Just released Braunfels has the sizeable German-American community. the town holds a German-style festival, Wurstfest [http://www.wurstfest.com] (Wurst is German for sausage), every November to celabrate the city's German heritage. Future Braunfels is a places of one of the best known water parks in the United States, the Schlitterbahn WaterPark Resort.

Up to date Braunfels is the setting of the picture Small Soldiers. Likewise, a German motion picture Schultze Gets the Blues [http://www.schultzegetstheblues.de] (released 2004) contains a bit of scenes shot & ingesting place around Future Braunfels.

A Gruene historical district is located within a city limits of Up to date Braunfels.

History
Up to date Braunfels was established inside 1845 by the German nobleman Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, Commissioner General of the "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas", likewise referred to as a "Noblemen's Society" (within German: Adelsverein).

Geography
Up to date Braunfels is placed at 29°42'Sextuplet" North, 98°7'25" West (Xxix.701724, -98.123559).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum region of 76.Ace km² (29.4 mi²). 75.Eighter kilometre² (Xxix.Deuce mi²) of these are l& and Zero.Four klick² (Cipher.Deuce mi²) of these are a water supply. A sum metropolitan area is Cipher.51% a lake.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 36,494 people, 13,558 menage, & 9,599 families living in the city. A population density is 481.7/km² (1,247.7/mi²). There are 14,896 housing units at an typical density of 196.6/km² (509.3/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 84.30% White, 1.37% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 10.93% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. 34.52% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 13,558 house away from which 33.4% develop tikes under a age of Eighteen accept the babies, 55.4% come married couples living together, 11.5% have a female homeowner using there are no hubby present, & Xxix.2% come non-families. Twenty-four.8% of tons house come manufactured higher of people & Xii.0% use at times somebody residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Two.Sixty & a typical personal size is Three.Eleven.

In a city the people is spread retired by using Xxv.7% under a age of Eighteen, Eight.5% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxviii.4% from either 25 to 44, Twenty.6% from either 45 to 64, & Sixteen.9% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each Century females there are 91.Niner males. For each Centred females age Xviii & complete, there are 88.Ternion males.

the median income for a home in the city is $40,078, & the median income for a personal is $46,726. Males have a median income of $31,140 versus $23,235 for females. A per capita income for the city is $18,548. Ten.Nina from carolina% of the people & 9.0% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Fourteen.9% of people under a age of 18 & 9.7% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.