Trinidad, Texas

Trinidad, Texas
Location of Trinidad, Texas
Location of Trinidad, Texas
Coordinates: 32°8′51″N 96°5′27″W / 32.14750°N 96.09083°W / 32.14750; -96.09083
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHenderson
Area
 • Total15.13 sq mi (39.17 km2)
 • Land14.90 sq mi (38.60 km2)
 • Water0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
Elevation302 ft (92 m)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total854
 • Density58.38/sq mi (22.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75163
Area code(s)903, 430
FIPS code48-73652[3]
GNIS feature ID1381023[2]
Websitewww.trinidadtexas.com

Trinidad is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States, near the Trinity River from which the town's name was derived. The population was 860 at the 2020 census,[4] down from 886 at the 2010 census.

During the Spanish Texas period, the town was known as Santísima Trinidad de Salcedo. (See Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition.)

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trinidad, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Trinidad city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2018.