Mooring, Texas

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Mooring, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°41′23″N96°33′20″W / 30.68972°N 96.55556°W / 30.68972; -96.55556 Coordinates: 30°41′23″N96°33′20″W / 30.68972°N 96.55556°W / 30.68972; -96.55556
Country United States
State Texas
County Brazos
Elevation
256 ft (78 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 979
GNIS feature ID1380210 [1]

Mooring is an unincorporated community in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 80 in 2000. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

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History

Mooring first appeared on the Texas Almanac in 1954 or 55 but had no population estimates available. It had a church, a business, and several scattered homes in 1948. Its population was recorded at 150 in 1964, 100 in 1970, and 80 from 1973 through 2000. Its only business was a cotton gin in 1990. [2]

Geography

Mooring is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 50 and Texas State Highway 21 on the Southern Pacific Railroad in far northwestern Brazos County. [2]

Education

Mooring had its own school in 1948. [2] Today, the community is served by the Bryan Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mooring, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Brown, Richard. "Mooring, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
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