Delhi, Texas

Delhi, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 29°49′39″N 97°23′44″W / 29.82750°N 97.39556°W / 29.82750; -97.39556
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Caldwell
Elevation [1]	528 ft (161 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	512 & 737
GNIS feature ID	1378205[1]

Delhi (/ˈdɛl.haɪ/) is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 300 in 2000.^[2] It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

A wildfire hit Delhi during the state's 2011 wildfire season.^[3] People living in Delhi also say that jaguarundis are a common sight in the area, in which they came to the area from a ranch in South Texas.^[4]

Delhi stands along Farm to Market Road 304, 19 mi (31 km) southeast of Lockhart in eastern Caldwell County.^[2]

Delhi had two schools, one in 1884 and another in 1936.^[2] They joined with the McMahan school district in 1947.^[5] Today the community is served by the Lockhart Independent School District.