Gillespie County, Texas
6 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 27,524
- Median household income
- $76,162
- ±7,606
- Unemployed
- 2.7%
- 341 of 12,521 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.1%
- 10,262 of 11,513 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Gillespie | 27,297 (2021) | 101 W Main St, Fredericksburg | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fredericksburg | 11,072 (2021) | 126 W Main St, Fredericksburg | Website |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillespie County Water Control and Improvement District 1 | Flood control | 1906 N Llano St, Fredericksburg | — |
| Hill Country Underground Water Conservation District | Irrigation | 508 S Washington St, Fredericksburg | Website |
| Stonewall Water Control and Improvement District | Natural resources and water supply | Po Box 419, Stonewall | — |
| Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1906 N Llano St, Fredericksburg | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
DOSS CONSOLIDATED CSD
School district1 schools
11431 RANCH RD 648, Doss, TX, 78618
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
FREDERICKSBURG ISD
School district6 schools
234 FRIENDSHIP LN, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HARPER ISD
School district3 schools
61 N RANCH RD 783, Harper, TX, 78631
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Farmers Market at the Cibolo (33 Herff Road Boerne)
Local Kerrville Farmers Market (945 Barnett Street Kerrville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.