heart of the rural Texas Hill Country in Central Texas. Gillespie is named for Robert Addison Gillespie, a soldier in the Mexican–American War.

On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County. In 1848, the legislature formed Gillespie County from Bexar and Travis Counties. While the signers were overwhelmingly German immigrants, names also on the petition were Castillo, Pena, Munos, and a handful of non-German Anglo names.

Gillespie County comprises the Fredericksburg, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "Gillespie County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[1] "Gillespie County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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