Ponder, Texas
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Ponder, Texas
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Town of Ponder Texas (1 of 1).jpg
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| image_caption = Ponder State Bank
| image_map = Denton County Texas Incorporated Areas Ponder highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of Ponder in Denton County, Texas
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Texas
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Denton
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 8.77
| area_land_km2 = 8.76
| area_water_km2 = 0.01
| area_total_sq_mi = 3.39
| area_land_sq_mi = 3.38
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 2442
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 728
| coordinates = {{coord|33|10|42|N|97|17|28|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 76259
| area_code = 940
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 48-58664{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2412496{{GNIS|2412496}}
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Ponder is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,442 in 2020.
History
The community has the name of the local Ponder family.{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=108|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=104}}
Local legend holds that Bonnie and Clyde either robbed the Ponder State Bank or attempted to rob it, only to discover it had gone broke the week before. However, this is not listed in the Barrow Gang's activities.Guinn, Jeff (2009). Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde. New York: Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|1-4165-5706-7}}. The robbery in question may have been committed by the less famous but more successful Eddie Bentz.Newton, Michael. Next to the famous Ranchmans Steak house they have recently built a subway on Bailey Street in 2012. The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists, and Capers. New York: Facts On File Inc., 2002. (pg. 32-33) {{ISBN|0-8160-4488-0}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 208
| 1980 = 297
| 1990 = 432
| 2000 = 507
| 2010 = 1395
| 2020 = 2442
| 2020n =
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 2757
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,442 people, 798 households, and 600 families residing in the town.
Education
Ponder is served by the Ponder Independent School District,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48121_denton/DC20SD_C48121.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=October 3, 2022}} which operates Ponder High School.
Notable person
- Joe McQueen (1919–2019), jazz musician, born in Ponder
Photo gallery
Image:Ponder Town Square1.JPG|Downtown Ponder, Texas
Image:Ponder United Methodist Church.JPG|Former site of the Ponder United Methodist Church. The church moved to another building at 104 Remington Park Ln., next to the neighborhood of Remington Park.
Image:Ponder Library.JPG|Ponder Public Library and Town Hall.
Image:Ponder State Bank.JPG|Ponder State Bank, the site of the alleged robbing by Bonnie and Clyde.
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References
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{{Denton County, Texas}}
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