D'Hanis, Texas
{{Short description|Census-designated place in Texas, US}}
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| name = D'Hanis
| settlement_type = Census-designated place
| image_skyline = D'Hanis Historic District.jpg
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| image_caption = Historic district in D'Hanis
| nickname = New D'Hanis
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| subdivision_name = United States of America
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Texas
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Medina County
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| established_date = c. {{start date|1845}}
| founder = Count von D'Hanis
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| unit_pref = Imperial
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| elevation_ft = 883
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| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 785
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| utc_offset1 = -6:00
| timezone1_DST = CDT
| utc_offset1_DST = -5:00
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| blank_info = 2586924{{GNIS|2586924}}
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D'Hanis ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|h|ɛ|n|ᵻ|s}}){{Cite web|url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117138/m1/167/|title=Texas Almanac, 1956-1957 (The Dallas Morning News)|date=May 10, 1955|website=The Portal to Texas History|accessdate=May 10, 2023}} is a census-designated place in central Medina County, Texas, United States.[http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasHillCountryTowns/DHanis-Texas.htm D'Hanis, Texas and Old D'Hanis Texas] Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2013. It is part of the San Antonio—New Braunfels, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 785 at the 2020 census,{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=D'Hanis |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=data.census.gov}} up from 548 in 2000. It was primarily settled in the 1800s by German emigrants.{{cite web | url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/germans | title=TSHA | Germans }}
D'Hanis is located at the intersections of U.S. Route 90, Farm to Market Road 1796 and Farm to Market Road 2200 on Seco Creek. The community is sometimes called New D'Hanis to distinguish it from the site of old D'Hanis one mile to the east.
History
D'Hanis is named for Count von D'Hanis, who founded the town about 1845.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n105 106]}} D'Hanis was settled by 29 Alsatian families from present-day France and Germany. Many residents spoke Alsatian and German, however, some Alsatians were ethnic Germans who clung to the German culture, language, and traditions. D'Hanis was one of several towns that Henri Castro founded.{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hld01|title = TSHA | d'Hanis, TX|website=tshaonline.org}}
Geography
Education
The D'Hanis Independent School District maintains a K-12 school located near Highway 90. The current school has been renovated and expanded many times; the most recent additions were completed in the fall of 2009. The current secondary school principal is Joshua King[http://dhanis.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=640&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-3839 Welcome to the Secondary, serving grades 6th - 12th.] Retrieved 8 August 2013 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702021258/http://dhanis.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=640&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-3839 |date=July 2, 2013 }} and the district superintendent is Brian Thompson. The elementary principal is Lauren Busse.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhanisisd.net/district-information/staff-directory |title=Staff Directory|accessdate=May 10, 2023}} Its mascots are (middle school) Colts and (high school) Cowboys and Cowgirls.{{Cite web|url=http://dhanis.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/layout/default.php?sectiondetailid=95&|title=D'Hanis ISD - Home|accessdate=May 10, 2023|archive-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702021232/http://dhanis.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/layout/default.php?sectiondetailid=95&|url-status=dead}} Basketball, football, baseball, golf, track and tennis are varsity sports there.File:Dhanis ruins 2010.jpg
Demographics
{{US Census population
| 2010 = 847
| 2020 = 785
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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850–1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1990{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2000{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2010{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020
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D'Hani first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
=2020 census=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+D'Hanis CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – D'Hanis CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4820248&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – D'Hanis CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4820248&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|449 |style='background: #ffffe6; |434 |53.01% |style='background: #ffffe6; |55.29% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |16 |0.24% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.04% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|394 |style='background: #ffffe6; |328 |46.52% |style='background: #ffffe6; |41.78% |
| Total
|847 |style='background: #ffffe6; |785 |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |
At the 2020 United States census,{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?g=160XX00US4820248 |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=data.census.gov}} 785 people resided within the D'Hanis CDP. The portion of the population under the age of 5 was 2.7%, whereas the population over the age of 65 was 22.5%, with a median age of 45.2. The median household income is $53,125 per year. 11.0% of the population holds a bachelor's degree or higher, and 35.5% of the population has at least a high school diploma or equivalent degree. Married-couple families make up 48.6% of households. The racial makeup was 76.8% White, 0.4% Black, 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.3% Asian, 7.5% other or unspecified, and 14.4% of two or more races. 41.8% of the population was Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Tourism
The few remaining walls of St. Dominic's Church and Cemetery, now part of the ghost town of Old D'Hanis, are situated south of Highway 90. The ruins of Fort Lincoln, another historical attraction, can be found north of town along FM 1796.
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External links
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- {{Handbook of Texas|id=hld01|name=D'Hanis}}
{{Greater San Antonio}}
{{Medina County, Texas}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Medina County, Texas
Category:Census-designated places in Texas
Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas
Category:Populated places established in 1847
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