Garden Ridge was first counted by the census in 1980
Among the newest of U.S. towns · #618 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Garden Ridge was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1980.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Garden Ridge is among the newest of U.S. towns, #618 of 642 in Texas. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Garden Ridge’s overall grade.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Garden Ridge’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.0 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: the first census (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Garden Ridge’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Garden Ridge yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Garden Ridge is a city in Comal County, Texas, United States, incorporated in 1972. The population was 4,186 at the 2020 census, up from 3,259 at the 2010 census. Garden Ridge is part of the Texas German belt region, and area settled by German emigrants in the mid 1800s. Many residents of Garden Ridge are ancestors of these German emigrants. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical rea.
Its first post office opened in 1980. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,259 to 4,186 (+28%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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The Garden Ridge post office opened in 1980, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Garden Ridge rank for history?
Garden Ridge is among the newest of U.S. towns, #618 of 642 in Texas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Garden Ridge?
0.0% of Garden Ridge’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.0 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 2001.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
