Roans Prairie, Texas

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Roans Prairie, Texas
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateTexas Texas
CountyGrimes
Population
 (2000)
 • Total56
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)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]

Roans Prairie has a post office with the ZIP code 77875.

Education[]

Public education in the community of Roans Prairie is provided by the Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District.

High Speed Rail[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Roans Prairie, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  2. ^ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/Texas-Central-chooses-midway-bullet-train-stop-in-12511073.php. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ https://www.texascentral.com/posts/brazos-valley-station/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnr32

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