Carl's Corner, Texas
| Carl's Corner, Texas | |
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 Location of Carl's Corner, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°5′7″N 97°2′43″W / 32.08528°N 97.04528°WCoordinates: 32°5′7″N 97°2′43″W / 32.08528°N 97.04528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 134 |
| • Density | 70.4/sq mi (27.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 48-12895 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1377747 |
Carl's Corner is a town in Hill County in Northern Central Texas. The population was 173 at the 2010 census. The town was founded by, and named after, Carl Cornelius, a local truck stop owner and long-time friend of Willie Nelson. Cornelius founded the town for the purpose of legalizing alcohol sales in the otherwise mostly-dry county.
Cornelius' property adjacent to the truck stop was the site of several Willie Nelson Fourth of July concerts in the early 1980s. Cornelius' truck stop was also the first to offer BioWillie, the biodiesel fuel marketed by Willie Nelson. The former Willie's Place truck stop was located at Carl's Corner.
Carl's Corner is located at 32°5′7″N 97°2′43″W / 32.08528°N 97.04528°W (32.085403, -97.045158).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 134 people, 50 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density was 70.4 people per square mile (27.2/km²). There were 58 housing units at an average density of 30.5 per square mile (11.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.28% White, 6.72% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.19% of the population.
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