Strawn, Texas

Strawn, Texas
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Location of Strawn, Texas
Coordinates: 32°33′02″N 98°29′59″W / 32.55056°N 98.49972°W / 32.55056; -98.49972
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPalo Pinto
Area
  Total
0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2)
  Land0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
540
  Density680/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
76475
Area code254
FIPS code48-70580
GNIS feature ID2411989
Websitewww.strawntexas.net

Strawn is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States. The population was 540 at the 2020 census. Strawn, on State Highway 16 and 108, Farm to Market Road 2372, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in southwestern Palo Pinto County, was one of several towns developed about 1880 when the Texas and Pacific Railway began service. The site, known earlier as North Fork for its location on Palo Pinto Creek, was laid out on the land of two early ranchers, Stephen Bethel Strawn and James N. Stuart. Stuart built the area's first house in 1875. A community to the west, Russell's Pocket, and one to the east, Davidsonville, were merged to form Strawn.