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'''Roans Prairie''' (or '''Roan's Prairie''') is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Grimes County, Texas|Grimes County]], [[Texas]], United States |
'''Roans Prairie''' (or '''Roan's Prairie''') is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Grimes County, Texas|Grimes County]], in east central [[Texas]], United States. State Highways [[Texas State Highway 30|30]] and [[Texas State Highway 90|90]] intersect here, seventeen miles northeast of [[Navasota]] in central Grimes County.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnr32 | title = Roans Prairie, Texas | format = | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | date = | accessdate = 2009-10-25}}</ref> |
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Although it is unincorporated, Roans Prairie has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77875. |
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==Education== |
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Public education in the community of Roans Prairie is provided by the [[Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District]]. |
Public education in the community of Roans Prairie is provided by the [[Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District]]. |
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== High Speed Rail == |
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Roans Prairie is the planned location of the [[Brazos Valley station]], one of the three stations part of [[Texas Central Railway]] [[High-speed rail|high-speed line]] between [[Dallas]] and [[Houston]]. The station is meant to serve [[Texas A&M University]] and [[Sam Houston State University]]. The project has faced resistance from residents doubting the economic benefit and fearing [[eminent domain]]. The project is due to be done in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 January 2018|title=Texas Central chooses midway bullet train stop in Roans Prairie|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/Texas-Central-chooses-midway-bullet-train-stop-in-12511073.php|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=17 January 2018|title=The Brazos Valley Station: A High-Speed Connection to Keep Texas Growing|url=https://www.texascentral.com/posts/brazos-valley-station/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:11, 27 September 2023
Roans Prairie, Texas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Grimes |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 56 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 936 |
Roans Prairie (or Roan's Prairie) is an unincorporated community in Grimes County, in east central Texas, United States. State Highways 30 and 90 intersect here, seventeen miles northeast of Navasota in central Grimes County.[1]
Education
[edit]Public education in the community of Roans Prairie is provided by the Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District.
High Speed Rail
[edit]Roans Prairie is the planned location of the Brazos Valley station, one of the three stations part of Texas Central Railway high-speed line between Dallas and Houston. The station is meant to serve Texas A&M University and Sam Houston State University. The project has faced resistance from residents doubting the economic benefit and fearing eminent domain. The project is due to be done in 2026.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Roans Prairie, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ^ "Texas Central chooses midway bullet train stop in Roans Prairie". January 19, 2018.
- ^ "The Brazos Valley Station: A High-Speed Connection to Keep Texas Growing". January 17, 2018.
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnr32
External links
[edit]- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roans Prairie, Texas
- Roans Prairie, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |