Cooks Point | |
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Coordinates: 30°35′45″N96°36′38″W / 30.59583°N 96.61056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Burleson |
Elevation | 341 ft (104 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 979 |
GNIS feature ID | 1354907 [1] |
Cooks Point is an unincorporated community in Burleson County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 60 in 2000. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
Cooks Point is located on Texas State Highway 21, 8 mi (13 km) east of Caldwell in Burleson County. [2]
The community continues to be served by Caldwell ISD to this day.
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