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Comfort is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kendall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,363.[1] Comfort was founded by German emigrants on the western end of the Texas-German belt. Many residents of the town today are descendants of those same Germans. Comfort is known for its German Heritage and large ranches outside of town.[2][3]

It lies adjacent to the Guadalupe River, and the 1987 Guadalupe River flood killed ten people being evacuated from a summer camp sited near Comfort, leaving 33 others missing for a time.

History

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Former Comfort State Bank, now the Comfort Heritage Foundation
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The town square at Christmas
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Gazebo for Albert Steves designed by Dionicio Rodriguez[4]

Comfort was established in 1854 by German immigrants, who were Freethinkers and abolitionists.[5] Ernst Hermann Altgelt, at the age of 22, is credited with surveying and measuring the lots that would later be sold to the incoming German immigrants.[6] He stayed and married Emma (Murck) Altgelt, and they raised their nine children in the township of Comfort. Fritz and Betty Holekamp built the first house in Comfort, having started construction before Comfort's official founding on September 3, 1854.[7] The first churches were not established in Comfort until 1892.[8] After some controversy, a cenotaph honoring "the Founding Freethinkers" was dedicated on November 2, 2002.[9]

The downtown area is possibly one of the most well-preserved historic business districts in Texas. There are well over 100 structures in the area dating back to the 19th century, and seven of them were designed by the noted architect Alfred Giles.[10]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Mr. Giles lived in San Antonio, and he would ride horses, the stagecoach, and later the train to check his building sites in Comfort.[11] Most of the population today is composed of descendants of those original pioneer families of the 1850s and the 1860s.[12]

Comfort is also known for a tragic event that took place during the American Civil War. The Treue der Union Monument ("Loyalty to the Union") was dedicated in honor of 35 men who died at the Battle of the Nueces, which took place because they opposed the state's secession from the Union. The German settlers were killed on their way to Mexico during the Civil War. They were attacked by Confederate forces near Brackettville on August 10, 1862. The bodies were not buried, and the bones were retrieved and placed here in 1865. The monument was erected in 1866.[13][14]

In 1918, Albert Steves erected a Hygieostatic Bat Roost on his family farm in Comfort. This roost was built to attract bats in an effort to control mosquito populations by natural means. It was originally researched and developed by Dr. Charles Agustus Rosenheimer Campbell of San Antonio. The idea was to use bats against malaria-carrying mosquitos. At one time, there were sixteen bat roosts built in the United States and Europe, of which only two sites now remain — one in Comfort and one in the Florida Keys.[15][16]

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Geography

Comfort is bordered to the west by Kerr County. It is Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Kerrville, Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Boerne, and Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of San Antonio. The town is at the interchange of I-10 and US 87.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Comfort CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.27%, are water. The community sits on the north side of Cypress Creek where it joins the Guadalupe River.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Comfort has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[17]

Demographics

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Historical population
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Comfort was first listed as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.[27]

2020 census

Comfort CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[31] Pop 2010[32] Pop 2020[33] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,263 1,039 972 53.56% 43.97% 43.96%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 5 9 0.17% 0.21% 0.41%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 16 15 18 0.68% 0.63% 0.81%
Asian alone (NH) 2 3 2 0.08% 0.13% 0.09%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 1 0 0.04% 0.04% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 1 13 0.00% 0.04% 0.59%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 11 13 54 0.47% 0.55% 2.44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,061 1,286 1,143 45.00% 54.42% 51.70%
Total 2,358 2,363 2,211 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,211 people, 768 households, and 498 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the census[34] of 2000, there were 2,358 people, 799 households, and 603 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 917 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.34% White, 0.51% African American, 1.19% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 18.70% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45.00% of the population.

There were 799 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,799, and the median income for a family was $29,295. Males had a median income of $20,972 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,687. About 27.1% of families and 29.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.2% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Comfort is served by the Comfort Independent School District.

Notable people

See also

References

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