Joaquin, Texas

About Joaquin

Joaquin is a tiny community in eastern Texas, home to 729 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Joaquin holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.31 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 316 residents per square mile.

📰 Joaquin News Today

• Watch: Joaquin Castro, Sigrid Gonzalez and Rochelle Garza discuss Texas’ ICE detention centers The Texas Tribune · Sep 26
• East Texas drinking water sources were polluted without warning, records show Houston Chronicle · Sep 14
• Undefeated Mansfield Wolverines fall to Joaquin Rams Yahoo Sports · Sep 24
• Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) & Others Discuss Texas' ICE Detention Centers - C-SPAN C-SPAN · Sep 26
• Watch: Joaquin Castro, Sigrid Gonzalez and Rochelle Garza discuss Texas’ ICE detention centers Click2Houston · Sep 26

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What Makes Joaquin Unique

• The only place in America named Joaquin — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Joaquin

• Joaquin Mini Park reviews ★
• Yellow Dog County Park reviews ★

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🏫 Schools in Joaquin

• JOAQUIN EL
• JOAQUIN J H SCHOOL
• JOAQUIN SCHOOLS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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