Progress, Texas

Progress, Texas
Unincorporated community
Progress is located in Texas
Progress
Progress
Progress is located in the United States
Progress
Progress
Coordinates: 34°16′58″N 102°48′36″W / 34.2828547°N 102.8099409°W / 34.2828547; -102.8099409
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBailey
Elevation
3,885 ft (1,184 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code806
GNIS feature ID1365803[1]

Progress is an unincorporated community in Bailey County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 49 in 2000.

History

Progress was once a station on the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway. The community was founded in 1907 and the residents wanted the community to be a production center for fruits and vegetables, but the development did not occur. It had two stores and 100 residents in 1940, which went down to 49 in 1980 through 2000.[2]

Geography

Progress is located on U.S. Highway 84 and U.S. Highway 70 near the Parmer County line in far-northern Bailey County.[2]

Education

Progress is served by the Muleshoe Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Progress, Texas
  2. ^ a b "Progress, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved March 18, 2022.


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