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Carlsbad
Carlsbad is located in Texas
Carlsbad
Carlsbad
Location in Texas
Carlsbad is located in the United States
Carlsbad
Carlsbad
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Texas
County Tom Green
Area
 • Total 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
 • Land 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
2,024 ft (617 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 719
 • Density 449/sq mi (175.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
76934
FIPS code 48-12892
GNIS feature ID 1353826

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. Its elevation is 2,024 feet (617 m). Although Carlsbad is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76934; the ZCTA for ZIP Code 76934 had a population of 1,332 at the 2000 census.

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

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.

Geography

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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 622
U.S. Decennial Census
1850–1900 1910
1920 1930 1940
1950 1960 1970
1980 1990 2000
2010

2020 census

Carlsbad racial composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 396 63.67%
Black or African American (NH) 39 6.27%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 2 0.32%
Asian (NH) 5 0.8%
Some Other Race (NH) 1 0.16%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 26 4.18%
Hispanic or Latino 153 24.6%
Total 622

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

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