Mingus, TX - Population 258
N 32° 32.563 W 098° 25.055
14S E 554686 N 3600744
Mingus, TX population 258 as of this posting. This sign is located on the north side of TX 193, at the eastern city limit.
Waymark Code: WMZQ3M
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2018
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The Handbook of Texas Online provides some
background:
Mingus is on Gibson and Palo Pinto Creeks, State Highways 193 and 108, and the Missouri Pacific line in southwestern Palo Pinto County. It was named for William Mingus, an 1856 settler, and developed because of the 1881 construction of the Texas and Pacific Railway through the area. Original settlers included J. R. Graves, Frank Bolen, B. H. Stewart, and A. T. Crawford. The community served local farmers and ranchers. The Mingus population was estimated at 1,110 in 1920 and 1930; twenty-five businesses were reported there in 1930. By 1940 the number of residents had declined to 570. The population was down to 212 in 1980, but the post office was still open. In 1990 the population of Mingus was reported as 215. The population grew to 246 in 2000.