Sand Springs, Texas

Sand Springs, Texas
Census-designated place
Sand Springs is located in Texas
Sand Springs
Sand Springs
Location within Texas
Sand Springs is located in the United States
Sand Springs
Sand Springs
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 32°16′57″N 101°21′03″W / 32.28250°N 101.35083°W / 32.28250; -101.35083
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHoward
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.570 sq mi (6.66 km2)
 • Land2.570 sq mi (6.66 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
2,431 ft (741 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
878
 • Density342/sq mi (132/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code432
GNIS feature ID1346542[3]

Sand Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sand Springs had a population of 878.[2] Interstate 20 passes through the community.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 2.570 square miles (6.66 km2), all land.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010835—
20208785.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
1850–1900[5] 1910[6]
1920[7] 1930[8] 1940[9]
1950[10] 1960[11] 1970[12]
1980[13] 1990[14] 2000[15]
2010[16] 2020[17]

Sand Springs first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[16]

Sand Springs CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[18] Pop 2020[17] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 664 569 79.52% 64.81%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2 2 0.24% 0.23%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 6 7 0.72% 0.80%
Asian alone (NH) 3 4 0.36% 0.46%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 5 0.00% 0.57%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 6 34 0.72% 3.87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 154 257 18.44% 29.27%
Total 835 878 100.00% 100.00%

Education

It is in the Coahoma Independent School District.[19]

All of Howard County is in the service area of Howard County Junior College District.[20]

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Texas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sand Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  5. ↑ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  6. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sand Springs CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  18. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sand Springs CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  19. ↑ Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Howard County, TX (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 11, 2026. - Text list
  20. ↑ "Sec. 130.183. HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA".


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