Luling, Texas Luling, Texas Entrance to Luling City Hall Entrance to Luling City Hall Location of Luling, Texas Location of Luling, Texas Location of Luling, Texas Luling / lu l e/ is a town/city in Caldwell and Guadalupe counties, Texas, United States, along the San Marcos River. The population, as of the 2010 census, was 5,411, and the populace was estimated at 5,764 in 2015. The town was titled after a New York banker, Charles Luling.
He was a personal friend of Thomas Wentworth Pierce, and provided the financing for the barns as well the purchase of the territory that became Luling. The Caldwell County portion of Luling is part of the Austin urbane area. Contempt of the law by the cowboys helped Luling turn into known as the "toughest town in Texas".
After the great cattle drives ended in the late 1880s, Luling quieted down to a town of about 500 and cotton ruled the small-town economy.
Perhaps due to arrival of immigrants, including some Jews, in the late-19th century, Luling began a long, slow, reconstructionof growth, and by 1925 the populace reached 1,500. One of the most momentous affairs in Luling's history was the discernment of petroleum by Edgar B.
To repay his loans, Davis contracted 2 million barrels (320,000 m3) each to Atlantic Oil and Magnolia Oil at $.50 a barrel, plus another 2 million barrels (320,000 m3) to Magnolia at $.75 per barrel. By 1924, the Luling Oil Field was producing over 15 million barrels (2,400,000 m3) of petroleum per year, and petroleum formed much of Luling's economy for the next 60 years. As petroleum interval in importance in the 1930s and 1940s, the barns s that helped form the town declined and largely pulled out of Luling.
Luling is positioned in southern Caldwell County, 47 miles (76 km) south of Austin.
The town/city limits extend south along Texas State Highway 80 athwart the San Marcos River into Guadalupe County, reaching as far as Interstate 10 Exit 628.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Luling has a total region of 5.50 square miles (14.2 km2).
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Luling has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The Luling Oil Museum, based on the 1922 oil discovery, is homed in the Chamber of Commerce office.
William Johnson shotgun-style cabin in Blanche Square in Luling Although it once aired regular films, the Stanley Theatre in Luling now homes collectibles.
As of the 2010 census, there were 5,411 citizens , 1,907 homeholds, and 1,315 families residing in Luling.
The Luling Watermelon Thump is held each year amid the last full weekend in June.
Luling is also home to Night In Old Luling, held in October.
Some of the petroleum jacks along the chief streets of Luling are decorated with whimsical characters, such as a girl eating a watermelon. The event benefits a several small-town groups, including the Luling Police and Fire Departments, and the Luling High School Cross Country Team. Luling Primary PK-K -1 231 a b c d "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Luling city, Texas".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Deeds of Caldwell County, Texas.
"Luling, TX".
"Luling, Texas Koppen Climate Classification".
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (DP-1): Luling city, Texas".
"Selected Economic Characteristics: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Luling city, Texas".
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