Mooring, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States

Mooring, Texas

Unincorporated community

Mooring

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Coordinates: 30°41′23″N 96°33′20″W﻿ / ﻿30.68972°N 96.55556°W﻿ / 30.68972; -96.55556
Country| United States
State| Texas
County| Brazos
Elevation

| 256 ft (78 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 979
GNIS feature ID| 1380210[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

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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

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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

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

## References

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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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Municipalities and communities of Brazos County, Texas, United States

County seat: Bryan

Cities|

* Bryan
* College Station
* Navasota‡
* Wixon Valley

Towns|

* Kurten

CDP|

* Lake Bryan

Other
communities|

* Allenfarm
* Cawthon
* Edge
* Fairview
* Harvey
* Millican (former municipality)
* Mooring
* Mudville
* Nelleva
* Peach Creek
* Smetana
* Tabor
* Wellborn

Ghost towns|

* Boonville
* Cottonwood
* Dallam
* Dinkins
* Enright
* Macey
* Moore
* Reliance
* Sims
* Stone City
* Union
* Varisco
* Wicker
* Zack

Footnotes|

‡This populated place has portions in adjacent county or counties

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