Uvalde, Texas
city in and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uvalde (/juːˈvældi/ yoo-VAL-dee) is a city in and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas, United States.[5] The population was 15,312 at the 2020 census.[2]
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Uvalde, Texas | |
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Uvalde City Hall, a fountain on the Leona River in Uvalde Memorial Park, Janey Slaughter Briscoe Grand Opera House, John Nance Garner House, Uvalde County Courthouse | |
Nickname: City of Trees | |
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Coordinates: 29.21°N 99.79°W / 29.21; -99.79 | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Uvalde |
Named for | Juan de Ugalde |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
Area | |
• Total | 7.67 sq mi (19.87 km2) |
• Land | 7.66 sq mi (19.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,217 |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 15,430 |
• Density | 1,985.5/sq mi (766.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 78801-78802 |
Area code | 830 |
FIPS code | 48-74588[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1370541[4] |
Website | uvaldetx.gov |
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Uvalde was founded in 1853 by Reading Wood Black as the town of Encina. Encina was later renamed as Uvalde in 1856 after the Spanish governor Juan de Ugalde (Cádiz, Andalusia, 1729–1816).
On May 24, 2022, 19 children and 3 adults were killed in an elementary school mass shooting.[6][7]