Glen Rose
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| Glen Rose | |
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 Downtown Glen Rose |
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| Location in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1849 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Somervell County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 14 ′ N , 97 ° 45 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,122 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 298.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.1 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.1 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 189 m |
| Postal code : | 76043 |
| Area code : | +1 254 |
| FIPS : | 48-29876 |
| GNIS ID : | 1373854 |
Glen Rose is a small town in Somervell County , Texas . It was founded around 1889 and currently has around 2,120 inhabitants. It is also the administrative center of the county. Sights are the institute and college.
To the west of the city is Dinosaur Valley State Park with prehistoric footsteps from Acrocanthosaurus and Apatosaurus .
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 132 | - | |
| 1890 | 400 | 203% | |
| 1900 | 890 | 122.5% | |
| 1920 | 1000 | - | |
| 1930 | 983 | -1.7% | |
| 1940 | 1050 | 6.8% | |
| 1950 | 1248 | 18.9% | |
| 1960 | 1495 | 19.8% | |
| 1970 | 1554 | 3.9% | |
| 1980 | 2075 | 33.5% | |
| 1990 | 1949 | -6.1% | |
| 2000 | 2122 | 8.9% | |
| 1880-2000, | |||
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ see: Brian Hart, "GLEN ROSE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE," Handbook of Texas Online ( http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kbg11 ), accessed August 1, 2013. Published by Texas State Historical Association.
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
Web links
- Glen Rose in the Handbook of Texas (English)
- Official website of Glen Rose (English)
- Website of Glen Rose and the surrounding area (English)
- Statistics Glen Rose (Texas) (English)