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Clear Lake, Texas

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nameClear Lake, Texas
settlement_typePopulated place
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pushpin_map_captionLocation within the state of Texas
map_captionLocation within Collin county
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Texas
subdivision_type2Counties
subdivision_name2Collin
established_titleTown of Clear Lake
established_datec. 1890
unit_prefImperial
population_as_of1990
population_totalest 50
timezoneCentral (CST)
utc_offset-6
timezone_DSTCDT
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elevation_m161.54
elevation_ft530
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code75407
area_codes214, 469, 972
blank_nameFIPS code
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a community in Collin County, Texas

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Clear Lake is a populated place located in Collin County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 1990. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

A distillery was constructed and run by the US government in 1884 on the shores of adjacent Clear Lake. A few people were drawn to the area by the government project, and by 1890 the town of Clear Lake had been founded. Robert L. Palmer served as the postmaster when the office was established there in 1898, and it closed sometime around 1930. The town was Dallas's main source of bois d'arc timber for a number of years during the city's early years, when Dallas tried paving its streets with the wood. Clear Lake's population shrank significantly after Dallas shelved the project. Despite being in the center of the Blackland Prairie, seasonal flooding in the area around Clear Lake devastated crops. By 1914, Clear Lake had a population of 100, up from an estimated 75 in 1910. Despite the 1954 creation of Lavon Lake, the estimated population of the village went down to fifty from the 1930s to 1990.

Geography

Clear Lake is located near the south shore of Lavon Lake, 12 mi southeast of McKinney in southeastern Collin County. It was also on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.

Education

Today the community is served by the Princeton Independent School District. It is zoned for Harper Elementary School, Clark Middle School, and Princeton High School.

References

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. {{Handbook of Texas
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