Fort Davis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,024 at the 2020 census, down from 1,201 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jeff Davis County.
History
thumb|left|Fort Davis in 1885
It was the site of Fort Davis, established in 1854 on the San Antonio–El Paso Road through west Texas and named after Jefferson Davis, who was then the Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. It was reestablished in 1867 following the civil war.
Geography
Fort Davis is located in southeastern Jeff Davis County at the southeastern foot of the Davis Mountains. Texas State Highway 17 (State Street) passes through the center of town, leading northeast to Interstate 10 at Balmorhea and southwest to Marfa. Texas State Highway 118 joins Highway 17 through the center of Fort Davis, but leads northwest through the Davis Mountains to Interstate 10 and southeast to Alpine.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
|source 2 = National Weather Service
Demographics
Fort Davis first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|513
|605
|style='background: #ffffe6; |547
|48.86%
|50.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53.42%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|5
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.48%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.10%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.59%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|13
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|1.24%
|1.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.34%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|518
|575
|style='background: #ffffe6; |438
|49.33%
|47.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.77%
|-
|Total
|1,050
|1,201
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,024
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,024 people, 415 households, and 317 families residing in the CDP.
2000 census
As of the census
Gallery
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Image:Hotel Limpia Fort Davis.JPG|Hotel Limpia (circa 1912)
Image:Fort Davis Masonic Lodge.JPG|Masonic Lodge
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References
External links
- Handbook of Texas: Fort Davis, TX
- Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce