Delhi, Texas

Delhi is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 300 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Its name is pronounced "Del-high", not "Delly" as the city in India is pronounced, just like all other Delhi's in the U.S.

History

The community is rich in fine sandy loam soils that make agriculture and livestock feasible to raise. A post office was established at Delhi in 1873, and remained in operation until 1929. A Primitive Baptist church was established in 1880, and a permanent cemetery was established a year later. Delhi had two gristmills and two cotton gins as well as 150 inhabitants. It reached 200 settlers by 1890, but it then decreased to 30 settlers when a general store opened in Delhi in 1925. The 1936 county highway map showed several scattered houses, a church, a cemetery, and only one business in the settlement. The population declined to 25 in 1940. A community center was in operation from 1951 to 1990. It is said to be named for a medicine man who traveled to the community and stayed there for several months in the late 19th century. A church, a cemetery, and the community hall marked the community even though it wasn't labeled on county maps in 1990. Its population was estimated as 300 in 2000.^[2]

Geography

Delhi stands along Farm to Market Road 304 19 mi (31 km) southeast of Lockhart in eastern Caldwell County.^[2]

Education

Delhi had two schools, one in 1884 and another in 1936.^[2] Today the community is served by the Lockhart Independent School District.

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