Pleasanton was established in 1858 during the conflicts with the Native Americans with the settlers forcing the latter to move the location of the county seat from Amphion. The current townsite was chosen because of its location at the mouth of Bonita Creek. John Bowen (died 1867), San Antonio's first Anglo-American postmaster, founded and named the town of Pleasanton after his good friend and fellow early Texas Settler, John Pleasants. The city is located about 35 miles (56 km) south of downtown San Antonio, 110 miles (180 km) south-southwest of Austin, and 110 miles (180 km) north by north-northwest of Corpus Christi. This city in Atascosa County, Texas has a total area of 8.5 square miles and it reached a population of 10,490 in 2017. Pleasanton's official motto is "The City of Live Oaks and Friendly Folks." It is also part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. Also, the Cowboy Homecoming, begun in 1966, is an annual event held at the Atascosa River Park in Pleasanton. Finally, the city also has an airport, Pleasanton Municipal Airport (PEZ) (Runways: 1).
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