Garden Ridge is a city in

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, United States, incorporated in 1972. The population was 4,186 at the 2020 census, up from 3,259 at the 2010 census. Garden Ridge is part of the Texas German belt region, and area settled by German emigrants in the mid 1800s. Many residents of Garden Ridge are ancestors of these German emigrants. It is part of the

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metropolitan statistical rea.

Geography

Garden Ridge is located in southern Comal County and is bordered to the south by the city of Schertz.

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runs through Schertz, south of the center of Garden Ridge; the highway leads southwest to

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and northeast to New Braunfels. According to the

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, Garden Ridge has a total area of , of which , or 2.96%, is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, 4,186 people, 1,519 households, and 1,344 families were residing in the city. As of the

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of 2000, 1,882 people, 704 households, and 622 families were residing in the city. The

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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

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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

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for the city was $40,201. About 1.6% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the

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, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Garden Ridge is served by the

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(CISD). Students of the CISD living in Garden Ridge attend Garden Ridge Elementary School, Danville Middle School, Davenport High School, and Canyon High School.Elementary School Attendance Zones

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References

External links

City of Garden Ridge official website
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