Ringgold, Texas Explained

Official Name:Ringgold
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montague
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:899
Coordinates:33.8144°N -97.9425°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2805820

Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States, with an estimated population of 100 people. It is approximately northwest of Montague, the county seat.

Schools

Ringgold has one school, Ringgold Elementary School.[1] Older students who live in Ringgold attend schools in nearby Stoneburg, where a consolidated school district (Gold-Burg ISD) has been established. Students may also opt to attend school in Nocona.

History

The area around Ringgold was settled in 1892, when a land owner began selling parcels in the area where the Rock Island Line railroad built a line. The town was first named Harrisonia after the land owner, Joe Harris, but he renamed it Ringgold after his wife's family. A post 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 a wildfire that burned 32 homes. The event prompted much Dallas/Fort Worth area media coverage.[2]

Demographics

Ringgold first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[3]

2020 Census

Ringgold CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[4] !% 2020
White alone (NH)11075.34%
Black or African American alone (NH)00.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)53.42%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)138.90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1812.33%
Total146100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Texas Schools Public, Charter, & Private School Ratings.
  2. Web site: 2020 Geography Changes. .
  3. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ringgold CDP, Texas. .