Official Name: | Glen Cove, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Glen Cove |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Coleman |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1,985 |
Coordinates: | 31.8658°N -99.6375°W |
Area Code: | 325 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1378361 |
Glen Cove is an unincorporated community in Coleman County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000.
The area in what is known as Glen Cove today was named for a rancher named Glen who drove cattle to the area from Waco for grazing in the winter. It remained a small farming community with 75 residents served by a church and three businesses in 1940. The population went down to 40 from 1980 through 2000.
Glen Cove is located on Farm to Market Road 53 on Hords Creek in west-central Coleman County. It is also on Farm to Market Road 2805.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Glen Cove has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps.[1]
Today, Glen Cove is served by the Panther Creek Consolidated Independent School District.