Mound, Texas

Mound, Texas
Unincorporated community Census designated place
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Coordinates: 31°21′02″N 97°38′35″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Coryell
Area
• Total	0.71 sq mi (1.85 km^2)
Elevation [1]	686 ft (209 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	76558
GNIS feature ID	2805769[1]

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	174		—
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] 2020[17]

Mound first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[18][16][17]

2020 Census

Mound CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[17]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	147	84.48%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1	0.57%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	0.57%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	13	7.47%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	6.90%
Total	174	100.00%

Education

The Gatesville Independent School District is the area school district.[19]

All of the county is in the service area of Central Texas College.[20]

References

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.
17. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mound CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
18. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
19. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Coryell County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 24, 2024. - Text list
20. Texas Education Code, Section 130.171, "Central Texas College District Service Area".

External links

2020 Census Results For Mound, Tx

• https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Mound%20CDP,%20Texas