Fort Clark Springs, Texas Explained

Official Name:Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:Fort Clark Springs
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Texas and the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kinney
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:7.73
Area Land Km2:7.70
Area Water Km2:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1215
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1152
Coordinates:29.2992°N -100.4225°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:78832 (Brackettville)
Area Code:830
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-26680
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1357581

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.[1] It is the site of the former Fort Clark, now a historic district.

Geography

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 to Uvalde and west to Del Rio. Texas State Highway 131 runs along the eastern edge of the CDP, leading south to U.S. Route 277 in the Rio Grande valley.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.7km2, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.36%, are water.[1]

Demographics

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

2020 census

Fort Clark Springs CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[2] ![3] !% 2010!
White alone (NH)926style='background: #ffffe6; 79875.41%style='background: #ffffe6; 65.68%
Black or African American alone (NH)15style='background: #ffffe6; 41.22%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)12style='background: #ffffe6; 150.98%style='background: #ffffe6; 1.23%
Asian alone (NH)10style='background: #ffffe6; 90.81%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.74%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Other race alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 110.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.91%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)11style='background: #ffffe6; 420.90%style='background: #ffffe6; 3.46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)254style='background: #ffffe6; 33620.68%style='background: #ffffe6; 27.65%
Total1,228style='background: #ffffe6; 1,215100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

References

  1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Fort Clark Springs CDP, Texas. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. May 10, 2019. https://archive.today/20200213063155/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4826680. February 13, 2020. dead.
  2. Web site: 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.
  3. Web site: 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.