Garden Ridge is a city in Comal County, Texas, United States, incorporated in 1972. The population was 4,186 at the 2020 census, up from 3,259 at the 2010 census. Garden Ridge is part of the Texas German belt region, and area settled by German emigrants in the mid 1800s. Many residents of Garden Ridge are ancestors of these German emigrants. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical rea.
Geography
Garden Ridge is located in southern Comal County and is bordered to the south by the city of Schertz. Interstate 35 runs through Schertz, south of the center of Garden Ridge; the highway leads southwest to downtown San Antonio and northeast to New Braunfels.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Garden Ridge has a total area of , of which , or 2.96%, is covered by water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Garden Ridge had a population of 4,186. The median age was 52.3 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.6 males age 18 and over.
88.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 11.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,516 households in Garden Ridge, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 80.9% were married-couple households, 6.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 10.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 2,814 || 67.2%
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| Black or African American || 382 || 9.1%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 27 || 0.6%
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| Asian || 136 || 3.2%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 7 || 0.2%
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| Some other race || 133 || 3.2%
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| Two or more races || 687 || 16.4%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 863 || 20.6%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, 3,259 people were living in Garden Ridge.
2000 census
As of the census
Students of the CISD living in Garden Ridge attend Garden Ridge Elementary School, Danville Middle School, Davenport High School, and Canyon High School.
The elementary school is across from the Garden Ridge municipal complex.
References
External links
- City of Garden Ridge official website