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Mound, Texas
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 Mound, Texas
Location in Texas
Mound, Texas
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Coryell |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
76558
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| GNIS feature ID | 1363217 |
Mound is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Coryell County, Texas, United States. Its elevation is 692 feet (211 m). Although Mound is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76558.
Mound was settled early in the 1850s, before most other communities in Coryell County; despite this, it did not receive a railroad line until 1882 or a post office until 1884. Although Mound was long a center of education (it was named for the local White Mound School), in 1971 its schools were merged into the Gatesville Independent School District. Today, FM 1829 passes through Mound.
As of 2020, the population of Mound was 174.
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| 2020 | 174 | — | |
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