D'Hanis, Texas

D'Hanis
Census-designated place
Historic district in D'Hanis
Historic district in D'Hanis
Nickname: 
New D'Hanis
D'Hanis is located in Texas
D'Hanis
D'Hanis
Coordinates: 29°19′56″N 99°15′47″W / 29.33222°N 99.26306°W / 29.33222; -99.26306[1]
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
CountyMedina County
Founded byCount von D'Hanis
Elevation883 ft (269 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total785
Time zoneUTC-6:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5:00 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2586924[1]

D'Hanis (/dəˈhɛnɪs/)[2] is a census-designated place[1] in central Medina County, Texas, United States.[3] It is part of the San AntonioNew Braunfels, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 785 at the 2020 census,[4] up from 548 in 2000.[3] It was primarily settled in the 1800s by German emigrants.[5]

D'Hanis is located at the intersections of U.S. Route 90, Farm to Market Road 1796 and Farm to Market Road 2200[3] 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.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: D'Hanis, Texas
  2. ^ "Texas Almanac, 1956-1957 (The Dallas Morning News)". The Portal to Texas History. May 10, 1955. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d D'Hanis, Texas and Old D'Hanis Texas Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "TSHA | Germans".