thumb|Granbury Town Square
thumb|Granbury Railroad Depot
Granbury is a city in and the county seat of Hood County, Texas, United States. To explain why the city name is spelled differently, some scholars believe the name Granberry was misread on a document. Recent findings conclude that Granberry chose to spell his name Granbury.
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway, building towards Brownwood from Fort Worth, reached Granbury in 1887. In the 20th century, the line was owned successively by the Frisco Railway, the Santa Fe Railway, and the South Orient Railroad before being acquired by the Fort Worth and Western Railroad in 1999.
A recent expansion of the city was made possible by building a Brazos River dam in 1969, which formed Lake Granbury, a long, narrow lake that flows through the city.
On May 15, 2013, a violent EF4 tornado struck the southeastern part of Granbury, leaving six confirmed deaths and at least 100 homes damaged. Approximately 48 injured people were treated at Lake Granbury Medical Center.
In July 2024, Time magazine published an investigation into numerous noise and health complaints by Granbury residents, many of whom attributed their ailments to a Bitcoin mining facility located in Granbury owned by Marathon Digital Holdings.
Geography
Granbury is located along US Route 377 approximately 30 miles southwest of Fort Worth. The Brazos River flows past the east side of the city within Lake Granbury. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is covered by water.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Granbury has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Granbury had a population of 10,958. The median age was 51.5 years. 17.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 32.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.2 males age 18 and over.
There were 4,852 households in Granbury, of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.4% were married-couple households, 17.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 9,414 || 85.9%
|-
| Black or African American || 110 || 1.0%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 87 || 0.8%
|-
| Asian || 196 || 1.8%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 7 || 0.1%
|-
| Some other race || 305 || 2.8%
|-
| Two or more races || 839 || 7.7%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,068 || 9.7%
|}
2010 census
As of the census Granbury has been a 5A district since 2008. Also, a Happy Hill Farm Academy home is in the district. In 1999, boys' soccer won the 4A state championship in Texas.
Media
Granbury and Hood County are part of the Dallas/Fort Worth television media market in North Central Texas. Local news media outlets are KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, KFWD-TV, and KDTX-TV. Granbury is also served by a local Public Education and Government Access Channel Granbury TV. Two news media sources serve Hood County, Hood County Free Press, an online daily news publication, and the biweekly newspaper Hood County News. Granbury is also served by Tarleton State University's National Public Radio affiliate, KTRL 90.5 FM.
Infrastructure
Granbury is served by Granbury Regional Airport (GDJ). The neighborhood of Pecan Plantation has a municipal airport that operates only recreational flights.
Notable people
- Leta Andrews — high school basketball coach with the most wins in the country
- Brian Birdwell — Texas State Senator, assumed this office in June 2010
- Cynthia Brants — artist and member of the Fort Worth Circle
- Bill Garrett — former PGA Tour golfer
- Peter Mayhew — British actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films; formerly lived in Granbury
- Andy Parker — drummer for the English rock group UFO; resides in Granbury
- Jia Perkins — San Antonio Silver Stars basketball player
- Johnny Perkins — New York Giants football player; attended Granbury High School
- Drew Phillips — internet personality
- Nellie Gray Robertson — first female county attorney in Texas; born in Granbury
- Shorty Rollins — racing driver
- Dave Smith — former Oklahoma State Cowboys and SMU Mustangs head coach
- Gene Stephens — MLB outfielder
- Dana Vollmer — Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer
- Robert Williamson III — poker player, grew up in Granbury