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Horseshoe BendTX

Population 606: a town in Texas.

Is Horseshoe Bend a good place to live?

Horseshoe Bend’s typical journey to work is 42 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 643 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher age of the median resident than Horseshoe Bend. Horseshoe Bend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

606 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Horseshoe Bend: who provides what

Horseshoe Bend is unincorporated, so Parker County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterHorseshoe Bend Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesParker CountyParker County provides services here
SchoolsWeatherford Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereParker County Early Voting ClerkParker County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7608776087 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Horseshoe Bend.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Horseshoe Bend

18% of Horseshoe Bend residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Fort Worth (23%), Weatherford (16%) and Dallas (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 33 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Horseshoe Bend0%
Fort Worth23%
Weatherford16%
Dallas6%
Irving2%
33 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Horseshoe Bend
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Horseshoe Bend brings mild winters and hot summers

July afternoons reach 96°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter36–60°
Spring54–77°
Summer72–95°
Fall54–78°
Nov 9
typical first frost
Mar 24
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Horseshoe Bend is

Among adults in Horseshoe Bend, 75% had a checkup this year. Of 31 CDC measures, Horseshoe Bend beats the Texas average on 7 and trails it on 4.

Horseshoe BendTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%17%16%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)13%18%8.1%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)24%30%25%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%74%79%
31 measures vs. Texas
7 better20 too close to call4 worse
What stands outHorseshoe BendTX
Fewer uninsured adults12.6%19.1%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.9%12.5%
More adults who have had cancer8.8%6.1%
Lake Granbury Medical Center
12.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Horseshoe Bend has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Compared with 59% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Horseshoe Bend is lower. 35% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 31%.

41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
41Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

0
homes sold in September

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Horseshoe Bend

14pages on Horseshoe Bend
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Horseshoe Bend

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Horseshoe Bend for work

Where Horseshoe Bend’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Fort Worth Fort Worth 23% 16% → Weatherford Weatherford 16% 6% → Dallas Dallas 6% 2% → Irving Irving 2% 2% → Millsap Millsap 2% 2% → Willow Park Willow Park 2% Horseshoe Bend · 0% stay
0jobs based in Horseshoe Bend
0%of working residents work in town
33 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Horseshoe Bend

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Horseshoe Bend is a census-designated place in Parker County, Texas, United States. It was a new CDP for the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Horseshoe Bend had a population of 949.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.7 sq mi
Elevation
718 ft

Questions about Horseshoe Bend

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Horseshoe Bend, TX a good place to live?

Horseshoe Bend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.