Shavano Park is a city located in
Bexar County
Bexar County ( or ; es, Béxar ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is San Antonio.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio–New Bra ...
,
Texas
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, United States. , the population was 3,524,
up from 3,035 at the 2010 census. It is an
enclave
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of
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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and is part of the San Antonio
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
Geography
Shavano Park is located in north-central Bexar County. It is entirely surrounded by the city of San Antonio; the northern border is formed by the
Charles W. Anderson Loop outer beltway around San Antonio.
Despite lying in the far southeastern reaches of the
Texas Hill Country
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, Shavano Park's terrain is flat to gently rolling. Most of the city is between 950 and 1,000 feet above sea level, which contrasts sharply with neighborhoods just north of Anderson Loop, where hills can rise 200 feet in a short distance. Some areas of San Antonio farther south have greater elevation variation despite not technically lying in the Hill Country. The east side of town forms a plateau looking over a cliff descending fifty feet or more. This cliff marks the boundary with San Antonio.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Shavano Park has a total area of , of which , or 0.14%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 3,524 people, 1,385 households, and 1,095 families residing in the city.
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 3,035 people, 629 households, and 549 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was 990.9 people per square mile (382.6/km). There were 652 housing units at an average density of 368.3 per square mile (142.2/km). The racial makeup of the city was 92.87%
White
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, 1.43%
African American
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, 0.11%
Native American, 2.17%
Asian
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, 1.60% from
other races
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, and 1.82% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 13.06% of the population.
There were 629 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.2% were
married couples
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living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.6% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 18.1% from 25 to 44, 35.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $108,306, and the median income for a family was $111,505. Males had a median income of $79,551 versus $41,250 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $47,705. About 0.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Residents are zoned to schools in the
Northside Independent School District
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. Blattman Elementary School serves all of Shavano Park. Blattman, which opened in 2003, was the first public school to be built in Shavano Park. The sole entrance and exit to the school is along
Texas State Highway Loop 1604
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. Blattman was built as part of the 2001 bond. Prior to the opening of Blattman, Shavano Park was zoned to Locke Hill Elementary School in San Antonio.
Hobby Middle School, Rawlinson Middle School and
Tom C. Clark High School
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, both in San Antonio, serve Shavano Park's middle and high school populations.
Transportation
VIA Metropolitan Transit
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serves Shavano Park. The agency opened bus service to Shavano Park in August 2007, using route #97.
Police department
The Shavano Park Police Department employs 19 police officers.
Fire department
The Shavano Park Fire Department is fully paid staff (17), working a 24/48 schedule. Manpower includes one full-time Chief/Fire Marshal, one Administrator, ten firefighter/paramedics, and five firefighter/EMT personnel. Shavano Park Fire Department is equipped with two class A pumpers, two MICU level ambulances, one type-IV brush truck, two command vehicles and a mobile breathing air compressor. The City of Shavano Park currently rate with an
ISO
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score of 2.
References
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Cities in Bexar County, Texas
Cities in Texas
Greater San Antonio
1956 establishments in Texas
Enclaves in the United States