Center Point, Kerr County, Texas

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Center Point, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 29°56′29″N99°02′28″W / 29.94139°N 99.04111°W / 29.94139; -99.04111 [1]
Country United States
State Texas
County Kerr
Area
 • Total
5.40 sq mi (13.98 km2)
 • Land5.33 sq mi (13.81 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,513 ft (461 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
4,260
 • Density790/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 830
FIPS code 48-13828 [1]
GNIS ID 2805803 [1]

Center Point is an unincorporated community in Kerr County, Texas, United States. [1]

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History

In the mid-1850s, as Kerr County was establishing a new county seat, a small community to the south was being established as a major trade area between Comfort and Kerrsville (later changed to Kerrville) and Bandera and Fredericksburg. [2]

On November 25, 1859, the first post office was established and called Zanzenberg after the ancestral home of the town founder Charles Ganahl. Originally opened in the home of Ganahl, the post office stayed there until 1872, when it was moved to the south side of the Guadalupe River, where a sizable community was being built. When the post office was reopened, it was called Center Point due to its location on the trade routes.

Founded largely by settlers from western Tennessee, the community continued to grow as relatives and neighbors from Tennessee converged on the banks of the Guadalupe to call Zanzenburg/Center Point their new home. On September 1, 1857, the first native of Center Point, Daniel C. Nowlin, was born to James Crispin Nowlin and Ann Gathings Nowlin. Daniel served as Kerr County Surveyor, sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, and then to Wyoming where he was a prominent sheep rancher until his death on February 5, 1925.

The first attempt at incorporating Center Point came on August 9, 1889, for "school purposes". [3]

At the turn of the 20th century, Center Point was a thriving trade center and remained so until, like so many communities in America, it became the victim of new highways passing it by. Once again, on March 1, 1913, Center Point voted itself an incorporated city, appointed a mayor, city clerk, commissioners’ health officer, and then, in October of the same year, dissolved itself by a popular vote of the people. It remained unincorporated until the mid-1990s, when voters once again approved incorporation. Within less than two years, it was once again voted that the incorporation should be dissolved. As such, Center Point remains one of the largest unincorporated communities in the state of Texas.

Geography

Climate

Center Point experiences a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and a generally mild winter. Temperatures range from 82 °F (28 °C) in the summer to 49 °F (9 °C) during winter.

Climate data for Center Point, Texas
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)90
(32)		96
(36)		101
(38)		104
(40)		102
(39)		108
(42)		109
(43)		109
(43)		109
(43)		102
(39)		92
(33)		88
(31)		109
(43)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)61
(16)		66
(19)		73
(23)		79
(26)		84
(29)		90
(32)		93
(34)		93
(34)		88
(31)		80
(27)		69
(21)		62
(17)		78
(26)
Daily mean °F (°C)49
(9)		53
(12)		60
(16)		67
(19)		73
(23)		79
(26)		82
(28)		81
(27)		76
(24)		68
(20)		57
(14)		50
(10)		66
(19)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)36
(2)		39
(4)		47
(8)		54
(12)		62
(17)		68
(20)		70
(21)		69
(21)		64
(18)		56
(13)		45
(7)		38
(3)		54
(12)
Record low °F (°C)−5
(−21)		−3
(−19)		12
(−11)		24
(−4)		38
(3)		48
(9)		55
(13)		54
(12)		35
(2)		24
(−4)		12
(−11)		1
(−17)		−5
(−21)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.36
(35)		1.91
(49)		1.86
(47)		2.40
(61)		4.29
(109)		3.97
(101)		2
(51)		2.74
(70)		3.07
(78)		3.72
(94)		2.19
(56)		2.14
(54)		31.65
(805)
Source: The Weather Channel [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 1,263—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
1850–1900 [6] 1910 [7]
1920 [8] 1930 [9] 1940 [10]
1950 [11] 1960 [12] 1970 [13]
1980 [14] 1990 [15] 2000 [16]
2010 [17] 2020 [18]

Center Point first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [19] [17] [18]

2020 census

Center Point 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 [18] % 2020
White alone (NH)84266.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)36428.82%
Black or African American alone (NH)50.40%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)50.40%
Asian alone (NH)60.48%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)40.32%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)372.93%
Total1,263100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,263 people, 624 households, and 544 families residing in the CDP.

Education

The Center Point Independent School District serves area students.

Notable people

See also

References

Much of the information above was gleaned from "Kerr County Texas 1856-1956" by Clara Watkins revised edition of Bennett Book.

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Center Point, Texas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Kerrville, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ Minutes of Kerr County Commissioners Court, Book D: pp. 385–387.
  4. ↑ "Monthly Averages for Center Point, Texas". The Weather Channel.
  5. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
  6. ↑ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  7. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  8. ↑ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  9. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  10. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  11. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  12. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  13. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  14. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  15. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  16. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  17. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  18. 1 2 3 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Center Point CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  19. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  20. ↑ Nissen, Axel (2016). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland. p. 76. ISBN   978-1-4766-2606-2.
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