Moffett, also spelled Moffitt, is an unincorporated community in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the

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, the community had a population of 100 in 2000. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

The area in what is now known as Moffett today was first settled before 1900. The community had a sawmill, a store, a church, and several houses in the 1930s. Many residents left Moffett after World War II, but it had a church, a store, and a community center and was identified as a dispersed rural community in the early 1990s. It had a population of 100 in 2000.

Geography

Moffett is located on Farm to Market Road 842, northeast of

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in northern Angelina County.

Education

Moffett is served by the Lufkin Independent School District.

References

Unincorporated communities in Angelina County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{AngelinaCountyTX-geo-stub