Official Name: | Fort Clark Springs, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Label: | Fort Clark Springs |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Texas and the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kinney |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 7.73 |
Area Land Km2: | 7.70 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1228 |
Population Density Km2: | 159.5 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1152 |
Coordinates: | 29.2992°N -100.4225°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 78832 (Brackettville) |
Area Code: | 830 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 48-26680 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1357581 |
Fort Clark Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kinney County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2010 census.[1] It is the site of the former Fort Clark, now a historic district.
The community is located in central Kinney County and is bordered to the north by Brackettville, the county seat. U.S. Route 90 runs along the border between the two communities, leading east to Uvalde and west to Del Rio. Texas State Highway 131 runs along the eastern edge of the CDP, leading south to U.S. Route 277 in the Rio Grande valley.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.7km2, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.36%, are water.[1]