Fort Clark Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kinney County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2010 census.[1] It is the site of the former Fort Clark, now a historic district.

Fort Clark Springs, Texas
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 29°17′57″N 100°25′21″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Kinney
Area
• Total	2.98 sq mi (7.73 km2)
• Land	2.97 sq mi (7.70 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	1,150 ft (350 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,228
• Density	413/sq mi (159.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	78832 (Brackettville)
Area code(s)	830
FIPS code	48-26680[1]
GNIS feature ID	1357581[2]

Geography

The community is located in central Kinney County and is bordered to the north by Brackettville, the county seat. U.S. Route 90 runs along the border between the two communities, leading east 39 miles (63 km) to Uvalde and west 30 miles (48 km) to Del Rio. Texas State Highway 131 runs along the east edge of the CDP, leading south 33 miles (53 km) to U.S. Route 277 in the Rio Grande valley.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²), or 0.36%, are water.[1]

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