unincorporated community
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located in
Comanche County Comanche County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Comanche County, Kansas
* Comanche County, Oklahoma
* Comanche County, Texas
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, in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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. According to the
Handbook of Texas
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, the community had a population of 20 in 2000.
History
The community was named for Van Dyke Frost. A post office was established at Vandyke in 1903 and remained in operation until 1905. The community also had a church in operation. Its population was estimated as 15 in 1933, 30 in 1939, and 20 from 1980 through 2000.
Geography
Vandyke is located on
Texas State Highway 16
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in north-central Comanche County.
Education
Van Dyke Frost donated land for a school to be built in the early 1870s. Today, the community is served by the Comanche Independent School District.