Sanco, Texas

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Sanco, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Sanco
Coordinates: 32°00′30″N100°31′26″W / 32.00833°N 100.52389°W / 32.00833; -100.52389
Country United States
State Texas
County Coke
Elevation
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2,064 ft (629 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 915
GNIS feature ID1379016 [1]

Sanco is an unincorporated community in Coke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. [2]

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Geography

Sanco is located east of Texas State Highway 208 on an unnamed county road, 9 mi (14 km) northwest of Robert Lee, 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Colorado City, and 47 mi (76 km) north of San Angelo in central Coke County. It is also located on Yellow Wolf Creek. [3] Farm to Market Road 18 used to travel through the community in 1942. [4]

Education

A local meetinghouse served as the first school in 1888. [2] Today, the community is served by the Robert Lee Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanco, Texas
  2. 1 2 Sanco, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. ↑ Sanco at TexasEscapes
  4. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 18". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved September 25, 2011.
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