Carlson, Texas

Carlson, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°25′40″N 97°27′7″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Travis
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	512 & 737
GNIS feature ID	1353827

Carlson is an unincorporated community in Travis County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 61 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

History

Carlson was most likely given the name from a local family. In the middle of the 1930s, Carlson had a store, several houses, and 25 residents. 100 people were living in Carlson in 1945, while 61 people did so in 1972. On county highway maps from the early 1990s, the village was identified only by name. The population was still listed as 61 in 2000.

On April 30, 1954, an F3 tornado struck Carlson.

Geography

Carlson is located near Farm to Market Road 973, 9 mi (14 km) east of Pflugerville in northeastern Travis County.

Education

In 1881, Carlson had a school with one teacher and 60 students enrolled in 1903. It joined other school districts in the early 1940s to make the Manda School District. Today the community is served by the Elgin Independent School District. Schools that serve the community are Neidig Elementary School, Elgin Middle School, and Elgin High School.

Sources

• Grazulis, Thomas P. (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
• National Weather Service (April–June 1954). Storm Data Publication (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Storm Events Database.
• U.S. Weather Bureau (April 1954). "Storm data and unusual weather phenomena". Climatological Data National Summary. 5 (4). Asheville, North Carolina: National Climatic Data Center: 106–115. Retrieved April 27, 2024.