Geography
Blanco County is located in the Hill Country of central Texas, west of Austin and north of San Antonio. Two significant rivers, the Blanco River and the Pedernales River, flow through the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 713 square miles (1,846.7 km2), of which 711 square miles (1,841.5 km2) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km2) (0.30%) is water.
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