Terrell Hills is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States; it is located northeast of downtown San Antonio. As of the 2020 census Terrell Hills had a population of 5,045.

Description

The city is part of a group of three cities—Terrell Hills, Alamo Heights, and Olmos Park—located between Uptown San Antonio, Midtown San Antonio, Downtown San Antonio, and Fort Sam Houston (a U.S. Army post). Terrell Hills is bordered on the west by Alamo Heights, on the east by Fort Sam Houston, on the north by Uptown San Antonio, and on the south by San Antonio's Near East Side. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan area.

The community is named after Frederick Terrell, a local bank president who had served as mayor of San Antonio in 1901. Development of the community began in 1919, when Terrell sold of property to a private association called the Terrell Hills Community. This organization managed the community until 1939, when it incorporated as a municipality. In 1945, the City of San Antonio attempted to annex the new municipality without permitting an election in either Terrell Hills or San Antonio, but Terrell Hills successfully sued to block the annexation.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Terrell Hills had a population of 5,045, 1,850 households, and 1,314 families. The median age was 43.3 years; 26.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.9 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,850 households in Terrell Hills, of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 69.1% were married-couple households, 10.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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| White || 4,052 || 80.3%

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| Black or African American || 47 || 0.9%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 28 || 0.6%

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| Asian || 100 || 2.0%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 153 || 3.0%

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| Two or more races || 663 || 13.1%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 887 || 17.6%

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2000 census

As of the census Howard Early Childhood Center in San Antonio, Woodridge Elementary School in San Antonio, Alamo Heights Junior High School in San Antonio, and Alamo Heights High School in Alamo Heights serve Terrell Hills.

A small portion of Terrell Hills is served by the North East Independent School District. Wilshire Elementary School, Garner Middle School, and MacArthur High School, all in San Antonio.

Notable people

  • Christopher Cross, Grammy winning singer-songwriter
  • Tommy Lee Jones, 1993 Academy Award-winning actor

See also

  • List of municipalities in Texas

References

  • A Guide to the City of Terrell Hills, Texas Records, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries (UTSA Libraries) Special Collections.