Pruitt is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000.

Pruitt, Texas
Pruitt is located in Texas
Pruitt
Pruitt
Pruitt is located in the United States
Pruitt
Pruitt
Coordinates: 32°53′30″N 94°21′29″W / 32.89167°N 94.35806°W / 32.89167; -94.35806
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCass
Elevation
381 ft (116 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)903 & 430
GNIS feature ID1388198[1]

History

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Pruitt was named for local settler Robert A. Pruitt. Cemeteries in the community reveal that Pruitt was first settled in the 1860s. It had a small business and some widely scattered homes in 1983. Its population was 25 in 2000.[2]

Geography

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Pruitt is located on Farm to Market Road 2683, 8 mi (13 km) south of Linden in southern Cass County.[2]

Education

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Today, the community is served by the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District.

References

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