Artesia Wells 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 populated place in
La Salle County, Texas
La Salle County is a county in Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,664. Its county seat is Cotulla. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1880. It is named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, a 17th-ce ...
, United States. According to the ''
Handbook of Texas
The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the ...
'', the community had an estimated population of 35 in 2000.
Artesia Wells is located at the junction of
Interstate 35
Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican bo ...
and
FM 133 in western La Salle County, approximately seven miles south of
Cotulla.
Public education in the community is provided by the
Cotulla Independent School District.
References
Unincorporated communities in La Salle County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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