Elmendorf is a city located in Bexar County and Wilson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio—New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 1,862 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1885, and named after Henry Elmendorf, a former mayor of San Antonio, and a German-Texan. For a long time, the biggest employer was Star Clay Products.

Geography

Elmendorf is located in southeastern Bexar County southeast of downtown San Antonio at the junction of Farm to Market Road 327 and the Southern Pacific Railroad. A small portion of Elmendorf extends to the southeast into Wilson County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 5.00%, is covered by water.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Elmendorf had a population of 1,862. The median age was 37.0 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.8 males age 18 and over.

There were 637 households, including 374 families, of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.5% were married-couple households, 20.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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| White || 895 || 48.1%

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| Black or African American || 23 || 1.2%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 27 || 1.5%

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| Asian || 13 || 0.7%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 438 || 23.5%

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| Two or more races || 466 || 25.0%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,230 || 66.1%

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2000 census

As of the 2000 census The public high school is East Central High School.

See also

  • Elmendorf Beast
  • Maria L. de Hernández – (July 29, 1896 – January 8, 1986), a Mexican-American rights activist, is buried in this town.
  • Joseph D. Ball – (January 7, 1896 – September 24, 1938) is a serial killer suspected of killing up to 20 people in Elmendorf.

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