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History · Kurten

Kurten’s post office opened in 1890

Most of Kurten was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986.

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When was Kurten founded?

1890

The Kurten post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 395136 years
Founding year: the first Kurten post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

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How Kurten came to be

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In April 1906, the Kurten City Council passed a law that prohibited the sale and distribution of guinea fowl. Originally from Africa, these imported birds became very popular in the Central Texas region. However, their popularity declined as the guinea population faced a rapid increase in number. Consequently, the birds quickly became a problem for the local townspeople. They crowded the streets and became aggressive when confronted. In early April 1906, 11 different guinea fowl attacks had been reported, and the Kurten City Council passed the Fowl Redistribution Act.

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Tiffany ThorntonAmerican actress · b. 1986
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Raini RodriguezAmerican actress and singer · b. 1993
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Alex CarusoAmerican basketball player · b. 1994
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Albert CollinsAmerican blues musician, recording artist, song… · b. 1932
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Brek SheaAmerican soccer player · b. 1990
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Allen CoulterAmerican television and film director · b. 2000

Questions about Kurten’s history

What year was Kurten founded?

The Kurten post office opened in 1890, 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 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.