Fulton, Texas
| Fulton, Texas | |
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Fulton harbor
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 Location of Fulton, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 28°4′4″N 97°2′24″W / 28.06778°N 97.04000°WCoordinates: 28°4′4″N 97°2′24″W / 28.06778°N 97.04000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Aransas |
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| • Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,358 |
| • Density | 540/sq mi (210/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 78358 |
| Area code(s) | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-27888 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1336302 |
| Website | www |
Fulton is a town in Aransas County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, this South Texas coastal fishing community had a population of 1,358. The town is named for George Ware Fulton, a land developer in the area.
Fulton is located at 28°04′04″N 97°02′24″W / 28.067733°N 97.040103°W, on the western shore of Aransas Bay. It is bordered to the south by the city of Rockport, the county seat. Texas State Highway 35 passes through the center of the town, leading north across the inlet of Copano Bay. Corpus Christi is 32 miles (51 km) to the southwest, and Port Lavaca is 49 miles (79 km) to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km2), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), or 42.77%, is water.
Fulton was founded in 1866, named for George Ware Fulton, Sr., a land developer in the area. Fulton had been a teacher in Indiana and decided to come to Texas by flatboat with 60 other men during the war for independence between Texas and Mexico. After the long trip to Texas, George Fulton found that the war was over but he joined the Army of the Republic of Texas for a few months.
Fulton built a large house, now known as the Fulton Mansion, in the area where Fulton stands. The town quickly became the site for many slaughterhouses as cattle from south Texas were driven to Fulton. The cattle slaughterhouses lasted until the 1880s, when railroads reached the area and provided ways to ship live cattle to population centers such as Chicago.
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