| Official Name: | Garden Ridge, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Comal County GardenRidge.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Comal |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.06 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.49 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.56 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.36 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.22 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4186 |
| Population Density Km2: | 223.32 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 578.43 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 272 |
| Elevation Ft: | 892 |
| Coordinates: | 29.6331°N -98.2992°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 78266 |
| Area Code: | 210, 726 (planned) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-28248[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1388236[3] |
Garden Ridge is a city in Comal County, Texas, United States, incorporated in 1972.[4] The population was 4,186 at the 2020 census,[5] up from 3,259 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical rea.
Garden Ridge is located in southern Comal County at 29.6331°N -98.2992°W.[6] It is bordered to the south by the city of Schertz. Interstate 35 runs through Schertz, 3miles south of the center of Garden Ridge; the highway leads southwest to downtown San Antonio and northeast to New Braunfels.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Garden Ridge has a total area of 19km2, of which 0.6km2, or 2.96%, is covered by water.[5]
| White (NH) | 2,580 | 61.63% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 367 | 8.77% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 14 | 0.33% | |
| Asian (NH) | 132 | 3.15% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 7 | 0.17% | |
| Some other race (NH) | 17 | 0.41% | |
| Mixed/multiracial (NH) | 206 | 4.92% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 863 | 20.62% | |
| Total | 4,186 |
As of the census of 2000, 1,882 people, 704 households, and 622 families were residing in the city. The population density was 238.9 people per sq mi (92.2/km2). The 722 housing units had an average density of 91.7/sq mi (35.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.84% White, 2.23% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 7.55% of the population.
As of the census of 2010, 3,259 people were living in Garden Ridge.
Of the 704 households, 29.7% had children under 18 living with them, 83.7% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% were not families. About 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.67, and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city, the age distribution was 22.5% under 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 40.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $90,184, and for a family was $92,269. Males had a median income of $68,750 versus $37,708 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,201. About 1.6% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
Garden Ridge is served by the Comal Independent School District (CISD).[8]
Students of the CISD living in Garden Ridge attend Garden Ridge Elementary School, Danville Middle School, Davenport High School, and Canyon High School.[9] [10] [11]
The elementary school is across from the Garden Ridge municipal complex.[12]