Mooring, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
30°41′23″N 96°33′20″W / 30.68972°N 96.55556°W / 30.68972; -96.55556CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyBrazosElevation
256 ft (78 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code979GNIS feature ID1380210[1]

Mooring is an unincorporated community in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 80 in 2000. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

History

Mooring first appeared on the Texas Almanac in 1954 or 1955, but had no population estimates available. It had a church, a business, and several scattered homes in 1948. Its population was recorded at 150 in 1964, 100 in 1970, and 80 from 1973 through 2000. Its only business was a cotton gin as of 1990.[2]

Geography

Mooring is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 50 and Texas State Highway 21 on the Southern Pacific Railroad in far northwestern Brazos County.[2]

Education

Mooring had its own school in 1948.[2] Today, the community is served by the Bryan Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mooring, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Brown, Richard. "Mooring, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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