Cashion Community, Texas
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Cashion Community (commonly called Cashion) is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in 2000[1] and had an estimated population of 330 in 2005.[2]
Casion Community is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
Cashion Community is located at (34.035650, -98.500054), eight miles north of Wichita Falls off State Highway 240 in northeastern Wichita County. Its elevation is 994 feet above sea level.
[edit] History
Settlement in the area began about 1897, when Hi Willis purchased land. A one-room schoolhouse was built on donated land and named for T.J. Cashion, a county commissioner. The school became the center of the community. Oil was discovered in 1918, which led to a significant influx of residents. In the 1920s, the Cooper, Friberg, and Bacon school consolidated with Cashion and eventually the campus was expanded to accommodate a four-year high school.
Oil production declined in the 1930s and the high school closed in 1936. Its furnishings were auctioned off in 1945 and Cashion area students attended school in the larger community of Burkburnett. A Texas Historical Marker, erected in 1993, honors Cashion School.
The community was incorporated in 2000 with Jerry W. Holmes, Sr. serving as its first mayor.
[edit] Education
Cashion Community is served by the Burkburnett Independent School District.
[edit] References
- ^ Boundary Changes. Geographic Change Notes: Texas. Population Division, United States Census Bureau (2006-05-19). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Table 4. Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Texas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division (2006-06-21). Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
[edit] External links
- Handbook of Texas Online: Cashion, Texas
- Cashion Community, TX city profile
- USGS GNIS: Cashion Community
- Cashion Community, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
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