Thunderbird Bay, Texas

Thunderbird Bay, Texas
Census-designated place
Thunderbird Bay
Coordinates: 31°54′31″N99°01′15″W / 31.90861°N 99.02083°W / 31.90861; -99.02083
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Brown
Area
• Total	2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2)
• Land	2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2)
• Water	0.39 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,453 ft (443 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	663
• Density	261/sq mi (100.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	325
FIPS code	48-72902 [2]
GNIS feature ID	2586996 [1]

Thunderbird Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brown County in central Texas, United States. The population was 663 at the 2010 census. ^[3]

Geography

Thunderbird Bay is located in north-central Brown County along the northern arm of Lake Brownwood, a reservoir on Pecan Bayou. By road, the CDP is 20 miles (32 km) north of Brownwood, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²), of which 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km²), or 13.42%, is water. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	663		—
2020	764		15.2%
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]

Thunderbird Bay first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. ^[16]

Thunderbird Bay 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)	607	674	91.55%	88.22%
Black or African American alone (NH)	5	3	0.75%	0.39%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	4	3	0.60%	0.39%
Asian alone (NH)	3	1	0.45%	0.13%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	1	3	0.15%	0.39%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	15	32	2.26%	4.19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	48	4.22%	6.28%
Total	663	764	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 764 people, 357 households, and 141 families residing in the CDP.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thunderbird Bay, Texas
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Thunderbird Bay CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
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 .
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. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
17. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Thunderbird Bay 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) – Thunderbird Bay CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .