Newgulf, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 29°15′19″N95°54′00″W / 29.25528°N 95.90000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Wharton |
Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 979 |
GNIS feature ID | 1363843 [1] |
Newgulf (or New Gulf) is an unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of ten in 2009. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
Newgulf is located on Farm to Market Road 1301, 12 mi (19 km) east of Wharton and 3 mi (4.8 km) east of Boling in the extreme eastern corner of Wharton County. [2] It is also on the Boling Dome between the San Bernard River and Caney Creek. [3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1950 | 1,805 | — | |
1960 | 1,419 | −21.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] 1850–1900 [5] 1910 [6] 1920 [7] 1930 [8] 1940 [9] 1950 [10] 1960 [11] 1970 [12] 1980 [13] 1990 [14] 2000 [15] 2010 [16] |
Newgulf was listed as an unincorporated community in the 1950 U.S. Census [10] and 1960 U.S. Census; [11] it was not listed thereafter.
As of 1995, Newgulf's functioning elementary school is part of the Boling Independent School District.[ citation needed ]
Newgulf is home to New Gulf Airport, a private-use airport. [17]