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Welcome to Olmos Park ...

The city of Olmos Park is located on the South Texas Plains.

Olmos Park is located in Bexar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olmos Park, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Olmos Park has a population of 2,462 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Olmos Park is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Olmos Park lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Olmos Park had an population of 2,462 people. This is an increase of 10.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Olmos Park had a population of 2,237 people. This makes Olmos Park the county's 17th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,237 people, the population of Olmos Park decreased 4.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,343 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Olmos Park.

Communities near Olmos Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Olmos Park.

  • Schertz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cibolo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Converse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Universal City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Live Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Selma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leon Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Helotes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kirby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Windcrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Windcrest is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Olmos Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olmos Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olmos Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olmos Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Olmos Park. See our Newspapers Page for Olmos Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olmos Park ...

Looking for more information about Olmos Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Olmos Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Olmos Park.

Adding Olmos Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olmos Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Olmos Park was on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olmos Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bexar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Olmos Park.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olmos Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.