Nada is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

and

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(CDP) in

Colorado County Colorado County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 20,557. Its county seat is Columbus. It is named for the Colorado River of Texas. The county was founded in 1836 and organized the next ...

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, United States. It is located on State Highway 71 approximately midway between El Campo and

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Geography

Nada is situated along State Highway 71 in southern Colorado County about south of Garwood and south of

. File:Colorado River Texas Nada.jpg, Aerial photo shows the Colorado River near Nada. File:Nada TX Post Office.jpg, US post office is on Texas 71 in Nada.

History

The original name of the community was Vox Populi (

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for "Voice of the People"). The present name is an Americanized version of the

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

word "naděje," meaning "hope." The first settlers were J. William Schoellmann and his family, who arrived in the area on February 15, 1881. Many of the early settlers that followed were

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and

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from the Frelsburg area. The first church in Nada was dedicated on October 7, 1897 and a schoolhouse was constructed in 1899 that housed eighteen students. By the mid-1980s, the population was estimated at 165. It remained at that level through 2000. Nada has a post office with the ZIP code 77460. File:Nada TX Community Center.jpg, Nada community center is on Old Nada Road. File:Nada TX Post Office Marker.jpg, State historical marker is located at the post office. File:Nada TX St Marys Catholic Church.jpg, Saint Mary's Catholic Church serves Nada.

Demographics

According to the

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, the community had an estimated population of 165 in 1986. Nada was first listed as a

in the 2020 U.S. Census with a population of 231.

Education

Public education in the community of Nada is provided by the

Rice Consolidated Independent School District Rice Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Altair, Texas (USA). In addition to Altair, the district serves the city of Eagle Lake, the communities of Garwood and Sheridan, as well as ...

. In 1948, Nada's school district became part of the Garwood Independent School District, which merged with several other districts in 1970 to form the Rice Consolidated Independent School District.

Notable people

* Roman Catholic bishop Hugo Mark Gerbermann was born in Nada. * Roman Catholic bishop Bernard Ferdinand Popp was born in Nada.Bernard Ferdinand Popp
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References

External links

* * {{authority control Czech-American culture in Texas German-American culture in Texas Unincorporated communities in Colorado County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas