Todd Mission is a city in

Grimes County, Texas Grimes County is a county located in southeastern Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 29,268. The seat of the county is Anderson. The county was formed from Montgomery County in 1846. It is named for Jesse Grime ...

, United States. It lies on Farm to Market Road 1774, northwest of

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. Its population was 121 as of the 2020 census, up from 107 at the 2010 census. The city is home to the

Texas Renaissance Festival The Texas Renaissance Festival (dubbed the Ren Fest) is an annual Renaissance fair located in Todd Mission, Texas, Todd Mission, Texas, about 55 miles northwest of Houston. The Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF) started in 1974 on the location of ...

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km² or 45 acres), or 1.38%, is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the 2000

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, 146 people, 56 households, and 33 families were residing in the city. The population density was . The 75 housing units had an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 80.82% White, 3.42% African American, and 15.75% from other races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race was 18.49% of the population. Of the 56 households, 30.4% had children under 18 living in them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were not families; 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.21 persons. In the city, the age distribution was 23.3% under 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 128.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,313, and for a family was $40,750. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $21,458 for females. The

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for the city was $16,309. There were 6.5% of families and 10.4% of the population living below the

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, including 18.2% of those under 18 and 33.3% of those over 64.

Education

Todd Mission is served by the Navasota Independent School District. Its comprehensive high school is Navasota High School.

Economy

Todd Mission is home to the renaissance fair with the largest annual attendance in the United States, the

References

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