Wall, Texas

Wall
Unincorporated community
Wall
Location within the state of Texas
Wall
Wall (the US)
Coordinates: 31°22′27″N 100°18′27″W / 31.37417°N 100.30750°W / 31.37417; -100.30750Coordinates: 31°22′27″N 100°18′27″W / 31.37417°N 100.30750°W / 31.37417; -100.30750
Country United States
State Texas
County Tom Green
Population (2000)
 • Total 200
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 1370774

Wall is an unincorporated community in Tom Green County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 200 in 2000.[1] The community is part of the San Angelo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Wall is located in Tom Green County, Texas.

History

The area was known by several different names (Lipan School, Little School, and Murray's Store) after it was settled in the mid-1880s. The community was named Wall after J. M. Wall, a shopkeeper who served as postmaster after the town's post office opened in 1906. Wall served as a trading center for the fertile Lipan Flat region. The population stood at roughly 250 in 1920, 120 through the 1930s and 1940s, and had slightly risen to around 200 during the latter half of the 20th century.[1]

The community currently supports several businesses and a post office (zip code: 76957),[2] and a school.

Author Jenny Lawson's bestselling memoir Let's Pretend This Never Happened discusses growing up in Wall, Texas.[3]

Education

Public education in the community of Wall is provided by the Wall Independent School District, which also serves the surrounding rural areas of southeastern Tom Green County.

References

  1. 1 2 "Water Valley, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/us/jenny-lawson-goes-from-misfit-with-blog-to-author-with-deal.html


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