McQueeney is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,397 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
German settlers first moved to the area around 1870. When the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio railroad was built through the area in 1876, the stop was named "Hilda". In 1900, a local businessman, C. F. Blumberg, built a general store east of the rail stop. Hoping to get the railroad to move the stop from Hilda to his store, Blumberg called the site "McQueeney", in honor of the local railroad superintendent. The railroad was not persuaded, but the post office that opened in 1900 was called McQueeney.
Lake McQueeney was created in 1925 by damming the Guadalupe River. Treasure Island, a wealthy enclave of homeowners on the lake, has flooded several times, most notably in 1972, 1998, and 2002.
Geography
McQueeney is located in central Guadalupe County on the west side of the Guadalupe River. It is west of the center of Seguin, the county seat, southeast of New Braunfels, and northeast of downtown San Antonio.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 8.59%, are water.
Demographics
McQueeney first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,916
|1,696
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,456
|75.82%
|66.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60.74%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|18
|61
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44
|0.71%
|2.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.84%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|17
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.67%
|0.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.50%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|6
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.24%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.50%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|4
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.16%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|7
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18
|0.28%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.75%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|21
|30
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78
|0.83%
|1.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.25%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|538
|734
|style='background: #ffffe6; |777
|21.29%
|28.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.42%
|-
|Total
|2,527
|2,545
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,397
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census