| Official Name: | Lake Dunlap, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | census-designated place |
| Pushpin Label: | Lake Dunlap |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guadalupe |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.69 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.55 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1,934 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 637 |
| Coordinates: | 29.6683°N -98.0772°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 78130 |
| Area Code: | 830 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2586946 |
Lake Dunlap is a census-designated place in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,934 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area.
The community is named after the former Lake Dunlap, a small reservoir on the Guadalupe River. In 2019, the dam failed, draining the lake. The repair was completed in August 2023, and the lake fully restored by the end of October that year.
Lake Dunlap is located along Farm to Market Road 725 in northwestern Guadalupe County, approximately eight miles northwest of Seguin. The city of New Braunfels borders Lake Dunlap to the north and west.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.69sqmi, of which 1.55sqmi is land and 0.15sqmi is water.[4]
Residential development of the lakeside community dates back to the 1970s. The population has steadily increased from around 200 in 1980, to 500 in 1990, 1,000 in 2000, and 1,934 in 2010.[3]
Lake Dunlap first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census formed from area detached fromNew Braunfels city and additional area.
| White alone (NH) | 1,213 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,083 | 62.72% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 54.67% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 38 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 18 | 1.96% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.91% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 7 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9 | 0.36% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.45% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.05% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.05% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 7 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.35% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 13 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 73 | 0.67% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.69% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 662 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 790 | 34.23% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 39.88% | |
| Total | 1,934 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,981 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
At the 2010 United States Census[7] there were 1,934 people, 684 households, and 501 families residing in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.3% White (62.7% Non-Hispanic White), 1.1% Native American, 2.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, 6.4% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.2% of the population.
The New Braunfels Independent School District (NBISD) serves students living in Lake Dunlap. Zoned campuses include Klein Road Elementary School (grades PK-5), New Braunfels Middle School (grades 6-8), New Braunfels High School Ninth Grade Center (grade 9), and New Braunfels High School https://web.archive.org/web/20110408001057/http://schools.nbisd.org/default.aspx?name=nbhs.homepage (grades 10-12).[8]