Mumford, Texas

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Mumford, Texas
Unincorporated Community
Coordinates: 30°44′04″N96°33′54″W / 30.73444°N 96.56500°W / 30.73444; -96.56500
Country United States
State Texas
County Robertson County
Elevation
[1]
259 ft (79 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total170
GNIS feature ID1363474 [1]

Mumford is an unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. Mumford is unincorporated and has no post office, with the ZIP code of 77867; [2] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 77867 had a population of 176 at the 2000 census. [3]

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History

Located on the eastern bank of the Brazos River, the community is named for an early resident of the area, Jesse Mumford, who established a ferry over the Brazos in the vicinity in 1855. A post office was established in Mumford in 1878, and the community continued to expand through the rest of the nineteenth century.

Mumford by 1893 also had two saloons, two barbershops, two drugstores, and several other small businesses. The first iron bridge near Mumford was erected in 1895 across the Brazos, connecting Robertson and Burleson counties. By then Mumford's population was reported as 550.

Its fortunes declined after a devastating flood in 1899, which destroyed most of the community; Mumford never attained its pre-flood prosperity. Some businesses remain in the community, [4] which also includes a post office (located in the old General Store), [2] an elementary and high school (part of the Mumford Independent School District, the Mustangs), [5] and a cemetery. [6]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mumford has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [7]

Transportation

The nearest airport is Hearne Municipal Airport.

Mumford lies on the junction of the Union Pacific Railroad lines connecting to Houston, and the Gulf Coast and onwards to Mexico. To the north lies Valley Junction, with lines connecting to: Austin and San Antonio; Dallas; Fort Worth; and East Texas. As a result of increasing traffic levels, in 2017 UPR purchased 1,875 acres of land in Mumford to build Brazos Yard, a large rail classification yard which will be capable of sorting up to 1,300 cars per day. The cost of the rail yard is projected at $550 Million, and when complete in 2020 the facility will employ 200 workers. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mumford, Texas
  2. 1 2 Zip Code Lookup
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ MUMFORD, TEXAS, Handbook of Texas Online , 2008-01-18. Accessed 2009-07-03.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mumford Elementary School
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mumford Cemetery
  7. ↑ Climate Summary for Mumford, Texas
  8. ↑ "Union Pacific Begins Brazos Yard Construction in Texas, the Largest Facility Capital Investment in Company History".


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