Elmendorf, Texas
Elmendorf is a small city in Bexar County, about 16 miles southeast of downtown San Antonio, near the San Antonio River in the gently rolling terrain of South Central Texas. Once a rural community on the outskirts of the city, it lies within the metropolitan area's growing southern edge. The surrounding land is a mix of ranchland, brush country, and low-lying river bottoms.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 3,111
- Change from 2020 base
- +67.2%
- Land area
- 6.1 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Bexar County and Wilson County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Elmendorf crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Elmendorf
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Elmendorf.
Urban Park
Brackenridge Park Sits Just Below the San Antonio River Headwaters
Brackenridge Park holds a stretch of the San Antonio River just below its headwaters, plus the Zoo, the Japanese Tea Garden, and 11,000 years of human history in one place.
Property tax
How to file your homestead exemption in Bexar County
Texas homeowners who live in their home as a primary residence can reduce their taxable value by filing a homestead exemption with the Bexar Central Appraisal District.
Local Identity
Floresville's peanut nickname became an official Texas title in 2023
A crop planted around 1915 grew into a 1938 festival and, much later, the official Peanut Capital of Texas designation.
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