Gause, Texas
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Gause is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 400 in 2000.{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlg10 | title = Gause, Texas | format = | publisher = The Handbook of Texas online | date = | accessdate = 2009-06-03}} For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau first defined Gause as a census-designated place (CDP) in the 2020 census with a population of 275.{{Cite web|title=Gause CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4829216|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}
Geography
Gause is situated along U.S. Highway 79/190, 16 miles southeast of Cameron and 29 miles west of Bryan.{{cite web | url = http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/GauseTexas/gausetx.htm | title = Gause, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date = | accessdate = 2009-06-03}}
{{anchor|Sugarloaf Mountain}}Sugarloaf Mountain, the highest point in Milam County, is near Gause. Sugarloaf, a {{convert|60|acre||adj=mid| property}}, was purchased by the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma from private owners, in commemoration of its status as a site sacred to the Tonkawa.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Alex |date=2023-12-23 |title=How the Tonkawa Tribe bought back sacred Sugarloaf Mountain in Central Texas |url=https://wacotrib.com/news/state-regional/how-the-tonkawa-tribe-bought-back-sacred-sugarloaf-mountain-in-central-texas/article_badf8912-a1d3-11ee-b30d-53b4e75de912.html |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Waco Tribune-Herald |language=en}} Sugarloaf will become part of a historical park.{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Michael |date=January 17, 2024 |title='We're home': 140 years after forced exile, the Tonkawa reclaim a sacred part of Texas |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/17/tonkawa-texas-sacred-sugarloaf-mountain/72241457007/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}
History
The community is named for William J. Gause, a settler who moved to the area in 1872, and built a home out of lumber hauled from Montgomery. In 1873, he gave right-of-way and {{convert|100|acre|km2}} of land to the International-Great Northern Railroad. This caused the area to grow and a post office opened in 1874.{{cite web | url = http://www.forttumbleweed.net/gause.html | title = Gause, Texas Webpage | work = Leonard Kubiak's Online Texas History Webpages| publisher = Leonard Kubiak | date = | accessdate = 2009-06-02}} A schoolhouse that doubled as a church was built in 1876. Gause had about 300 residents in 1884, as well as two steam-powered cotton gins and two churches. Gause was a shipping point for Milam County farmers who shipped corn, cotton, and cottonseed oil. The Gause Independent School District was established in 1905.
The population reached its peak around 1915, when 1,000 people lived in the community. Gause slowly declined over the next few decades. Its bank was discontinued in 1927 after 17 years in operation. The combination of a decline in the number of businesses in Gause and the introduction of the automobile precipitated further downturns in the local economy. By the 1960s, the community had 278 residents, down from 750 in the 1940s. The population began to rebound in the late 1980s as more people chose to live in Gause and commute to jobs in nearby industrial plants. In 1990, Gause had 400 residents and eight businesses. The population remained unchanged as of 2000. Despite its unincorporated status, Gause continues to have a functioning post office (zip code:77857).[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=77857 Zip Code Lookup]
Education
Public education in the community of Gause is provided by the Gause Independent School District. The district operates a single campus that serves an estimated 150 students in prekindergarten through grade eight.
Demographics
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1850–1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1990{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2000{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2010{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020
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Gause first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.{{Cite web|title=2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}
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|+Gause CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gause CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4829216&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}} !% 2020 |
| White alone (NH)
|215 |78.18% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|14 |5.09% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|2 |0.73% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|0 |0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|0 |0.00% |
| Multiracial (NH)
|16 |5.82% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|28 |10.18% |
| Total
|275 |100.00% |
Notable people
- Lance Archer (b. 1977) is a professional wrestler, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling.
- Ruthie Foster (b. 1964) is a singer-songwriter of blues and folk music.
- Ox Miller (1915–2007) was a professional baseball pitcher, chiefly for the St. Louis Browns.
- Jo-Jo Moore (1908–2001) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds
- Bob Wills (1905–1975) was a Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader for Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys.
References
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Category:Census-designated places in Milam County, Texas
Category:Census-designated places in Texas