Elmo, Texas

Elmo, Texas
Census-designated place
Elmo, Texas
Elmo, Texas

Location within the state of Texas

Coordinates: 32°43′19″N 96°09′54″W / 32.72194°N 96.16500°W / 32.72194; -96.16500Coordinates: 32°43′19″N 96°09′54″W / 32.72194°N 96.16500°W / 32.72194; -96.16500
Country United States
State Texas
County Kaufman
Elevation 512 ft (156 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 768
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 75118
Area code(s) 972

Elmo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. It is located on U.S. Highway 80, approximately 13 miles northeast of Kaufman. The population was 768 at the 2010 Census.[1]

History

Elmo's history begins in 1870 when the Texas and Pacific Railway laid track through the area. A community sprang up at the railhead, and it was decided that the new town be named to honor Elmo Scott, a T&P Railroad surveyor. Elmo received a post office in 1873 and by the mid-1880s possessed several mills, five churches, its own schools and approximately 900 residents. Through the remainder of the 19th century, however, the population fell and by 1945 only 150 people called Elmo home. By 1990 this figure had fallen to 90; it remained at this level through to the 2000 Census.[2]

References

  1. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Elmo CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. Robert Richard Butler, History of Kaufman County, Texas (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1940). Mabel Covington Keller, History of Kaufman County, Texas (M.A. thesis, North Texas State College, 1950).

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