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Pearsall (/ ˈ p ɪər s ɔː l / PEER-sawl) is a city in and the county seat of Frio County, Texas, United States. [4] The population was 7,325 at the 2020 census , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] down from 9,146 at the 2010 census.
Frio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,385. [1] The county seat is Pearsall. [2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871. [3] Frio is named for the Frio River, whose name is Spanish for "cold". [4]
With the establishment of the town of Pearsall along the rail route, people began to leave Frio City. By 1883, Pearsall had become the county seat, and in 1886, Frio City changed its name to Frio Town. W. Yancey Kilgore purchased the Frio Town courthouse in 1884, it later housed a general store, the post office, and in 1884, the Frio Academy.
On May 9, 2015, Moore became the first African American woman [citation needed] to be elected Mayor of Pearsall, Texas, US [1] with 66% of the vote. [citation needed] Her campaign was centered on bringing change to a corrupt city government that had been overwhelmed with lawsuits and grand jury indictments of its officials.
North Pearsall is located in central Frio County and is bordered to the south by the city of Pearsall, the county seat. Interstate 35 forms the western edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 104. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km 2 ), all land.
A map of the United States of America with the state of Texas highlighted. Texas is a state located in the Southern United States . As of the 2020 census , [ 1 ] 29,145,505 (95.55%) of the 30,503,301 residents of Texas lived in a municipality in the 2023 estimate.
Pearsall, the county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) to the north. Texas State Highway 85 passes through the center of town as Leona Street, leading northeast 49 miles (79 km) to Pleasanton and west 58 miles (93 km) to Carrizo Springs. According to the United States Census Bureau, Dilley has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km 2), all land. [5]
West Pearsall was a census-designated place (CDP) in Frio County, Texas, United States. The population was 349 at the 2000 census. The population was 349 at the 2000 census. West Pearsall was annexed into the City of Pearsall in late 2002.