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Lohn, Texas

Unincorporated community in McCulloch County ยท Not an incorporated municipality

About Lohn

Lohn is an unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 149 in 2000.

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How Lohn is governed

Lohn appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own โ€” services usually come from McCulloch County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Lohn does have local officials.

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Residents of Lohn

Registered voters elect the officials below.

  • Mayor

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    The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.

    • City Manager / Administrator

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      The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).

  • City Council

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    The elected body that passes ordinances, sets the tax rate and approves the budget.

    • City Clerk

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      Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.

    • City Attorney

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      The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.

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      Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.

  • Municipal Court

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    Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.

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History

The area was first settled by William F. Lohn and his family in 1879. They were joined by several other German families in 1881. Morgan Stacy built a store in the community and ran the post office when it became operational in 1891. A church and flour mill had opened by 1893. A one-room school house was also constructed that year. When Lohn Central School was completed in 1896, smaller schools in the nearby communities of Cow Creek and Salt Gap were consolidated with it.

Lohn remained a small community well into the early 20th century. In 1914, around 70 people lived in Lohn. The population had quadrupled to 360 by 1931. After peaking, that figure declined to 250 in the 1940s and 100 by the mid-1960s. It recovered slightly in the late 1980s before stabilizing around 150, where it presently remains.

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