McQueeney is an

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and

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(CDP) in Guadalupe County,

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, United States. The population was 2,397 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

German settlers first moved to the area around 1870. When the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio railroad was built through the area in 1876, the stop was named "Hilda". In 1900, a local businessman, C. F. Blumberg, built a

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east of the rail stop. Hoping to get the railroad to move the stop from Hilda to his store, Blumberg called the site "McQueeney", in honor of the local railroad superintendent. The railroad was not persuaded, but the

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that opened in 1900 was called McQueeney.

Lake McQueeney Lake McQueeney is a reservoir on the Guadalupe River located west of Seguin in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. It was formed in 1928 by the construction of a dam to provide hydroelectric power to the area. Management of the dam and lake ...

was created in 1925 by damming the Guadalupe River. Treasure Island, a wealthy enclave of homeowners on the lake, has flooded several times, most notably in 1972, 1998, and 2002.

Geography

McQueeney is located in central Guadalupe County on the west side of the Guadalupe River. It is west of the center of Seguin, the

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, southeast of New Braunfels, and northeast of downtown

. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 8.59%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,527 people, 1,018 households, and 722 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,269 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.61%

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, 0.75%

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, 0.79% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.16%

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, 8.79% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 21.29% of the population. There were 1,018 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were

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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,317, and the median income for a family was $47,464. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $23,375 for females. The

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for the CDP was $21,079. About 2.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the

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, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

McQueeney is served by the Seguin Independent School District.

References

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* {{authority control Census-designated places in Guadalupe County, Texas Census-designated places in Texas Unincorporated communities in Guadalupe County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Greater San Antonio Populated places on the Guadalupe River (Texas)