Bremond, Texas

Robertson County

48-10144

Bremond is a small town in Robertson County, Texas, United States.

Geography

The city is located in the northwest of the county, near the border to Falls County, Texas at the intersection of State Route 14 to the Highway 46, in 2413, 1373 and 2293 and located 17 km east of the Brazos River. The town has a total area of 2.4 square kilometers without significant water surface. The distance to Austin in the southwest is about 160 km, to Dallas in the north about 185 km.

History

The town was founded in 1841 on part of the land of John Peterson, who died during the Texas Revolution. It was named after Paul Bremond, one originating from New York investor, financier and pioneer of railway building, who lived from 1839 Texas Galveston and coresponsible for the construction of several railway lines in Texas, including Galveston and Red River Railroad.

On June 15, 1870 for the first time a train ran into Bremond. In the same year a post office, a local newspaper, the Central Texan and the first school opened. In 1871 there were several shops, six hotels, three doctors, a pharmacy, a lawyer, and the population had risen to 1000. In the 1870s, many Polish immigrants came to Bremond to grow cotton. Due to the large-scale cultivation of cotton was too little space for small farms and by the year 1890, the population had fallen to 387.

After 1878 Francis Marion Wootan had found that the groundwater of the area had a high level of minerals, he founded in the immediate vicinity of the spa town of Bremond Wootan Wells, in which he built four hotels.

1916 a fire destroyed Bremond, and the fire also spread to Wootan Wells, which was completely destroyed in 1921 by another fire and was not rebuilt.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 876 people. Of these, 56 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 359 households, and 230 families. The population density was 372 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 82.7 percent White, 14.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 1.5 percent from other ethnic groups; about 0.8 percent reported mixed race.

Of the 359 households 32 percent of children were under the age of 18 living with them. 41 percent were married couples living together. 18 percent were single mothers and 36 percent were non-families. 33 percent of all households were single-person households and 20 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size amounted to 2.88.

26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 5.6 percent from 18 to 24, 23.4 percent of 25-44, 19.3 percent from 45 to 64, and 24.8 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 78.3 males.

The median income for a household was $ 27,054, and the median income for a family $ 34,028. Males had a median income of $ 38,750 versus $ 21,719 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,325. Under the poverty line, 19.5 percent of the population lived.