Coyote Flats is a city in Johnson County in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 345.
In 2009, the city of Keene wanted to annex seven parcels of land to its south, but was met with strong opposition from the parcels' residents. Judge John Neill of the 18th District Court subsequently blocked the annexation of three of the seven parcels on the grounds that they were outside of Keene's extraterritorial jurisdiction. On March 10, 2010, 25 residents petitioned a specially called meeting of the Johnson County Commissioners Court to become incorporated as a municipality. The name "Coyote Flats" was submitted at the meeting.
An election to incorporate the City of Coyote Flats was held on May 8, 2010. The measure was approved by a vote of 76 to 11. John Barnett was sworn in as mayor on August 11.
Mayor John Barnett presented Jim McHale and Theo Embry with plaques of appreciation, recognizing their dedicated work to help establish the city of Coyote Flats in spring and summer 2010.
Coyote Flats is east of Cleburne, south of Keene, and southwest of Alvarado. Downtown Fort Worth is to the north; downtown Dallas is northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Coyote Flats has a total land area of and a total water area of .
Coyote Flats first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. Despite incorporation, it was still listed as a CDP in the 2020 U.S. census.
As of the 2020 census, Coyote Flats had a population of 345. The median age was 47.1 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 107.7 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 132 households in Coyote Flats, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 60.6% were married-couple households, 12.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 6.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 139 housing units, of which 5.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.