Ringgold | |
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  Ringgold  Ringgold | |
| Coordinates:33°48′52″N97°56′33″W / 33.81444°N 97.94250°W /33.81444; -97.94250 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Montague |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805820[1] |
Ringgold is anunincorporated community inMontague County,Texas, United States, with an estimated population of 100 people. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest ofMontague, thecounty seat.
Ringgold has one school, Ringgold Elementary School.[2] Older students who live in Ringgold attend schools in nearbyStoneburg, where a consolidated school district (Gold-Burg ISD) has been established. Students may also opt to attend school inNocona.
The area around Ringgold was settled in 1892, when a land owner began selling parcels in the area where theRock Island Linerailroad built a line. The town was first namedHarrisonia after the land owner, Joe Harris, but he renamed it Ringgold after his wife's family. Apost office was established the same year.
As an intersection of rail lines, Ringgold became a market town for the immediate area, and it reached its highest population of around 400 in the mid-1920s.
On January 1, 2006, about half of the town was destroyed by awildfire that burned 32 homes. The event prompted much Dallas/Fort Worth area media coverage.[3]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 146 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1850–1900[5] 1910[6] 1920[7] 1930[8] 1940[9] 1950[10] 1960[11] 1970[12] 1980[13] 1990[14] 2000[15] 2010[16] 2020[17] | |||
Ringgold first appeared as acensus designated place in the2020 U.S. Census.[18][16][17]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[17] | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 110 | 75.34% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 5 | 3.42% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 13 | 8.90% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 18 | 12.33% |
| Total | 146 | 100.00% |
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