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Junction is a city in and the county seat of Kimble County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,618 at the 2000 census.
Junction is located at 30°29′23″N 99°46′17″W / 30.489772°N 99.771335°W / 30.489772; -99.771335 (30.489772, -99.771335), approximately 105 miles (169 km) northwest of San Antonio and 120 miles (190 km) west of Austin in central Kimble County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km), of which, 2.3 square miles (6.0 km) of it is land and 0.44% is water.
Junction is named for its location at the confluence of the North and South Llano Rivers.
The community was founded in 1876 after the organization of Kimble County earlier that year. The original town site was named Denman after Marcellus Denman, who had surveyed and platted the new community. The name Denman was quickly changed to Junction City. In late 1876, Junction City won the designation of county seat from the unsuccessful and flood-prone…