Delhi, Texas

Delhi (/ˈdɛl.haɪ/) is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 300 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

Delhi, Texas
Unincorporated Community
Coordinates: 29°49′39″N 97°23′44″W
Elevation	161 m (528 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	None
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

History

The community is rich in fine sandy loam soils that make agriculture and livestock feasible to raise. A post office was established at Delhi in 1873, and remained in operation until 1929. A Primitive Baptist church was established in 1880, and a permanent cemetery was established a year later. Delhi had two gristmills and two cotton gins as well as 150 inhabitants. It reached 200 settlers by 1890, but it then decreased to 30 settlers when a general store opened in Delhi in 1925. The 1936 county highway map showed several scattered houses, a church, a cemetery, and only one business in the settlement. The population declined to 25 in 1940. A community center has been in operation since 1951, in the building that was formerly the one room school house. It is said to be named for a medicine man who traveled to the community and stayed there for several months in the late 19th century. A church, a cemetery, volunteer fire department and the community center marked the community even though it is not labeled on county maps. Its population was estimated as 300 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Delhi stands along Farm to Market Road 304 19 mi (31 km) southeast of Lockhart in eastern Caldwell County.[2]

Education

Delhi had two schools, one in 1884 and another in 1936.[2] Today the community is served by the Lockhart Independent School District.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delhi, Texas
2. Delhi, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online