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Coordinates: 29°5909N 97°0803W / 29.98583°N 97.13417°W / 29.98583; -97.13417
 

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Colorado, Texas
Colorado is located in Texas
Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is located in the United States
Colorado

Colorado

Coordinates: 29°59′09N 97°08′03W / 29.98583°N 97.13417°W / 29.98583; -97.13417
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBastrop
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)512 & 737
GNIS feature ID1354813[1]

Colorado is an unincorporated communityinBastrop County, Texas, United States.[1] It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

History[edit]

The community was named after the state of Colorado.[2] A church and several scattered homes marked the community on county maps in the 1940s and it only had a church and cemetery but no homes by the 1980s. It did not have any population estimates in 2000.[3]

Geography[edit]

Colorado is located 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of Smithville in southeastern Bastrop County.[3]

Education[edit]

Colorado had its own school in 1905, with one teacher and 50 black students. It is said to have joined the Smithville Independent School District in 1921.[3] The community continues to be served by the Smithville ISD today.

References[edit]

  • ^ "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  • ^ a b c Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth (December 1, 1994). "Colorado, TX". tshaonline.org.

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