Lake Tanglewood, Texas
human settlement in Randall County, Texas, United States
Lake Tanglewood is a village in Randall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Tanglewood had a population of 686. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas, metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (27.4%) is covered by water. It sits beside the lake of the same name, a reservoir on the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, 686 people, 318 households, and 243 families resided in the village.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 825 people, 342 households, and 282 families residing in the village. The population density was 777.4 inhabitants per square mile (300.2/km2). There were 402 housing units at an average density of 378.8 per square mile (146.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.06% White, 0.73% Native American, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Lake Tanglewood, Texas” is human settlement in Randall County, Texas, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Lake, Tanglewood and Texas, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2892383. Authority coordinates are 35.056, -101.782. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
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