Plantersville is a city in Grimes County,

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, United States. It was incorporated as a city on May 15, 2017. It is located at the junction of

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, and the

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in the southeastern part of the county. It is adjacent to the city of

Todd Mission Todd Mission is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States. It lies on Farm to Market Road 1774, northwest of Houston. The population was 107 as of the 2010 census, down from 146 at the 2000 census. The city is home to the Texas Renaissance Fe ...

Demographics

Education

Public education in the Plantersville area is provided by the

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is its comprehensive high school.

Economy

Since 1974, Plantersville has been home to the

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, an annual event which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Over 644,000 visitors were recorded in 2017.''Attendance Statistics''
TRF Beefeaters website; accessed February 2018

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* * Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Grimes County, Texas Populated places established in 2017 {{GrimesCountyTX-geo-stub, Notable Citizens=