Agua Dulce, Nueces County, Texas
Agua Dulce, Texas | |
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Interactive map of Agua Dulce, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 27°46′57″N 97°54′39″W / 27.78250°N 97.91083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Nueces |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| • Land | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 685 |
| • Density | 2,348.5/sq mi (906.77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 78330 |
| Area code | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-01396 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409667 |
Agua Dulce (/ɑːwəˈdulsɪ/ ah-wə-DOOL-sih) is a city in Nueces County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on the Texas Mexican Railway at the intersection of State Highway 44 and Farm to Market Road 70 in west-central Nueces County. The name, Spanish for "sweet water", refers to a nearby creek and The Battle of Agua Dulce Creek was a major battle in the Mexican-American War. A town in Texas, Sweetwater in Nolan County in West Texas, uses the English name.
The town was established by the 1900s.
The population of Agua Dulce was 685 in the 2020 census.