Ben Arnold, Texas facts for kids
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Ben Arnold, Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Milam County |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 117 |
| FIPS code | 48-07516 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1351865 |
Ben Arnold is a small community in Milam County, Texas, United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a place with a shared identity but without its own local government. It's also a census-designated place, which means the U.S. Census Bureau counts its population separately.
You can find Ben Arnold on U.S. Highway 77. It's about seven miles north of a town called Cameron. In 2020, about 117 people lived there.
History of Ben Arnold
The story of Ben Arnold began in 1890. It started as a stop along the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway. The community got its name from a special little girl. Her name was Bennie Arnold, and she was just three years old. She was the mascot on the very first train that arrived at the new station.
A local post office opened in Ben Arnold in 1892. By 1896, the community was growing. It had three churches and a school. About 125 people lived there at that time.
In 1903, the school in Ben Arnold had two teachers. They taught around eighty students. The community kept growing. By the 1920s, the population reached about 250 people. This number stayed pretty steady for many years.
However, by the late 1960s, the population dropped to 148. The Ben Arnold school system joined with the Cameron Independent School District in the early 1970s. This meant students from Ben Arnold would go to school in Cameron.
In 1977, the railway track that connected Ben Arnold to other towns was no longer used. Even with these changes, Ben Arnold still had 148 residents and several businesses in 1990. The population stayed the same in 2000.
Ben Arnold's Population
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| 2020 | 117 | — | |
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Ben Arnold was first officially counted as a census-designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. This means it was recognized as a specific area for population counting.
In 2020, the total population of Ben Arnold was 117 people. The census also looks at different groups of people. For example, about 53% of the people were White (not Hispanic or Latino). About 8.5% were Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino). About 36% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.
Famous People from Ben Arnold
- Dede Westbrook, a well-known American football player, is from Ben Arnold.
