Enloe, Texas | |
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 Farm to Market Road 198 in Enloe | |
  Enloe  Enloe | |
| Coordinates: 33°25′58″N95°39′27″W / 33.43278°N 95.65750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Delta |
| Elevation | 495 ft (151 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 903 & 430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1357032 [1] |
Enloe is an unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 113 in 2000. [2]
The region was first settled in 1888 and incorporated in 1897 upon the construction of a railway stop. 113 people were living there as of 1990 and 2000. [2] It went up to 125 in 2010. [3]
On June 2, 1954, a large, 1,000 yd-wide (910 m) F2 tornado killed one and injured eight in Enloe. [4] On January 10, 2020, an EF0 tornado struck Enloe. A couple of small outbuildings were destroyed with debris scattered a few hundred yards downwind in a subtle cyclonic pattern. [5]
Today, there are two museums in Enloe; the Patterson Museum and the Clara Foster Slough Museum. [6] [7]
Enloe is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2949 and 198, 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Cooper in north-central Delta County. It also borders a nearby stream, Brushy Creek, to the southwest. [2]
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .Municipalities and communities of Delta County, Texas, United States | ||
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