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Paige, Texas
City
The former train station in Paige
The former train station in Paige
Country United States
State Texas
County Bastrop
Elevation
570 ft (174 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total 275
 • Density 25/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78659
Area code(s) 512, 737

Paige is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. Paige has a post office with the ZIP code 78659.

Namesake

Paige, Texas was named after Norman Paige, a civil engineer who planned the route of Houston and Texas Central Railway.

History

Paige was created in 1872 near the Houston and Texas Central Railway. The post office of Paige was created in 1874, and in 1876, the railway station near the town was moved three miles east to the location of the current station. In 1877, Fedor Soder arrived in the town and sold many town lots to Germans. He also created a store and a cotton gin, as the town was growing due to massive production of cotton in the area. The population of Paige in 1884 was about 350 citizens, and it jumped to 500 in 1886. By that time, the town had several businesses, a broom factory, a creamery, a pickle factory, and seven cotton gins. The town was a large shipping joint for butter, cattle, cordwood, cotton, eggs, hogs, potatoes, and many other items. The town gained a bank and telephone service in 1914, but the population slightly decreased up till the 1960s or 1970s.

Geography

Paige is located 44 miles east of Austin. Its coordinate location is 30.2102146, −97.1149872. The town is on U.S. Highway 290.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 278
U.S. Decennial Census
1850–1900 1910
1920 1930 1940
1950 1960 1970
1980 1990 2000
2010

Paige first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

2020 census

Paige CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020 % 2020
White alone (NH) 146 52.52%
Black or African American alone (NH) 7 2.52%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 1.08%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0.36%
Other race alone (NH) 1 0.36%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 10 3.60%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 110 39.57%
Total 278 100.00%

Education

The Paige community is within the Bastrop Independent School District. Students attend Emile Elementary School (in the former Emile School), Bastrop Intermediate School, Bastrop Middle School, and Bastrop High School.

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