Paloma Creek South, Texas

Paloma Creek South is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Denton County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Paloma Creek master-planned community. As of the 2010 census, Paloma Creek South had a population of 2,753.^[2]

Paloma Creek South
Census-designated place
Paloma Creek South Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 33°12′36″N 96°55′58″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Denton
Area
• Total	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
• Land	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	564 ft (172 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,753
• Density	3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	76227, 75068
Area code(s)	214, 469, 945, 972
GNIS feature ID	2584711[1]

Geography

Paloma Creek South is located south of U.S. Route 380 in an unincorporated area governed by the Denton County Fresh Water Supply Districts 8-A, 8-B, 11-A, 11-B, and 11-C.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	2,753		—
2020	9,539		246.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1850–1900[4] 1910[5] 1920[6] 1930[7] 1940[8] 1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11] 1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14] 2010[15] 2020[16]

Paloma Creek South first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[15]

Paloma Creek South 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[17]	Pop 2020[16]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,589	3,876	57.72%	40.63%
Black or African American alone (NH)	563	3,026	20.45%	31.72%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	18	37	0.65%	0.39%
Asian alone (NH)	86	450	3.12%	4.72%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	5	0.04%	0.05%
Other race alone (NH)	1	73	0.04%	0.77%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	55	512	2.00%	5.37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	440	1,560	15.98%	16.35%
Total	2,753	9,539	100.00%	100.00%

Education

The entire Paloma Creek South census-designated place is within the Denton Independent School District.^[18] A portion of this section is zoned to Catherine Bell Elementary School,^[19] while another is zoned to Paloma Creek Elementary School.^[20] Most of the CDP is zoned to Navo Middle School,^[21] while a portion is zoned to Rodriguez Middle School.^[22] All of the CDP is zoned to Braswell High School.^[23]

Previously,^[24] all of the CDP was zoned to Paloma Creek Elementary,^[25] Navo Middle School,^[26] and Denton High School.^[27]

A good number of the houses in the southern area of the community south of Lake Meadow Ln, all not in the CDP, are located within the Little Elm Independent School District.^[28] There is an active homeschool community.^{[citation needed]}

The majority of Denton County, Paloma Creek South included, is in the boundary of North Central Texas College.^[29]

See also

• Paloma Creek, Texas