Ponder, Texas

Ponder, Texas
Town
Ponder State Bank
Location of Ponder in Denton County, Texas
Coordinates: 33°10′42″N97°17′28″W / 33.17833°N 97.29111°W / 33.17833; -97.29111
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Denton
Area [1]
• Total	3.39 sq mi (8.77 km2)
• Land	3.38 sq mi (8.76 km2)
• Water	0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	728 ft (222 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,442
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76259
Area code	940
FIPS code	48-58664 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2412496 [2]

Ponder is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,442 in 2020. ^[4]

History

The community has the name of the local Ponder family. ^[5]

Local legend holds that Bonnie and Clyde either robbed the Ponder State Bank or attempted to rob it, only to discover it had gone broke the week before. However, this is not listed in the Barrow Gang's activities. ^[6] The robbery in question may have been committed by the less famous but more successful Eddie Bentz. ^[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	208		—
1980	297		42.8%
1990	432		45.5%
2000	507		17.4%
2010	1,395		175.1%
2020	2,442		75.1%
2023 (est.)	2,757		12.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

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Ponder racial composition as of 2020 ^[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	1,749	71.62%
Black or African American (NH)	83	3.4%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	15	0.61%
Asian (NH)	29	1.19%
Pacific Islander (NH)	1	0.04%
Some Other Race (NH)	8	0.33%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	134	5.49%
Hispanic or Latino	423	17.32%
Total	2,442

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,442 people, 798 households, and 600 families residing in the town.

Education

Ponder is served by the Ponder Independent School District, ^[13] which operates Ponder High School.

Notable person

• Joe McQueen (1919–2019), jazz musician, born in Ponder

Photo gallery

• 
  Downtown Ponder, Texas
• 
  Former site of the Ponder United Methodist Church. The church moved to another building at 104 Remington Park Ln., next to the neighborhood of Remington Park.
• 
  Ponder Public Library and Town Hall.
• 
  Ponder State Bank, the site of the alleged robbing by Bonnie and Clyde.

Notes

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ponder, Texas
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
5. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 104.
6. Guinn, Jeff (2009). Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN   1-4165-5706-7.
7. Newton, Michael. Next to the famous Ranchmans Steak house they have recently built a subway on Bailey Street in 2012. The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists, and Capers. New York: Facts On File Inc., 2002. (pg. 32-33) ISBN   0-8160-4488-0
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
9. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
10. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
11. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
12. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
13. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 3, 2022.