Jarrell, Texas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = City of Jarell


mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location in the state of Texas
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Texas
subdivision_name2 = Travis County
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Troy Clawsoncite web
url = http://www.jarrelltexas.us/moreinfo.html
title = City of Jarrell, Texas
accessdate = 2007-08-03
format = HTML
work = City of Jarrell]
area_magnitude = 1 E9
area_total_sq_mi = 48.2
population_as_of = 2000
population_total = 1319
population_density_km2 = 54
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 1319 [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-04-48.xls]
population_density_km2 = 48.2
timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
latd = 30 | latm = 76 | latNS = N
longd = 97 | longm = 60 | longEW = W
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 76537
area_code = 512
website = http://www.jarrelltexas.us/
footnotes =

Jarrell is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. It is situated about 12 miles north of Georgetown, Texas and about 38 miles north of Austin. According to the 2000 census, the population was 1,319; it was 1,408 in the 2005 census estimate. [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-04-48.xls]

History

Founded in 1909 by real estate developer O. D. Jarrell, along with E. C. Haeber, the town was settled at the intersection of an old stagecoach road and the Bartlett and Western Railway that was under construction. When the railroad was completed, a saloon, two stores, a post office, and a bank were soon built. Due to the proximity of Jarrell to the railroad, the residents of nearby Corn Hill moved to the town. The city reached its peak in 1914, when it had a population of 500. However, the closing of the railway and the decline of the cotton industry led to a long term recession; at one point, Jarrell had only 200 residents. But after this low point, the city experienced a recovery that brought its population up to 410 by 1990. [cite web
url = http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/JJ/hlj1.html
title = Jarrell, Texas
accessdate = 2007-08-03
date = 2007-04-19
work = Texas State Historical Association]

On May 27, 1997, the town suffered from the destructive Jarrell Tornado, which destroyed the Double Creek Estates subdivision. [cite web
title =Texas Tornadoes
work = National Climatic Data Center
date = 2006-08-02
url = http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/txtornadoes/texastornadoes.html#INTRO
accessdate = 2007-08-03]

Geography

Jarrell is located at geographical coordinates 30° 49′ 29″ N 97° 36′ 16″ W (30.824600, -97.604393).

Education

Jarrell is served by the Jarrell Independent School District.

References

External links

* [http://www.jarrelltexas.us/ Official City of Jarrell Website]
* [http://www.williamson-county-historical-commission.org/Jarrell/Jarrell_Texas_Williamson_County.htm Williamson County Historical Commission page on Jarrell]
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