Discover Lake Dunlap: A Charming Lakeside Community


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: May 22, 2007

Lake Dunlap is a lakeside community located about eight miles northwest of Seguin in northwestern Guadalupe County near the Guadalupe-Comal border. This residential community had begun by the 1970s along Lake Dunlap, a small reservoir impounded in 1928 on the Guadalupe River. In 1980 the population was 200. During the next two decades the population continued to increase, from 500 in 1990 to 1,000 in 2000. Boating and fishing are popular activities in the lakeshore community. A water treatment plant and surface water pump station operate in the area.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Lake Dunlap, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/lake-dunlap-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HJL24

May 22, 2007

Find out more about this place from our Texas Almanac.

Place
Lake Dunlap
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
2034668
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Guadalupe County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 29.67578130°
  • Longitude: -98.07222950°
Population Counts
People Year
1,934 2010
2,105 2019
1,981 2020
1,412 2021

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