Carlsbad is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northwestern Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 87, northwest of the city of San Angelo, the county seat of Tom Green County.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 99. Its elevation is 2,024 feet (617 m). Although Carlsbad is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76934.Zip Code Lookup
This was a new CDP for the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Carlsbad had a population of 622.
Located along the North Concho River, Carlsbad was founded in 1907 under the name of Hughes. When the Post Office required the community to be renamed, residents chose the name of the spa town of Karlsbad in Bohemia, after local wells were discovered to yield mineral water.Carlsbad, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-17. Accessed 2008-08-17. Geography Carlsbad is located at (31.611248, -100.640647). The CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Carlsbad first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
2020 census +Carlsbad CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010% 2010White alone (NH)52039672.32%63.67%Black or African American alone (NH)42395.84%6.27%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)320.42%0.32%Asian alone (NH)050.00%0.80%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)110.14%0.16%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)32264.45%4.18%Hispanic or Latino (any race)12115316.83%24.60%Total719622100.00%100.00%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 622 people, 133 households, and 75 families residing in the CDP.
References
External links Profile of Carlsbad from the Handbook of Texas Online