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'''Boerne''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɜr|n|i}} {{respell|BURN|ee}})<ref name="Boerne, TX">{{cite web | title=Official Website | website=Boerne, TX | url=https://www.ci.boerne.tx.us/1693/About-Boerne | access-date=2023-12-10}}</ref><ref name="Horne 2016">{{cite web | last=Horne | first=Justin | title=Unique Texas town names: Boerne,
Boerne is part of the [[San Antonio]]–[[New Braunfels, Texas|New Braunfels]] [[Greater San Antonio|metropolitan statistical area]].
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==Geography==
Boerne is located in southern Kendall County in the [[Texas Hill Country]]. [[Interstate 10 in Texas|Interstate 10]] and [[U.S. Route 87 in Texas|U.S. Route 87]] pass through the city south and west of its center, with access from Exits 537 through 543. I-10/US-87 lead southeast {{convert|31|mi}} to [[downtown San Antonio]] and northwest {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Comfort, Texas|Comfort]], where the highways diverge.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Boerne has a total area of {{convert|30.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.8|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 2.61%, is covered by water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2018_Gazetteer/2018_Gaz_place_national.zip| title=Gazetteer Files: 2018: Places| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> [[Cibolo Creek]], a {{convert|96|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} tributary of the [[San Antonio River]], flows through the city.
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===Cibolo Center for Conservation===
The Cibolo Center for Conservation comprises over {{convert|100|acre}} of Hill Country trails and wilderness, as well as the historic [[Herff–Rozelle Farm|Herff-Rozelle Farm]]. Originally named the Cibolo Nature Center, it was first opened to the public on [[Earth Day]] in 1990 after founder Carolyn Chipman Evans urged the [[City of Boerne v. Flores|City of Boerne]] to preserve marshland around Boerne City Park. It is maintained through a 501c3 nonprofit organization called the Friends of the Cibolo Wilderness. Trails are open every day from sunrise to sunset, and the Visitors' Center is open from 8am to 5pm. City Park is in a unique natural setting, as it shares a border with Cibolo Creek. The Center features a day camp during the summer for children ages 5–12, which focuses on educating about the environment and learning how to have fun in nature. It also operates a nature-based preschool named The Nest.<ref>{{cite web
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==Education==
It is in the [[Boerne Independent School District]], which has two high schools, three middle schools, and seven elementary schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48259_kendall/DC20SD_C48259.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kendall County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2023-03-04}}</ref> There are also a handful of religious private schools, including the Geneva School of Boerne, as well as Meadowlands, a charter school for at-risk youth in the San Antonio and Hill Country areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meadowlanddistrict.org/|title=Meadowlands Website|accessdate=2023-06-16}}</ref>
==Notable people==
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* [[Ann B. Davis]], actress; ''The Brady Bunch'' (1969–1974), interred in the Saint Helena's Columbarium and Memorial Gardens<ref>Gross, Joe. "[https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20180815/12-fascinating-Texans-and-where-to-find-their-graves 12 fascinating Texans and where to find their graves]," ''Austin American-Statesman,'' 26 Sept. 2018.</ref>
*[[Bill Goldberg]], professional wrestler
*[[Matt Carriker]], American YouTuber, owner of the [[Demolition Ranch]] channel
*[[Herb Hall (musician)|Herb Hall]], jazz clarinet player
* [[Susan Howard]], actress; ''Dallas'' (1979–1987)
* [[George Wilkins Kendall]], journalist, [[Mexican–American War]] correspondent, and founder of ''[[The Times-Picayune|The New Orleans Picayune]]''
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