Premont, Texas
| Premont, Texas | |
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 Location of Premont, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 27°21′29″N 98°7′33″W / 27.35806°N 98.12583°WCoordinates: 27°21′29″N 98°7′33″W / 27.35806°N 98.12583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Jim Wells |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,772 |
| • Density | 1,622.6/sq mi (626.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 78375 |
| Area code(s) | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-59384 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1344536 |
Premont is a city in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,772 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 2,789.
Premont is located at 27°21′29″N 98°7′33″W / 27.35806°N 98.12583°W (27.358064, -98.125766). It is situated at along U.S. Highway 281 (Future Interstate 69C) in south central Jim Wells County, approximately 26 miles (42 km) south of Alice.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all of it land.
Premont is located on U.S. Highway 281, between Alice and Falfurrias, two towns that Morgan Smith of the Texas Tribune refers to as "relative hubs."
The site was part of the Los Olmos y Loma Blanca land grant issues to Ignacio de la Peña on December 9, 1831. Peña and his heirs occupied the land for the next thirty years. On November 1, 1907, banker and real estate developer R.P. Halderman purchased a 43,275-acre (175.13 km2) plot of land from the heirs of Henry Seeligson for $540,939.50. He then subdivided the land into five and 10-acre (40,000 m2) tracts to entice residents from the northern U.S to invest in South Texas, citing the region's warm climate and ideal planting conditions.
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