Fort Clark Springs, Texas

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Census-designated place
	Fort Clark Springs Location in Texas and the United States Fort Clark Springs Fort Clark Springs (the United States)
	Coordinates: 29°17′57″N 100°25′21″W / 29.29917°N 100.42250°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Kinney
Area
• Total	2.98 sq mi (7.73 km2)
• Land	2.97 sq mi (7.70 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	1,152 ft (351 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,215
• Density	410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	78832 (Brackettville)
Area code	830
FIPS code	48-26680
GNIS feature ID	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.^[2] 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 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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	1,228	—
2020	1,215	−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

**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%