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Fort Clark Springs, Texas

Coordinates: 29°17′57″N 100°25′21″W / 29.29917°N 100.42250°W / 29.29917; -100.42250
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Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Census-designated place
Fort Clark Springs is located in Texas
Fort Clark Springs
Fort Clark Springs
Location in Texas and the United States
Fort Clark Springs is located in the United States
Fort Clark Springs
Fort Clark Springs
Fort Clark Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 29°17′57″N 100°25′21″W / 29.29917°N 100.42250°W / 29.29917; -100.42250
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKinney
Area
 • Total2.98 sq mi (7.73 km2)
 • Land2.97 sq mi (7.70 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,215
 • Density410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
78832 (Brackettville)
Area code830
FIPS code48-26680[2]
GNIS feature ID1357581[1]

Fort Clark Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kinney County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2010 census.[2] It is the site of the former Fort Clark, now a historic district.

Geography

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The community is located in central Kinney County and is bordered to the north by Brackettville, the county seat. U.S. Route 90 runs along the border between the two communities, leading east 39 miles (63 km) to Uvalde and west 30 miles (48 km) to Del Rio. Texas State Highway 131 runs along the eastern edge of the CDP, leading south 33 miles (53 km) to U.S. Route 277 in the Rio Grande valley.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.7 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.36%, are water.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20101,228—
20201,215−1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]
1850–1900[4] 1910[5]
1920[6] 1930[7] 1940[8]
1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11]
1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14]
2010[15] 2020[16]

Fort Clark Springs first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[15]

2020 census

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Fort Clark Springs CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[17] Pop 2020[16] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 926 798 75.41% 65.68%
Black or African American alone (NH) 15 4 1.22% 0.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 12 15 0.98% 1.23%
Asian alone (NH) 10 9 0.81% 0.74%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 11 0.00% 0.91%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 11 42 0.90% 3.46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 254 336 20.68% 27.65%
Total 1,228 1,215 100.00% 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Clark Springs, Texas
  2. ^ a b c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Fort Clark Springs CDP, Texas". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  4. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fort Clark Springs CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fort Clark Springs CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
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