Cut and Shoot, Texas
| Cut and Shoot, Texas | |
|---|---|
| City | |
The City Hall of Cut and Shoot, Texas
|
|
 Location of Cut and Shoot, Texas |
|
| Coordinates: 30°20′14″N 95°21′46″W / 30.33722°N 95.36278°WCoordinates: 30°20′14″N 95°21′46″W / 30.33722°N 95.36278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
| • Land | 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,158 |
| • Density | 426.0/sq mi (164.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 77303, 77306 |
| Area code(s) | 936 |
| FIPS code | 48-18260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1381207 |
As a municipality incorporated in 1969, Cut and Shoot is a city in eastern Montgomery County, Texas, United States, about 6 miles east of Conroe and 40 miles north of Houston. Until 2006, Cut and Shoot was considered and called a "town". Then, the town council elected for it to be considered and referred to as a "city". The population was 1,070 at the 2010 census.
According to one local legend, Cut and Shoot was named after a 1912 community confrontation that almost led to violence. According to differing versions of the story, the dispute was either over:
Whatever the circumstances were, a small boy at the scene reportedly declared "I'm going to cut around the corner and shoot through the bushes in a minute!" This statement apparently stayed in the residents' minds and was eventually adopted as the town's name. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
Other claims were the church named the town "cut and shoot" because they would cut and shoot any person of color that entered the town.
The town of Cut and Shoot gained fame when local boxer Roy Harris, a heavyweight contender, fought Floyd Patterson for the heavyweight title in 1958. Harris appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was featured in Life Magazine. So much mail was addressed to "Roy Harris, Cut and Shoot, Texas" that the U. S. Postal Service granted a franchise post office to the town.
Population statistics were not reported for the community until the mid-1970s, when the number of residents was 50. By 1980 the incorporated community reported a population of 809, had a new city hall and supported both a school and several businesses.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,158 people, 389 households, and 324 families residing in the town. The population density was 426.0 people per square mile (164.4/km²). There were 410 housing units at an average density of 150.8 per square mile (58.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.92% White, 0.52% African American, 1.47% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 3.63% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.39% of the population.
...
Wikipedia