Dessau (Texas)
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Location in Texas
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| County : | Travis County | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 24 ′ N , 97 ° 38 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 205 m | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1379657 | ||
| Mayor : | Jeff Coleman (Mayor of Pflugerville) | ||
Dessau is approximately 11 miles northeast of Austin in Travis County , Texas .
history
The city is named after the city of Dessau in Germany.
A post office was in operation from 1886 to 1890 and from 1897 to 1901. Dessau had a school with 40 students in 1907. The school merged with the one in Pflugerville in 1920 .
Population development
In the late 1890s, about 30 people lived in Dessau. After a decline in the 1930s, the population rose to 50 in the late 1940s.
today
Dessau is now part of Travis County , which also includes the Texas capital Austin. The community area consists largely of steppe and "forest". The place belongs to the urban area of Pflugerville and is de facto a district of Pflugerville .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl: DESSAU, TX. Accessed March 5, 2018 .