Schicke Point, Texas

Schicke Point, Texas
Unincorporated community
Schicke Point is located in Texas
Schicke Point
Schicke Point
Schicke Point is located in the United States
Schicke Point
Schicke Point
Coordinates: 28°38′28″N 96°21′21″W / 28.64111°N 96.35583°W / 28.64111; -96.35583
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
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Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code361
GNIS feature ID1377707[1]

Schicke Point is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 70 in 2000. It is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Little history of Schicke Point is known, but the community was shown on county highway maps in the 1960s. Its population was 70 as of 2000.[2]

Geography

Schicke Point is located off of County Road 473 on Carancahua Bay and Carancahua Pass in the eastern corner of Calhoun County.[2] It is 9.5 mi (15.3 km) southwest of Palacios.[1]

Education

Schicke Point is served by the Calhoun County Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schicke Point, Texas
  2. ^ a b Schicke Point, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online