Kildare is an

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in Cass County,

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, United States. According to the

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, the community had a population of 49 in 2000.

History

The population was 106 in 2010. Whittaker Memorial Cemetery is located near the community. Both it and the Masonic Lodge Hall and Baptist Church were added to the

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Geography

Kildare is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 125 and

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, southeast of Linden, south of

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, southwest of

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, and northeast of Jefferson in southeastern Cass County.

Education

Kildare had its own school in 1884. Today, the

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serves area students.

Notable people

* Cliff Bell, Negro league player *

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running back

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Cass County, Texas