Bexar County
county in Texas, United States
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Summary
Bexar County is a county of Texas[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county of texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,294 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Texas[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: San Antonio[5]
- Shares border with: Kendall County[6], Comal County[7], Guadalupe County[8], Wilson County[9], Atascosa County[10], Medina County[11], Bandera County[12]
- Named after: Presidio San Antonio de Bexar[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: San Antonio[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Wenzhou[15]
- Commons category: Bexar County, Texas[16]
- Inception: May 31, 1824[17]
- Coordinate location: 29.45, -98.52[18]
- Authority: government of Bexar County[19]
- Official website: https://www.bexar.org/[20]
- IPA transcription: ˈbeɪ.ər[21], bɛər[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bexar County, Texas[23]
- Population: 1,714,773[24], 1,722,996[25], 1,754,167[26], 1,785,787[27], 1,817,610[28], 1,897,753[29], 1,958,578[30], 2,009,324[31]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bexar County, Texas[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bexar County, Texas[34]
- Number of households: 794,173[35], 662,872[36], 644,561[37]
- Native label: Bexar County[38]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C110225[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bexar County, Texas[40]
- Area: 3211[41]
- Water as percent of area: 1.3[42]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Bexar County, Texas[43]
Why It Matters
Bexar County has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]