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Comanche is the county seat of Comanche County in Central Texas; both the town and county are named for the Comanche Native American tribe, whose territory once included the area.

The town was established in 1858, when John Duncan offered the county 240 acres on Indian Creek as a site for a county seat, and T. J. Nabors built the first house.

Comanche replaced the earlier settlement of Cora as county seat in May 1859; Cora's preserved log courthouse — one of the oldest standing wooden courthouses in Texas — now stands near the modern courthouse in Comanche.

The city was incorporated in 1873, and in its early years it served as a supply base for Texas ranches.

In 1874 the gunfighter John Wesley Hardin killed a deputy sheriff in Comanche; the Comanche County Historical Museum preserves a replica saloon marking the site, along with a blacksmith shop, a filling station, and a doctor's office.

By 1892 Comanche had about 2,500 residents, the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway, a daily stage line, and numerous businesses.

Comanche grew into a flourishing farm-market center whose businesses historically centered on marketing and processing peanuts, fruits, and livestock.

Comanche is located at the junction of U.S. Highways 67 and 377, about 70 miles southeast of Abilene.

Comanche's population was 4,482 in 2000 and 4,211 in the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Comanche County.