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Goldthwaite is a town and the county seat of Mills County, Texas, United States. [4] The population was 1,738 at the 2020 census , [ 5 ] down from 1,878 at the 2010 census . History
Goldthwaite Eagle printing office, c. 1910. The first known newspaper, preceding the formation of Mills County, was the Rancho Rackett, which started around 1880 at Williams Ranch. [2] A broadside appeared in Goldthwaite, printed on a portable press by Lampasas resident "Calamity" Bonner, and is credited as the first paper distributed in the ...
Goldthwaite Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Goldthwaite, Texas, United States. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [1] On July 1, 2014 Star Independent School District consolidated into Goldthwaite ISD. [2]
The Pecan Bayou, said to be the westernmost "bayou" in the United States, is a slow-moving Texas stream that originates in northwestern Callahan and eastern Taylor Counties and flows southeast through Coleman and Brown Counties, before ending in northern Mills County where it joins the Colorado River approximately 8 miles west of Goldthwaite, Texas.
Geography [ edit ] Brookesmith is located two miles off U.S. Highway 377 and Farm to Market Road 586 , 19 mi (31 km) south of Brownwood and 39 mi (63 km) west of Goldthwaite [ 3 ] between Clear Creek and Spring Branch in southwestern Brown County.
Lake Merritt (also Brown's Creek) is a small, private manmade lake on Brown's Creek, located about 7 miles north of Goldthwaite, Texas in Mills County. Initially constructed by the Santa Fe Railway Company as a reservoir for their steam engines, the lake is now used for recreation. Found at an elevation of 1,129 feet (344 m). [1]
Center City is an unincorporated community in Mills County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , [ citation needed ] the community had a population of 15 in 2003.
Goldthwaite Municipal Airport covers 62 acres (25 ha) at an elevation of 1,457.0 feet (444.1 m) above mean sea level (AMSL), and has one runway: Runway 01/19: 3,200 x 60 ft. (975 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt [1] For the 12-month period ending 13 September 2017, the airport had 2,700 aircraft operations, an average of 7 per day: 100% general aviation.