The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway first began operation in the U.S. state of Texas in 1886. It was developed by Uriah Lott and businessmen of San Antonio as a direct route from the city to Aransas Bay on the Texas Gulf coast. It was eventually absorbed in the 20th century by Southern Pacific .
19-533: Premont may refer to Premont, Texas , a city in the Jim Wells County, Texas Prémont , a French commune in the Aisne department [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
38-513: A Roman Catholic institution that now ministers to three missions. Several businesses, including a post office and a general store owned by Andrés Canales, opened in the community during its early years. Premont became part of the newly organized Jim Wells County on March 11, 1911. In an election held on May 6, 1911, Charles Premont was elected as the county's first commissioner. By 1912, Premont had ten businesses and an estimated population of 800. That figure had risen to approximately 1,000 by 1914,
57-538: A 43,275-acre (175.13 km ) plot of land from the heirs of Henry Seeligson for $ 540,939.50. He then subdivided the land into 5-and-10-acre (20,000 and 40,000 m ) tracts to entice residents from the northern U.S. to invest in South Texas , citing the region's warm climate and ideal planting conditions. In 1908 or 1909, a town site was surveyed by C.F.H. Von Bulcher. Halderman named the new community "Premont", after Seeligson Ranch foreman Charles Premont. A section of
76-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.49. In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
95-586: A transportation entrepreneur , engaged his friends Richard King and contractor Mifflin Kenedy in development of three railroad lines in Texas to improve connections from major cities to smaller ones, and to trading areas in Mexico. The Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Railroad connected Corpus Christi and Laredo . The St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway ran from Houston to Brownsville through
114-606: The Texas Tribune refers to as "relative hubs". According to the United States Census Bureau , Premont has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km ), all land. The site was part of the Los Olmos y Loma Blanca land grant issues to Ignacio de la Peña on December 9, 1831. Peña and his heirs occupied the land for the next thirty years. On November 1, 1907, banker and real estate developer R.P. Halderman purchased
133-411: The 2020 United States census , there were 2,455 people, 899 households, and 660 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,772 people, 926 households, and 695 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,622.6 inhabitants per square mile (626.5/km ). There were 1,072 housing units at an average density of 627.5 per square mile (242.3/km ). The racial makeup of
152-600: The Rio Grande Valley and related stops. Supported by businessmen from San Antonio , the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway was developed to connect San Antonio with Aransas Bay on Texas' Gulf coast, where a deepwater port was being developed. Lott, Texas was named in the developer's honor. (After damaging hurricanes in the early 20th century, the US Army Corps of Engineers designated Corpus Christi to be
171-593: The poverty line , including 42.0% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over. Public education in the city of Premont is provided by the Premont Independent School District . The district has two campuses—Premont Ernest H. Singleton Early College Academy (grades Pre-K–5)and Premont Collegiate High School (grades 6–12). Coastal Bend College (formerly Bee County College) is the designated community college for Jim Wells County. San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Uriah Lott ,
190-402: The city was 76.33% White , 0.54% African American , 0.54% Native American , 0.04% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 20.89% from other races , and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 84.05% of the population. There were 926 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 13.9% had
209-504: The community, located east of the railroad, was set aside for Mexican and Mexican-American families. A plaza called Hidalgo Park was designed and built to serve those families. R.P. Halderman sold hundreds of lots to Charles Premont, who in turn served as the real estate agent for the Mexican families, as he was fluent in Spanish. He also donated the funds to build Santa Theresa Catholic Church,
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#1733085150298228-482: The deep-water port in this area.) The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Company was incorporated in 1884, to fulfill the need for a direct railway route from San Antonio to Mexico. Augustus Belknap became president of the company's board of directors, all of whom were also the primary investors, which included William H. Maverick, Edward Stevenson, Edward Katula, Daniel Sullivan, A. J. Lockwood, and George H. Kalteyer, all businessmen based in San Antonio, George Polk
247-483: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Premont&oldid=933063998 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Premont, Texas Premont is a city in Jim Wells County , Texas , United States. The population
266-616: The majority of the stock. As Section 5 of Article X of the Texas Constitution prohibited common control of parallel railroads, in 1903, the Southern Pacific Railroad was sued by the Texas Railroad Commission . Southern Pacific lost the lawsuit and was compelled to divest itself of ownership of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway. In 1924, a change in statutes allowed Southern Pacific to regain control of
285-512: The same year that the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway built a stop at Premont. The Premont Independent School District was created in 1921. At the time of its creation, Premont ISD was the largest school district in Jim Wells County . Premont's population had declined to roughly 600 by 1925. The discovery of oil in the area during the early 1930s caused the community to grow substantially. On May 12, 1933, Premont's first producing oil well
304-416: Was 2,455 at the 2020 census . Premont is located at 27°21′29″N 98°7′33″W / 27.35806°N 98.12583°W / 27.35806; -98.12583 (27.358064, –98.125766). It is situated at along U.S. Highway 281 (Future Interstate 69C ) in south central Jim Wells County, 27 miles (43 km) south of Alice and 9 miles (14 km) north of Falfurrias , two towns that Morgan Smith of
323-407: Was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 22,022, and the median income for a family was $ 27,917. Males had a median income of $ 22,569 versus $ 19,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 9,198. About 27.2% of families and 33.8% of the population were below
342-495: Was drilled. The community incorporated in 1939 and had a population of 1,080 in 1940. With its revitalized and oil-based economy, Premont continued to grow and prosper during the early post-war years. The town was home to 2,619 residents in 1950 and had a total of 55 businesses in 1952. In 1955, American Legion Post No. 297 was dedicated in Premont. The population peaked at 3,282 in the 1970 census and has slowly declined since. As of
361-436: Was the surveyor. With no progress upon completion of Polk's survey, Belknap was replaced by Lott as president of the board. He gained support in the state legislature from Representative Mifflin Kenedy . Construction began in 1885, and the first train rolled out on the line in 1886. The railroad went into receivership in 1890. The receivership was lifted in 1892 after a corporate reorganization whereby Southern Pacific acquired
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