Mathis, Texas Mathis, Texas Location of Mathis, Texas Location of Mathis, Texas Mathis is a town/city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States.
In 1887, when the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad was laying tracks athwart San Patricio County, Thomas H.
Mathis received naming rights when he donated 300 acres (1.2 km2) for a townsite and school.
Mathis, held 37,000 acres (150 km2) in the vicinity.
Thomas Mathis owned an additional 60,000 acres (240 km2) around Mathis and assembled a fence enclosing the town.
Mathis' success was partially fueled by inhabitants of Lagarto moving to be near the barns .
The Mathis postal service opened in 1890 and the town's first school was held in a private residence in 1893.
In the early 1950s, 7,000 acres (28 km2) of territory two miles (3 km) north of town were advanced for vegetable crops - complete with irrigation and deep-water wells.
In the 1930s, the Nueces River was dammed and Lake Mathis (since retitled Lake Corpus Christi) was formed.
In 1988, Mathis had a populace of 5,910 which has since decreased to 5,034.
1 Lake Corpus Christi (Lake Mathis) Lake Corpus Christi (Lake Mathis) Lake Corpus Christi is a 21,000-acre (85 km2) reservoir on the Nueces River, lying four miles (6 km) southwest of Mathis.
A chief attraction is Lake Corpus Christi State Park, whose 350 acres (1.4 km2) surround a cove, protected from the prevailing southeasterly winds by high limestone cliffs, and furnish a scenic view of the chief body of the lake.
One of the more famous battles between the two countries was fought at Old San Patricio, established by the Irish and positioned 10 miles (16 km) south of Mathis.
Mathis is positioned at 28 5 39 N 97 49 38 W (28.094098, -97.827323). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km ), all land.
In the city, the populace was distributed as 34.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The City of Mathis is served by the Mathis Independent School District.
Its campuses include: Mathis High School, Mathis High School for International Studies, Mathis Middle School, Mathis Intermediate, and Mathis Elementary School.
According to the Koppen climate classification system, Mathis has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps. Climate Summary for Mathis, Texas Municipalities and communities of San Patricio County, Texas, United States Aransas Pass Corpus Christi Gregory Ingleside Ingleside on the Bay Mathis Odem Portland San Patricio Sinton Taft
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Cities in Texas - Cities in San Patricio County, Texas - Cities in the Corpus Christi urbane region - Populated places established in 1890 - 1890 establishments in Texas
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