Shavano Park is a city located in Bexar County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,524, an increase over the figure of 3,035 tabulated in 2010. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Shavano Park is located in north-central Bexar County. It is entirely surrounded by the city of San Antonio; the northern border is formed by the Charles W. Anderson Loop outer beltway around San Antonio.
Despite lying in the far southeastern reaches of the Texas Hill Country, Shavano Park's terrain is flat to gently rolling. Most of the city is between 950 and 1,000 feet above sea level, which contrasts sharply with neighborhoods just north of Anderson Loop, where hills can rise 200 feet in a short distance. Some areas of San Antonio farther south have greater elevation variation despite not technically lying in the Hill Country. The east side of town forms a plateau looking over a cliff descending fifty feet or more. This cliff marks the boundary with San Antonio.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Shavano Park has a total area of , of which , or 0.14%, is water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 3,524 people, 1,345 households, and 1,095 families residing in the city. The median age was 53.5 years. 18.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 28.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.2 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,345 households in Shavano Park, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 76.2% were married-couple households, 8.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 13.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 2,466 || 70.0%
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| Black or African American || 45 || 1.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 18 || 0.5%
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| Asian || 204 || 5.8%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 104 || 3.0%
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| Two or more races || 686 || 19.5%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 944 || 26.8%
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2010 census
As of the 2010 census Blattman Elementary School serves all of Shavano Park. Blattman, which opened in 2003, was the first public school to be built in Shavano Park. The sole entrance and exit to the school is along Texas State Highway Loop 1604. Blattman was built as part of the 2001 bond. Prior to the opening of Blattman, Shavano Park was zoned to Locke Hill Elementary School in San Antonio.
Hobby Middle School, Rawlinson Middle School and Tom C. Clark High School, both in San Antonio, serve Shavano Park's middle and high school populations.
Transportation
VIA Metropolitan Transit serves Shavano Park. The agency opened bus service to Shavano Park in August 2007, using route #97.
Police department
The Shavano Park Police Department employs 19 police officers.
Fire department
The Shavano Park Fire Department is fully paid staff (17), working a 48/96 schedule (two consecutive days on duty with four consecutive days off schedule). Manpower includes one full-time Chief/Fire Marshal, one Administrator, ten firefighter/paramedics, and five firefighter/EMT personnel. Shavano Park Fire Department is equipped with two class A pumpers, two MICU level ambulances, one type-IV brush truck, two command vehicles and a mobile breathing air compressor. The City of Shavano Park is currently rated with an ISO score of 2.