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Garfield is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Travis County Travis County is located in Central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,290,188. It is the fifth-most populous county in Texas. Its county seat and most populous city is Austin, the state's capital. The county was established i ...
,
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 1,825.


Geography

Garfield is located 12 miles (19 km) southeast of downtown
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. According to the
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in 2000, the CDP has a total area of 13.9 square miles (35.9 km2), of which 13.7 square miles (35.4 km2) was land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (1.44%) was water. Prior to the 2010 census, part of the CDP was annexed to the city of Austin, reducing its area to , of which was then land and was water.


Education

Garfield is served by the
Del Valle Independent School District Del Valle Independent School District (DVISD) is a public school district in the Del Valle, Texas, Del Valle community area of unincorporated area, unincorporated Travis County, Texas, Travis County, Texas (United States, USA). The school dis ...
. The Del Valle and Hornsby-Dunlap elementary schools serve portions of the community. For middle school students are divided between Dailey Middle School and Del Valle Middle School.2014/15 Attendance Boundaries
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Del Valle Independent School District Del Valle Independent School District (DVISD) is a public school district in the Del Valle, Texas, Del Valle community area of unincorporated area, unincorporated Travis County, Texas, Travis County, Texas (United States, USA). The school dis ...
. Retrieved on August 24, 2016.
High school students are zoned to Del Valle High School. The East Travis Gateway Library District operates the Garfield Library.


Demographics

Garfield first appeared as a
census designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the 1990 U.S. Census.


2020 census


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,660 people, 550 households, and 421 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 585 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.73%
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, 2.35%
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, 0.54% Native American, 1.08% Asian, 19.46% from other races, and 2.83% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 32.17% of the population. There were 550 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were
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living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.36. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,618, and the median income for a family was $53,558. Males had a median income of $30,125 versus $25,074 for females. The
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for the CDP was $24,957. About 9.5% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.


Climate

Climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The
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subtype for this climate is " Cfa" (Humid Subtropical Climate).Climate Summary for Garfield, Texas
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References

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