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Mound, Texas

Coordinates: 31°21′7″N 97°38′15″W / 31.35194°N 97.63750°W / 31.35194; -97.63750
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Mound, Texas
Mound is located in Texas
Mound
Mound
Location within the state of Texas
Mound is located in the United States
Mound
Mound
Mound (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°21′7″N 97°38′15″W / 31.35194°N 97.63750°W / 31.35194; -97.63750
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCoryell
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
76558
GNIS feature ID1363217

Mound is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Coryell County, Texas, United States. Its elevation is 692 feet (211 m).[1] Although Mound is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76558.[2]

Mound was settled early in the 1850s, before most other communities in Coryell County; despite this, it did not receive a railroad line until 1882 or a post office until 1884. Although Mound was long a center of education (it was named for the local White Mound School), in 1971 its schools were merged into the Gatesville Independent School District. Today, FM 1829 passes through Mound.[3]

As of 2020, the population of Mound was 174.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020174
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
1850–1900[5] 1910[6]
1920[7] 1930[8] 1940[9]
1950[10] 1960[11] 1970[12]
1980[13] 1990[14] 2000[15]
2010[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mound, Texas
  2. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ^ Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth (June 15, 2010). "Mound, TX". Handbook of Texas (online ed.). Texas State Historical Association.
  4. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.

External links[edit]

2020 Census Results For Mound, Tx