Utopia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 225 at the 2020 census.
History
After the failure of the La Réunion colony in Dallas, Texas, Victor Prosper Considerant purchased 47000 acres of land in Sabinal Canyon in Uvalde County with the hopes of founding another utopian socialist settlement. That settlement never materialized.
In 1884, a survey was platted for the town of Montana, Texas in Uvalde County; upon discovering that the name Montana was already taken, the name was changed to Utopia. Utopia replaced the previous community of Waresville as the local post office; to this day the cemetery is named for Waresville.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.6 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Utopia has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Demographics
Utopia 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)
|219
|203
|style='background: #ffffe6; |184
|90.87%
|89.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |81.78%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.41%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.89%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.41%
|0.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.89%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|20
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28
|8.30%
|9.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.44%
|-
|Total
|241
|227
|style='background: #ffffe6; |225
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 Census
As of the census
Utopia in popular culture
The 2011 movie Seven Days in Utopia is based on the book Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia and was filmed primarily in Utopia.
On July 26th, 2023, in promotion for Travis Scott's 4th studio album, Utopia, Utopia totems were found in Utopia, Texas, playing a siren-like sound.
References
Further reading
External links
- funrivers.com website with photos of the Texas Hill Country and info and links to the Utopia and Frio River area