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Muenster has a growning population of more than 1,556. Most are descendants of a small group of German settlers who founded the community in 1889. Muenster provides a stable economy and a wholesome living environment. Residents' pride in their community is evidenced by clean streets, well-kept homes, good schools, churches, and community facilities. Geographic LocationMuenster is situated on U.S. 82, 14 miles west of I-35 and 70 miles east of Wichita Falls. Muenster is about an hour and 10 minutes from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, close enough for convient access, but far enough away to avoid urban crime, pollution and exorbitant real estate prices. People know their neighbors and are attuned to traditional values like hard work, honesty, and respect for others.Medical FacilitiesMuenster Memorial Hospital is a full service facility offering a 24-hour emergency room, inpatient and outpatient treatment and surgery, skilled nursing and home health services, physician specialist clinics, outpatient chemotheraphy; physical and speech therapy, mammography and women's services. There are several dentists, some offering specialties such as orthodontics, endodontics and prosthetic dentistry, and a chiropractic center.ChurchesMuenster has two churches, Sacred Heart Catholic and First Baptist. Both have very active congregations.Community CenterSacred Heart Community Center can accommodate large meetings, banquets and social functions.LibraryOppened in September 1959, Muenster Public Library has more than 16,855 books and is staffed by local volunteers. The library has recently moved into a spacious, modern new building that includes amenities such as computers and Internet service.Schools Muenster
has two Pre-K -- 12 schools systems. The Muenster
ISD has achieved Exemplary School ratings for both campuses
for eight consecutive years.
Sacred
Heart Parochial School is a National Blue Ribbon winner. It received
the prestigious award for the elementary school in 1994 and in 1998 for
the high school. Both schools are accredited and boast extensive curriculums
and outstanding student performances. 
North Central Texas College, 15 minutes from Muenster, offers academic courses and vocational programs in nursing, secretarial science, computer science, automotive technology and cosmetology. Several institutions of higher learning within commuting distance include the University of North Texas, Texas Women's University, Austin College and Grayson County College. Recreational FacilitiesThe City of Muenster has excellent recreational facilities, including a large park with shaded picnic and playground areas, a swimming pool, two lighted tennis courts, and a sand volleyball court. There are also two baseball complexes, one of which is a work in progress that will consist of five baseball/soccer fields and a paved walking course. The public also has access to Muenster ISD's all-weather track. Turtle Hill Golf Course, eight miles north of Muenster, operates as a USGA Regulation 18-hole course. Farther north, motorcycle trails wind through 3,000 acres of brush, creeks, and hilly areas. The area around Muenster has an abundance of wild game and fishing areas. Moss Lake, about 15 minutes from Muenster, and Lake Texoma and Lake Ray Roberts, each about 45 minutes from Muenster, satisfy the most avid fishing and water sports enthusiasts. Several scenic highway routes ar available for cyclists.Entertainment and Media Muenster
celebrates its German heritage with Germanfest,
held the last full weekend of April each year. Thousands come to the community
for food, frolic, and athletic events including a fun run and bicycle rally.
The town holds Christkindlmarkt each Thanksgiving weekend.
 Muenster has three restaurants serving home cooking, German specialties and gourmet foods. There is also a drive-in and a place to get hamburgers, salads, and sandwiches.
Nortex Communications offers 57 television channels and Internet services to subscribers. The Muenster Enterprise, a weekly newspaper, provides strong local news coverage and advertising. Vast entertainment and cultural opportunities are available in the Metroplex, about an hour's drive away. Commercial and RetailMuenster's economy is growing and diversified. Muenster is know for its sausage, cheese and strudel. Antiques, Hummels, and other collectibles are available in stores. Retailers market jewelry, hardware, furniture, floral arrangements, and decorator items, as well as cars, accessories and parts. There are three banks: Muenster State Bank, Guarantee National Bank, and First National Bank of Saint Jo. The City has a thriving building industry with lumber yards, contractors, and specialty building companies. Visitors can find overnight accommodations at the local motel or bed and breakfasts.AgricultureAgriculture is important to the local economy. There are many thriving family operated farms and several dairies. The local Livestock Auction features a weekly cattle sale and regular horse auctions. Local farming, ranching and feed lot operations provide an abundance of quality beef or two local meat processing plants. Feed processing, and cattle, horse, and dog food manufacturing provide many job opportunities.Other IndustriesThe oil industry has been a mainstay of Muenster and continues to influence the area economy. Industries calling Muenster home include award-winning meat processing plants; a beer distributor; metal fabrication plants building feeders, trailers, pipe fittings, etc.; two metal construction companies that will build any size metal building to your specifications; and a plant that recycles old tires and some plastics, making them into boards, landscape edging, and roofing shingles. Other local industries include cabinetry shops, landscape companies,and custom tool manufacturing.We invite you to come and enjoy Muenster with us. You might just decide to stay. |
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The Muenster Museum in located at 420 N. Main Street in Muenster. The museum was originally established in the former home of Mr. Ben Hellman, who was the first Burgermeister and later the first elected mayor of the incorporated city from 1927 to 1935. The Muenster Museum was opened during the celebration of its centennial year in 1989. The grand opening was December 8, which is considered the birthday of Muenster. On December 8, 1999, the museum moved to a new home and became the Ben and Aggie Fette Seyler Muenster Museum. The new location is the former home of Ben Syler, Muenster's first fire chief. Among its many prize collections are a 1890 Edison Victrola, an 1876 Mason Hamlin pump organ used in the frist school in Muenster, an 1890 Blickensderfer typerwriter, a 1895 wooden high chair, a Cooke county Justice of the Peace docket dating from 1883, coat and hat born by Alois Hoenig on the boat coming from Germany in 1883, and a centennial quilt made in 1989. Many more items of interest are on display at the museum. Group tours are invited and may be arranged by calling 940-759-2227 |
