Hamshire, Texas
Hamshire (/ˈhæmʃər/ HAM-shər)[2] is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in western Jefferson County, Texas, United States.[1] It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area and located on State Highway 124 twenty miles southwest of Beaumont. It was probably named for Lovan Hamshire, who developed the land as early as the 1870s. Hamshire was on the Gulf and Interstate Railway with a post office being established there in 1897. A townsite plat was filed in 1911 by Theodore F. Koch. Another major land dealer, Herbert Roedenbeck, subdivided additional land south of the railroad later that year, giving the subdivision the name Hamshire Gardens. Although there was interest shown by local rice farmers, Hamshire had only fifty inhabitants in 1928. The Fannett (1927) and Stowell (1941) oil fields discovery initiated new development in western Jefferson County.[3] By 1940, the population in Hamshire had grown to 200. Natural gas production at the Hamshire field also continued to be of major importance to the community's economy through the 1980s. By 1985 the community had an estimated 350 residents and twenty-two businesses. In 1990 the population remained an estimated 350.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 962 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1850–1900[5] 1910[6] 1920[7] 1930[8] 1940[9] 1950[10] 1960[11] 1970[12] 1980[13] 1990[14] 2000[15] 2010[16] |
Education
Residents are served by the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District.
Hamshire-Fannett ISD is assigned to Galveston College in Galveston.[17]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamshire, Texas
- ^ "Texas Almanac Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ Wooster, Robert (June 15, 2010). "HAMSHIRE, TX,". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
- ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Texas Education Code, Section 130.179, "Galveston College District Service Area Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine".
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamshire, Texas
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