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Around Cotulla
Distances
Nearest major airport
San Antonio International Airport (SAT)88 miles away
Closer regional airport
Laredo International Airport (LRD)63 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Laredo, TX63 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
San Antonio, TX82 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Cotulla; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Cotulla had 3,718 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 517th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
La Salle County grew from 2,303 residents in 1900 to 6,664 in 2020.
La Salle County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 100°F in summer, and winter lows average 44°F. About 21.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cotulla La Salle Co Ap, TX weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in La Salle County
1,798 jobs at 149 businesses in La Salle County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
24 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cotulla.
Methodist Hospital AtascosaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Jourdanton51.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Specialist doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
11
Mental health providers
6
Physical and occupational therapists
4
Optometrists
1
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Cotulla
Parks (1 nearby)
Veterans Park · 2 acres0.3 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Lowe's Market0.7 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Gaddis Pharmacy0.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Alexander Memorial Library0.4 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Brush Country Museum0.4 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Cotulla ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ramirez-Burks ElCotulla
Pre-K–5
468
Public
0.4 mi
Frank Newman MiddleCotulla
6–8
259
Public
0.6 mi
Cotulla H SCotulla
9–12
356
Public
0.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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