Blessing, Texas
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Blessing, Texas is a small unincorporated community in Matagorda County known for its historic roots as a railroad town and its rural Gulf Coast setting.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode | 361 ⓘ |
| BlessingHotel_status | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| censusDesignationYear | first listed as a CDP prior to the 2010 census ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Matagorda County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToBayCity | about 12 miles northwest of Bay City GENERATED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ |
| elevation |
20 feet
ⓘ
6 meters ⓘ |
| featureID | GNIS feature ID 1352804 ⓘ |
| founder | Jonathan Edwards Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Matagorda County government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding | Blessing Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostOffice | Blessing post office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitution | local Christian churches ⓘ |
| hasZIPCode | 77419 ⓘ |
| incorporationStatus | unincorporated ⓘ |
| isInMetropolitanArea | non-metropolitan rural area ⓘ |
| landUse | mixed residential and agricultural ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf Coast region of Texas
ⓘ
Matagorda County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gulf of Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matagorda Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Jonathan Edwards Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Bay City, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLandUse | ranch land ⓘ |
| partOf | Matagorda County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 861 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | approximate population 800–900 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 77419 ⓘ |
| railroadEra | early 20th century development ⓘ |
| railroadHistory | developed as a railroad town ⓘ |
| region | South Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural community ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Tidehaven Independent School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy | St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByHighway | Texas State Highway 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| transportationType |
highway access
ⓘ
railroad access (historical) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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