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History · Elbert

Elbert’s post office opened in 1898

Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 2000.

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How Elbert began

When was Elbert founded?

1898

The Elbert post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 56 in 20002020 census: 29128 years
Founding year: the first Elbert post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Elbert’s past

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The story so far

Elbert, in brief

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Elbert is a census-designated place (CDP) in Throckmorton County, Texas, United States. On State Highway 79 and Farm Road 1711 in eastern Throckmorton County, Elbert was established in the late 19th century as a ranching supply community to meet the needs of ranchers based to the north along the Brazos River. By 1904, Elbert had a post office, and by 1915, it had 30 residents and a gin operated by W. F. Parsley. From 1940 until 1990, Elbert reported a population of 150. Without a railroad, the town never experienced significant growth. In 2000, the population was 56, and in the 2020 census the population was 29.

Its first post office opened in 1898. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 30 to 29 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Elbert on the map, 1954 to 1975

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Elbert. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Elbert on the 1954 USGS mapElbert on the 1975 USGS map1954Wichita Falls sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Elbert.

People over time

Elbert, census by census

020002020Peak: 56

Between 29 and 56 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Elbert’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Elbert’s history

What year was Elbert founded?

The Elbert post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.