Map of Utopia CDP

Utopia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census.

Utopia CDP overview:
Name:	Utopia CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Uvalde County
Elevation:	1,362 ft (415 m)
Total Area:	3.0 sq mi (7.6 km²)
Land Area:	3.0 sq mi (7.6 km²)
Water Area:	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Total Population:	227
Population Density:	76/sq mi (30/km²)
ZIP code:	78884
Area code:	830
FIPS code:	4874576
GNISfeature ID:	1349137
Website:	www.utopiatexas.info

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History

Karl Burkli of Zurich, Switzerland, one of the early Swiss Socialists, had moved to Texas in 1855 to take part in an endeavor to found a utopian self-sustaining community named Utopia. However, the project didn’t succeed and Burkli moved back to Zurich. He took part in the movement to end the rule of the liberal majority in Zurich. In 1868 he was elected to the council for the revision of the constitution of Zurich.

Others say citizens of another earlier settlement of Waresville called it Utopia after finding that the name “Montana, Texas,” had already been taken. To this day the cemetery is named for Waresville. A planned utopian community nearby was cancelled after the failure of La Reunion near Dallas discouraged colonizers. The nearby city of Castroville was founded by French-Alsatian settlers.