# China Spring, Texas > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/China_Spring%2C_Texas > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/China_Spring%2C_Texas.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Spring%2C_Texas > Source revision: 1349758531 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Unincorporated community in Texas, US}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} thumb|upright=1.35|This spring is the China Spring community's namesake. '''China Spring''' is a [census-designated place](/source/census-designated_place) in northwestern [McLennan County](/source/McLennan_County%2C_Texas), [Texas](/source/Texas), United States.{{GNIS|2586920}} It lies approximately twelve miles northwest of [Waco](/source/Waco%2C_Texas), on [Farm-to-Market Road](/source/Farm-to-Market_Road) 1637, and is part of the [Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area](/source/Waco_metropolitan_area). As of the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census), China Spring had a population of 1,436.{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A14740&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=March 12, 2026|df=mdy}} ==History== {{unsourced|section|date=August 2024}} Settlement of the area began as early as 1860, and the community was founded in 1867. It was named for a spring in a [chinaberry](/source/chinaberry) grove. A post office was established there in May 1873 with Charles S. Eichelberger as postmaster. By the early 1880s, the community had 200 residents with five steam [cotton gin](/source/cotton_gin)s and [gristmill](/source/gristmill)s, three [general store](/source/general_store)s and a [Methodist](/source/Methodist) church. [Cotton](/source/Cotton), [corn](/source/corn), and [wool](/source/wool) were the principal products of the area. China Spring became the focus of a rural [school district](/source/school_district) in the late 1920s. Two churches, a school, and many houses marked the community on topographic maps of the mid-1970s. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |2010=1281 |2020=1436 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)|access-date=}}
1850–1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}}
1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}}
1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}}
1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1990{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 2000{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}}
2010{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 2020 }} China Spring first appeared as a [census designated place](/source/census_designated_place) in the [2010 U.S. census](/source/2010_U.S._census). {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''China Spring CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''
{{nobold|''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{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – China Spring CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4814740&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – China Spring CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4814740&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[White](/source/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites) alone (NH) |1,067 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,074 |83.29% |style='background: #ffffe6; |74.79% |- |[Black or African American](/source/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans) alone (NH) |10 |style='background: #ffffe6; |18 |0.78% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.25% |- |[Native American](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States) or [Alaska Native](/source/Alaska_Native) alone (NH) |8 |style='background: #ffffe6; |7 |0.62% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49% |- |[Asian](/source/Asian_Americans) alone (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |6 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.42% |- |[Native Hawaiian](/source/Native_Hawaiian) or [Pacific Islander](/source/Pacific_Islander_Americans) alone (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |[Other race](/source/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census) alone (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14% |- |[Mixed race or Multiracial](/source/Multiracial_Americans) (NH) |5 |style='background: #ffffe6; |45 |0.39% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.13% |- |[Hispanic or Latino](/source/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans) (any race) |191 |style='background: #ffffe6; |284 |14.91% |style='background: #ffffe6; |19.78% |- |'''Total''' |'''1,281''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,436''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} ==Notable person== Musician [Ted Nugent](/source/Ted_Nugent) owns a ranch in the area.{{cn|date=August 2024}} ==Education== [China Spring Independent School District](/source/China_Spring_Independent_School_District) serves area students. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{McLennan County, Texas}} {{coord|31|38|57|N|97|18|17|W|region:US_type:city_source:kolossus-eswiki|display=title}} {{authority control}} Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas Category:Unincorporated communities in McLennan County, Texas Category:Census-designated places in Texas Category:Census-designated places in McLennan County, Texas Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1867 {{McLennanCountyTX-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [China Spring, Texas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Spring%2C_Texas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Spring%2C_Texas?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.