Official Name: | Shaws Bend, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Shaws Bend |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Colorado |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 246 |
Coordinates: | 29.7367°N -96.6397°W |
Area Code: | 979 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1379065 |
Shaws Bend is an unincorporated community in Colorado County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 100 in 2000.
Shaws Bend is located on Farm to Market Road 1890 in a Colorado River bend, 5miles northwest of Columbus in north-central Colorado County.
In the 1870s, Shaws Bend had segregated schools for Black and White students. Today, Shaws Bend is served by the Columbus Independent School District.