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Carlsbad, Texas

Coordinates: 31°36′41″N 100°38′26″W / 31.61139°N 100.64056°W / 31.61139; -100.64056
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Carlsbad
Unincorporated community and census-designated place
Carlsbad is located in Texas
Carlsbad
Carlsbad
Location within the state of Texas
Carlsbad is located in the United States
Carlsbad
Carlsbad
Carlsbad (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°36′41″N 100°38′26″W / 31.61139°N 100.64056°W / 31.61139; -100.64056
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTom Green
Area
 • Total
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
 • Land1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
2,024 ft (617 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
719
 • Density450/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
76934
FIPS code48-12892
GNIS feature ID1353826

Carlsbad is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northwestern Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 87, northwest of the city of San Angelo, the county seat of Tom Green County.[1] Its elevation is 2,024 feet (617 m).[2] Although Carlsbad is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76934;[3] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 76934 had a population of 1,332 at the 2000 census.[4]

This was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 719. [5]

Located along the North Concho River, Carlsbad was founded in 1907 under the name of Hughes. When the Post Office required the community to be renamed, residents chose the name of the spa town of Karlsbad in Bohemia, after local wells were discovered to yield mineral water.[6]

Geography

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Carlsbad is located at 31°36′41″N 100°38′26″W / 31.61139°N 100.64056°W / 31.61139; -100.64056 (31.611248, -100.640647). The CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.[7]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010719—
2020622−13.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1850–1900[9] 1910[10]
1920[11] 1930[12] 1940[13]
1950[14] 1960[15] 1970[16]
1980[17] 1990[18] 2000[19]
2010[20] 2020[21]

Carlsbad first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[20]

2020 census

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Carlsbad 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[22] Pop 2020[21] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 520 396 72.32% 63.67%
Black or African American alone (NH) 42 39 5.84% 6.27%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 2 0.42% 0.32%
Asian alone (NH) 0 5 0.00% 0.80%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 1 1 0.14% 0.16%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 32 26 4.45% 4.18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 121 153 16.83% 24.60%
Total 719 622 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 622 people, 133 households, and 75 families residing in the CDP.

References

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  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 99.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carlsbad, Texas
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010.
  6. ^ Carlsbad, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-17. Accessed 2008-08-17.
  7. ^ "Carlsbad, Texas :: Boundary Map of Carlsbad, Texas". Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Carlsbad CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  22. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Carlsbad CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
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