Comfort, Texas

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Coordinates: 29°58′10″N 98°54′26″W / 29.96944, -98.90722
Comfort, Texas
Location of Comfort, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Kendall
Area
- Total	3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
- Land	3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,427 ft (435 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,358
- Density	735.6/sq mi (284.0/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	78013
Area code(s)	830
FIPS code	48-16228^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1333183^[2]

Comfort is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kendall County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,358 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Freethought and abolitionists
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Comfort is located at 29°58′10″N, 98°54′26″W (29.969566, -98.907087)^[3]. This is 45 miles (72 km) northwest of San Antonio and 72 miles (116 km) west of Austin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), of which, 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) of it is land and 0.31% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,358 people, 799 households, and 603 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 735.6 people per square mile (283.6/km²). There were 917 housing units at an average density of 286.1/sq mi (110.3/km²). 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.

[edit] Education

Comfort is served by the Comfort Independent School District.

[edit] Freethought and abolitionists

Comfort was a community of Freethinkers and Abolitionists in the 1800s. Pro-slavery marauders carried out massacres in this town of German immigrants. An eight-foot tall limestone cenotaph honoring "The Founding Freethinkers" was erected in Comfort in August, 1998. The cenotaph was removed December 21, 2000 because of opposition from groups concerned about paying tribute to the irreligious beliefs of the Freethinkers. There is a book titled "Comfort" written by Carolee Dean.