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Coupland
Former train station in Coupland
Former train station in Coupland
Coupland is located in Texas
Coupland
Coupland
Location in Texas
Coupland is located in the United States
Coupland
Coupland
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Texas
County Williamson, Travis
Area
 • Total 1.95 sq mi (5.06 km2)
 • Land 1.93 sq mi (4.99 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
512 ft (156 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 289
 • Density 148.2/sq mi (57.11/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
78615
FIPS code 17312
GNIS feature ID 1355183
Website http://www.cityofcouplandtx.us/

Coupland (/ˈkplənd/ 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 km2) and a total water area of 0.026 sq mi (0.067 km2).

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