King, Texas

King, Texas
Unincorporated community
King is located in Texas
King
King
King is located in the United States
King
King
Coordinates: 31°22′47″N 97°54′53″W / 31.37972°N 97.91472°W / 31.37972; -97.91472
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCoryell
Elevation
846 ft (258 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code254
GNIS feature ID1380030[1]

King is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

History

Established as Stringtown, the town was granted a postoffice in 1882 under their new name of King. It closed in 1953.[2]

The population was 100 in the 1890s, and twenty-five in the 1940s. It was again reported as 25 in the year 2000.[2]

Geography

King is located on Farm to Market Road 1783 on Cowhouse Creek, 12 mi (19 km) southwest of Gatesville in west-central Coryell County.[2]

Education

King had its own school in the mid-1880s.[2] Today, the community is served by the Gatesville Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: King, Texas
  2. ^ a b c d Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. "King, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 12, 2023.