Angus, TX

By: David Allen

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: November 1, 1994

Angus is on the Union Pacific Railroad and Interstate Highway 45, six miles south of Corsicana in Navarro County. It was established in 1871 by A. Angus and had the first hay press in that part of Texas. It was also known for its cattle industry, oil refineries, and vast amounts of fertile soil good for corn and wheat production. The first church was built in 1872 and the first school in 1874. An Angus post office opened in 1877 but was later discontinued. A money-order office was established in 1911, when the population of Angus was twenty. In 1945 the population had increased to twenty-five. In 1987 it was 244, and in 2000 it was 334.

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Annie Carpenter Love, History of Navarro County (Dallas: Southwestern, 1933).

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David Allen, “Angus, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed June 28, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/angus-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: 1952
Most Recent Revision Date:: November 1, 1994

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Angus
Currently Exists: Yes
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 2409711
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: Yes
Belongs to: Navarro County
Coordinates: Latitude: 31.99762320°

Longitude: -96.42696400°
Population Counts: People Year

363 1990

334 2000

414 2010

458 2019

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