Campbell is a city in

Hunt County Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from 18 ...

, in the

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. The population was 638 at the 2010 census, down from 734 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Campbell is in eastern Hunt County.

Texas State Highway 24 State Highway 24 (SH 24) runs from Campbell to Paris in north Texas. It is a portion of the main route, along with Interstate 30, from Paris to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. History On June 21, 1917, SH 24 was designated from Denton to ...

runs through the northwest side of the city, and the city limits extend southward from downtown to include

Interstate 30 Interstate 30 (I-30) is a Interstate Highway in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States. I-30 travels from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas, to I-40 in North Little Rock, Ar ...

, which has access from exits 101 and 104. I-30 leads west to Greenville, the Hunt

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, and east to

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, while Highway 24 leads northeast to

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. According to the

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, Campbell has a total area of , of which , or 0.42%, are water.

History

The town was established in 1880 and was named for postmaster general and future Texas governor

Thomas Mitchell Campbell Thomas Mitchell Campbell (April 22, 1856April 1, 1923) was the 24th Governor of Texas, serving two terms from 1907 to 1911. He was an attorney and businessman, working as a manager for the International-Great Northern Railroad before entering ...

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 542 people, 355 households, and 258 families residing in the city.

Education

The city is served by the Campbell Independent School District, home of the Indians. The high school's athletes participate in such sports as six-man football, tennis, basketball, baseball, softball, track and field, golf, and cross-country sprinting.

References

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