Coupland, Texas
Coupland | |
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 Former train station in Coupland | |
  Coupland Location within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°27′25″N 97°23′33″W / 30.45694°N 97.39250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Williamson Travis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.95 sq mi (5.06 km2) |
| • Land | 1.93 sq mi (4.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,603 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 317 |
| • Density | 164.50/sq mi (63.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 78615 |
| FIPS code | 17312 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1355183 |
| Website | http://www.cityofcouplandtx.us/ |
Coupland (/ˈkoʊplənd/ KOHP-lənd[3]) is a city in southeastern Williamson County, Texas, United States.[4] According to the 2014 Population Estimate of the United States Census, the population was 298.[5]
Coupland's athletic teams are the "Cowboys." The Coupland Independent School District serves area students. Coupland ISD serves grades K-8. Upon graduation, the students either go to Elgin, Texas, Pflugerville, Texas or Taylor, Texas for high school courses.
History
In 1859, Morgan C. Hamilton bought large tracts of land along Brushy Creek from Shiloh to Rice's Crossing. Hamilton died in 1883, willing the land to his nephew, Theodore Van Buren Coupland. Mr. Coupland sold a 100-foot right-of-way to the Taylor, Bastrop and Austin Railroad in 1887. Two Taylor men subsequently formed the Coupland City Corporation to subdivide and sell land for the newly formed unincorporated community of Coupland.[6]
Coupland residents voted overwhelmingly to incorporate on November 6, 2012, the 125th anniversary of its founding. The City of Coupland held its first City Council elections on May 13, 2013, with Jack Piper running unopposed for Mayor.[7]
Geography
Coupland is located at 30°27′25″N 97°23′33″W / 30.45694°N 97.39250°W (30.456924, -97.392367).[4] These coordinates place the city just to the south of the city of Taylor, just east of the city of Pflugerville and north of the city of Manor.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total land area of 1.926 square miles (4.989 km2) and a total water area of 0.026 square miles (0.067 km2).[4]
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2019 (est.) | 317 | [2] | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ http://www.texastripper.com/pronounce/locations-c.html
- ^ a b c "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ Source: 2014 Census results for Coupland, TX Archived 2015-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Source: A Brief History of Coupland
- ^ Source: Breaking News: Coupland elects its first City Council!
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
External links
- Coupland Civic Organization
- Williamson County History of Coupland Texas page
- Coupland from the Handbook of Texas Online
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coupland, Texas
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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