Newgulf (or New Gulf) is an

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, United States. According to the

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, the community had a population of ten in 2009. It is located within the

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metropolitan area.

Geography

Newgulf is located on Farm to Market Road 1301, east of Wharton and east of Boling in the extreme eastern corner of Wharton County. It is also on the Boling Dome between the

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and Caney Creek.

Demographics

Newgulf was listed as an unincorporated community in the 1950 U.S. Census and 1960 U.S. Census; it was not listed thereafter.

Education

As of 1995, Newgulf's functioning elementary school is part of the

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Infrastructure

Newgulf is home to New Gulf Airport, a private-use airport.

Notable person

Wayne Moses Wayne Moses (January 11, 1955 – March 7, 2024) was an American football coach. He later served as running backs coach under head coach Robb Akey at Idaho. Playing career College playing career Moses was a starter at the University of Washing ...

, football coach who served as

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coach for the

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Gallery

File:Boling ISD Newgulf ES.JPG, Newgulf Elementary School File:Newgulf TX New Homes.JPG, New homes in Newgulf File:Newgulf TX Streets.JPG, Mostly empty tree-lined streets File:Newgulf TX Company Houses.JPG, Row of old company houses File:Newgulf TX Sulphur Plant.JPG, Closed Texas Gulf Sulphur Company plant

References

External links

Newgulf, TexasHAIF's page on NewgulfNewgulf: From Sulfur Boomtown to Texas Ghost Town. Southern Methodist University Digital Collections
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