China Spring, Texas

China Spring is a census-designated place in northwestern McLennan County, Texas, United States.^[1] It lies approximately twelve miles northwest of Waco, on Farm-to-Market Road 1637, and is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.

This spring is the China Spring community's namesake.

History

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 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 gins and gristmills, three general stores and a Methodist church. Cotton, corn, and wool were the principal products of the area.

China Spring became the focus of a rural school district in the late 1920s. Two churches, a school, and many houses marked the community on topographic maps of the mid-1970s.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,281		—
2020	1,436		12.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[2] 1850–1900[3] 1910[4] 1920[5] 1930[6] 1940[7] 1950[8] 1960[9] 1970[10] 1980[11] 1990[12] 2000[13] 2010[14] 2020[15]

China Spring first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[14]

China Spring 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[16]	Pop 2020[15]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,067	1,074	83.29%	74.79%
Black or African American alone (NH)	10	18	0.78%	1.25%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	8	7	0.62%	0.49%
Asian alone (NH)	0	6	0.00%	0.42%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.14%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	5	45	0.39%	3.13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	191	284	14.91%	19.78%
Total	1,281	1,436	100.00%	100.00%

Notable person

Musician Ted Nugent owns a ranch in the area.^{[citation needed]}

Education

China Spring Independent School District serves area students.