Thrall, Texas

Thrall, Texas
City
Thrall Municipal Building
Location of Thrall, Texas
Coordinates: 30°35′19″N97°17′55″W / 30.58861°N 97.29861°W / 30.58861; -97.29861
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Williamson
Area [1]
• Total	0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2)
• Land	0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	561 ft (171 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	816
• Density	2,114.72/sq mi (815.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76578
Area code	512
FIPS code	48-72824 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1369876 [2]
Website	Thrall ISD Webpage

Thrall is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 816 at the 2020 census. ^[4] The name Thrall was chosen by the community to honor the Rev. Homer S. Thrall, a Methodist minister and historian much admired by local settlers and residents. Thrall was founded in 1876. ^[5]

Geography

Thrall is located at 30°35′19″N97°17′55″W / 30.588640°N 97.298707°W / 30.588640; -97.298707 (30.588640, –97.298707), ^[6] approximately 35 miles northeast of Austin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square mile (1.1 km²), all land. It is located in Williamson County.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	272		—
1930	422		55.1%
1940	436		3.3%
1950	585		34.2%
1960	631		7.9%
1970	619		−1.9%
1980	573		−7.4%
1990	550		−4.0%
2000	710		29.1%
2010	839		18.2%
2020	816		−2.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Thrall racial composition as of 2020 ^[8]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	485	59.44%
Black or African American (NH)	59	7.23%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	1	0.12%
Asian (NH)	2	0.25%
Some Other Race (NH)	5	0.61%
Mixed/multiracial (NH)	31	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	233	28.55%
Total	816

As of the 2020 United States census, 816 people, 205 households, and 144 families were residing in the city.

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, 710 people, 255 households, and 189 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,746.8 inhabitants per square mile (674.4/km²). The 264 housing units had an average density of 649.5 per square mile (250.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.00% White, 8.59% African American, 1.41% Native American, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 18.03% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 35.92% of the population.

Of the 255 households, 37.6% had children under 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were not families. About 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.78, and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city, the age distribution was 30.1% under 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,205, and for a family was $36,845. Males had a median income of $28,897 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,807. About 12.4% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city of Thrall is served by the Thrall Independent School District, home to the Thrall High School Tigers. ^[11]

Thrall flood

From September 7 to 10, 1921, ^[12] the remnants of a hurricane moved over Williamson County. The center of the storm became stationary over Thrall, dropping a storm total of 39.7 inches of rain in 36 hours. ^[13]

Eighty-seven people drowned in and near Taylor, and 93 in Williamson County. Thrall rainfall was 23.4 inches during 6 hours, 31.8 in. during 12 hours, and 36.4 in. during 18 hours. ^[14] This storm caused the most deadly floods in Texas, with a total of 215 fatalities.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thrall, Texas
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
5. "TSHA | Thrall, TX".
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
9. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
10. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
11. Thrall ISD webpage
12. Salinas, Rebecca. 2015. San Antonio Express-News "The 1921 flood caused death, destruction, new regulations" www.mysanantonio.com/150years/major-stories/article/The-1921-flood-caused-death-destruction-new-6177194.php
13. "Significant Weather Events of the 1900s" (PDF). National Weather Service . Retrieved March 22, 2009.
14. "Major and Catastrophic Storms and Floods in Texas". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 22, 2009.

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. ^{[9] [10]}

External links

• Thrall from the Handbook of Texas Online