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City in Texas, United States
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Coordinates: 30°27′25″N 97°23′33″W / 30.45694°N 97.39250°W / 30.45694; -97.39250
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWilliamson, Travis
Area
 • Total1.95 sq mi (5.06 km)
 • Land1.93 sq mi (4.99 km)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km)
Elevation512 ft (156 m)
Population
 • Total289
 • Density150/sq mi (57/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes78615
FIPS code17312
GNIS feature ID1355183
Websitehttp://www.cityofcouplandtx.us/

Coupland (/ˈkoʊplənd/ KOHP-lənd) is a city in southeastern Williamson County, Texas, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 289.

The Coupland Independent School District serves area students. Coupland ISD serves kindergarten through grade 8. Upon graduation, the students go to Elgin, Pflugerville, or Taylor, Texas for high school courses. Coupland's athletic teams are the "Cowboys".

History

In 1859, Morgan C. Hamilton bought large tracts of land along Brushy Creek from Shiloh to Rice's Crossing. Hamilton died in 1883, willing the land to his nephew, Theodore Van Buren Coupland. Mr. Coupland sold a 100-ft right-of-way to the Taylor, Bastrop and Austin Railroad in 1887. Two Taylor men subsequently formed the Coupland City Corporation to subdivide and sell land for the newly formed unincorporated community of Coupland.

Coupland residents voted overwhelmingly to incorporate on November 6, 2012, the 125th anniversary of its founding. The City of Coupland held its first city council elections on May 13, 2013, with Jack Piper running unopposed for mayor.

Geography

Coupland is located at 30°27′25″N 97°23′33″W / 30.45694°N 97.39250°W / 30.45694; -97.39250 (30.456924, –97.392367), which is just south of the city of Taylor, just east of the city of Pflugerville, and north of the city of Manor.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total land area of 1.926 square miles (4.989 km) and a total water area of 0.026 sq mi (0.067 km).

References

  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coupland, Texas
  3. "Census Bureau profile: Coupland, Texas". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  4. "Towns C Texas Pronunciation Guide". www.texastripper.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  6. Source: A Brief History of Coupland
  7. Source: Breaking News: Coupland elects its first City Council!

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County seat: Georgetown
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