Gause, Texas

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Gause, Texas
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Country United States
State Texas
County Milam
Elevation
[1]
371 ft (113 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total275
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1357931 [1]
Location of Gause in the state of Texas. TXMap-doton-Gause.png
Location of Gause in the state of Texas.

Gause is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 400 in 2000. [2] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau first defined Gause as a census-designated place (CDP) in the 2020 census with a population of 275. [3]

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Geography

Gause is situated along U.S. Highway 79/190, sixteen miles southeast of Cameron and twenty-nine miles west of Bryan/College Station. [4]

Sugarloaf Mountain, the highest point in Milam County, is nearby Gause. Sugarloaf, a 60-acre property (24 ha), was purchased by the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma from private owners, in commemoration of its status as a site sacred to the Tonkawa. [5] Sugarloaf will become part of a historical park. [6]

History

The community is named for William J. Gause, a settler who moved to the area in 1872 and built a home out of lumber hauled from Montgomery. [2] In 1873, he gave right-of-way and 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land to the International-Great Northern Railroad (I&GN). This caused the area to grow and a post office opened in 1874. [7] A schoolhouse that doubled as a church was built in 1876. Gause had approximately 300 residents in 1884 as well as two steam-powered cotton gins and two churches. Gause was a shipping point for Milam County farmers who shipped corn, cotton, and cottonseed oil. [4] The Gause Independent School District was established in 1905.

The population reached its peak around 1915, when 1,000 people lived in the community. Gause slowly declined over the next few decades. [2] Its bank was discontinued in 1927 after 17 years in operation. [7] The combination of a decline in the number of businesses in Gause and the introduction of the automobile precipitated further downturns in the local economy. By the 1960s, the community had 278 residents, down from 750 in the 1940s. The population began to rebound in the late 1980s as more people chose to live in Gause and commute to jobs in nearby industrial plants. In 1990, Gause had 400 residents and eight businesses. The population remained unchanged as of 2000. [2] Despite its unincorporated status, Gause continues to have a functioning post office (zip code:77857). [8]

Education

Public education in the community of Gause is provided by the Gause Independent School District. The district operates a single campus that serves an estimated 150 students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight.

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gause, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Gause, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Gause CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Gause, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  5. ↑ Miller, Alex (December 23, 2023). "How the Tonkawa Tribe bought back sacred Sugarloaf Mountain in Central Texas". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ Barnes, Michael (January 17, 2024). "'We're home': 140 years after forced exile, the Tonkawa reclaim a sacred part of Texas". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Gause, Texas Webpage". Leonard Kubiak's Online Texas History Webpages. Leonard Kubiak. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  8. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
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