Garden Ridge, Texas
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Garden Ridge is a city in Comal County
Comal County, Texas
Comal County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, its population was 108,472. Its seat is New Braunfels.Comal County is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History Timeline:...

, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 1,882 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
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 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Garden Ridge is located at 29.633126°N 98.299195°W, 19 miles northeast of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

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According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km²), of which, 7.9 square miles (20.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (2.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,882 people, 704 households, and 622 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 238.9 people per square mile (92.2/km2). There were 722 housing units at an average density of 91.7 per square mile (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
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, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.55% of the population.

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,259 people living in Garden Ridge.

There were 704 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 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 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $90,184, and the median income for a family was $92,269. Males had a median income of $68,750 versus $37,708 for females. The per capita income
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 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.

Education

The City of Garden Ridge is served by the Comal Independent School District
Comal Independent School District
Comal Independent School District is a public school district based in New Braunfels, Texas .The district covers in five central Texas counties - Comal, Bexar, Hays, Kendall, and Guadalupe. Incorporated communities in the district include Bulverde, Garden Ridge, and portions of New Braunfels...

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Students of the Comal Independent School District
Comal Independent School District
Comal Independent School District is a public school district based in New Braunfels, Texas .The district covers in five central Texas counties - Comal, Bexar, Hays, Kendall, and Guadalupe. Incorporated communities in the district include Bulverde, Garden Ridge, and portions of New Braunfels...

living in the City of Garden Ridge will attend "Comal Elementary School", "Canyon Middle School", and "Canyon High School".
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