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History
in a Pecan Shell
Settlement began as early as the 1840s. Prior to the railroad’s
arrival a stop for the Waxahachie-Marshall stage line was opened here
alongside a small lake called Willow Pond. The Houston and
Texas Central Railway arrived in 1872 and in 1881 the community was
granted a post office. The community’s name is said to have been that
of a local banker’s daughter.
The population of 1900 was given as 150 residents and the town seems
to have peaked in the mid 1920s when it reached 250. During WWII
it dropped to a mere 100 but leveled off at 200 until the early 1960s.
By 1964 the population plummeted to only 30 and its post office closed
its doors. It was up to 117 in the late 1970s, increasing to 205 for
the 1990 census and increasing to 373 for the 2020 census.
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Ellis
County 1920s map showing Alma SE of Ennis
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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