Tag: Jourdanton
Jourdanton is a city in and the county seat of Atascosa County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,285 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jourdanton was founded in 1909 and was named after founder Jourdan Campbell. The county seat was moved from Pleasanton to Jourdanton in 1910. Locals pronounce the town name as (jur-dun-ton). The Mayor of Jourdanton is Larry Pryor. The City Administrator is Dan Nick. The Chief of Police is Eric Kaiser. The Volunteer Fire Chief is David Prasifka. Jourdanton is a General Law Type A form of government as per the Texas Local Government Code. (See Texas Local Government Code at http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us)
Jourdanton is located at 28°55′18″N 98°32′47″W / 28.92167°N 98.54639°W / 28.92167; -98.54639 (28.921530, -98.546440).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,732 people, 1…
