Caddo Mills, Texas

History

Before settlers arrived, the area was the site of a Caddo campground. Pioneers arrived in the late 1850s. About twenty years later, I.T. Johnson and Henry King built a gristmill, and residents started referring to the community as Caddo Mills after the facility. On June 16, 1879, a post office opened. Around this time, the community had about 100 residents, 3 churches, and a school. In 1886, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (MK&T) built a line through the town, and the population increased to 500. In the 1890s and early 1900s, the town became home to a newspaper and a bank. The population swelled to 790 but began declining in the 1920s. Caddo Mills had 390 residents and 20 businesses when it was finally incorporated in the early 1940s.

Geography

Caddo Mills is located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of Hunt County and the eastern edge of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Texas State Highway 66 passes through the center of the city, leading northeast 9 mi to Greenville, the county seat, and southwest the same distance to Royse City. Downtown Dallas is 41 mi southwest of Caddo Mills with Sulphur Springs being 36 mi northeast of Caddo Mills.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.8 km2, of which 0.02 km2, or 0.25%, is covered by water. West Caddo Creek, part of the Sabine River watershed, flows through the southwestern corner of the city.

Demographics

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As of the 2020 census, there were 1,495 people residing in the city.

2020 census

The median age was 35.7 years; 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.7 males, while the census recorded 435 families in the city.

0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 550 households in Caddo Mills, of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.7% were married-couple households, 14.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 610 housing units, of which 9.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 65.1% were owner-occupied and 34.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.1%.

Education

The city is served by the Caddo Mills Independent School District.

Transportation

Major highways

• [[File:I-30.svg|30px]] Interstate 30
• [[File:US 67.svg|30px]] U.S. Highway 67 (runs concurrently with Interstate 30)
• [[File:Texas 66.svg|30px]] State Highway 66

Minor highways

• [[File:Texas FM 6.svg|30px]] Farm to Market Road 6
• [[File:Texas FM 36.svg|30px]] Farm to Market Road 36
• [[File:Texas FM 1565.svg|30px]] Farm to Market Road 1565

Air

The city of Caddo Mills owns the Caddo Mills Municipal Airport, which provides general aviation services to the area.

Rail

The city is served by the Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad, which operates the former MK&T line. It is used for freight only.

Notable person

• Guy Benton Johnson, sociologist

Notes

References

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