Caddo Mills ( ) is a rural city in

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located at the western edge of Northeast Texas. The population was 1,495 at the 2020 census, up from 1,338 at the 2010 census.

History

Before settlers arrived, the area was the site of a

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campground. Pioneers arrived in the late 1850s. About twenty years later, I.T. Johnson and Henry King built a

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, and residents started referring to the community as Caddo Mills after the facility. On June 16, 1879, a post office opened. Around this time, the community had about 100 residents, 3 churches, and a school. In 1886, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (MK&T) built a line through the town, and the population increased to 500. In the 1890s and early 1900s, the town became home to a newspaper and a bank. The population swelled to 790 but began declining in the 1920s. Caddo Mills had 390 residents and 20 businesses when it was finally incorporated in the early 1940s.

Geography

Caddo Mills is located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of Hunt County.

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passes through the center of the city, leading northeast to Greenville, the

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, and southwest the same distance to Royse City. Downtown

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is southwest of Caddo Mills with Sulphur Springs being northeast of Caddo Mills. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.25%, is covered by water. West Caddo Creek, part of the Sabine River watershed, flows through the southwestern corner of the city.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,495 people, 583 households, and 435 families residing in the city.

Education

The city is served by the Caddo Mills Independent School District.

Transportation

Major highways

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U.S. Highway 67 (runs concurrently with Interstate 30) * Texas 66

State Highway 66

Minor highways

Farm to Market Road 6 * Texas FM 36

Farm to Market Road 36 * Texas FM 1565

Farm to Market Road 1565

Air

The city of Caddo Mills owns the Caddo Mills Municipal Airport, which provides

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services to the area.. Federal Aviation Administration, Effective 26 April 2018.

Rail

The city is served by the Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad, which operates the former MK&T line. It is used for freight only.

Notable person

Guy Benton Johnson Guy Benton Johnson (February 28, 1901 – March 23, 1991) was an American sociologist and social anthropologist. He was a student of black culture in the rural South and an advocate of racial equality. Biography Johnson was born in Caddo Mill ...

, sociologist

Notes

References

External links

City of Caddo Mills official website
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