Leo, Cooke County, Texas | |
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  Leo  Leo | |
| Coordinates: 33°27′10″N97°23′41″W / 33.45278°N 97.39472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cooke |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1382138 [1] |
Leo is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
The first residents of Leo arrived before the American Civil War. The population had shrunk from 1990 to 2000. [2] The Liberman Broadcasting Tower Era is near Leo. [3] [4]
Today, Leo is served by the Era Independent School District.[ citation needed ]
Cooke County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 41,668. The county seat is Gainesville. The county was founded in 1848 and organized the next year. It is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. It is a part of the Texoma region.
Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Cooke County, Texas, United States. Its population was 17,394 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Texoma region and is an important Agri-business center.
Rosston is a small farming and ranching community in southwestern Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 75 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Bulcher is a small unincorporated community in far northwestern Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, only six people lived in the community in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Stanfield is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 15 in 2000. It is located within the Wichita Falls metropolitan area.
Marysville is an unincorporated community in northwestern Cooke County, Texas, United States. It lies approximately three miles from the Texas-Oklahoma border. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 15 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
Sivells Bend is an unincorporated community located just four miles south of the Oklahoma border in Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Era is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Liberman Broadcasting Tower, Era, is a 2,000-foot-tall guyed mast located at 33°29'05.5" N and 97°24'44.8" W in Cooke County, Texas, United States. It was built in 2006 and is used for emergency communication and commercial radio broadcasting. Currently, it is used for storm tracking communications and primarily serves as the transmitter for KNOR-FM, 93.7 “La Raza,” a Spanish-language music station playing “Norteño” music.
Jermyn is an unincorporated community in Jack County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 75 in 2000.
Plum is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Texas, United States. Plum has a post office with the ZIP code 78952.
Chita is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 81 in 2000. It is located within the Huntsville, Texas micropolitan area.
Woodbine is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 246 in 1990. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Tilmon is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 117 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Edgeworth is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
Mountain Springs is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 100 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Hood is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Lois is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Prairie Point is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 22 in 2009. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Sturgeon is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 10 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
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