Niederwald is a city in
Caldwell
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and
Hays counties in the
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of
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. The population was 668 at the
2020 census. Niederwald means "low forest", or "low wood", in German. It was named Niederwald by the German founders of the town. This region of Central Texas was settled in the 1800s primarily by Germans and European emigrants and is referred to as the Texas-German belt by locals.
Geography
Niederwald is located in eastern Hays County and northern Caldwell County.
Texas State Highway 21
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is the main road, leading southwest to
San Marcos and east to
Bastrop.
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is to the north.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of . None of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
At the
2000 census there were 584 people.192 households, and 158 families in the city. The population density was . There were 199 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the town was 75.17% White, 3.94% African American, 1.54% Native American, 1.37% Asian, 16.44% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.19%.
Of the 192 households 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 10.4% of households were one person and 2.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.27.
The age distribution was 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median household income was $54,375 and the median family income was $61,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $26,932 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,236. None of the families and 1.8% of the population were living below the
poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and 2.5% of those over 64.
References
External links
City of Niederwald official website
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Cities in Caldwell County, Texas
Cities in Hays County, Texas
Cities in Texas
Cities in Greater Austin