Mound, Texas
Unincorporated community in Coryell County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Mound
Mound is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Coryell County, Texas, United States. Its elevation is 692 feet (211 m). Although Mound is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76558.
Mound was settled early in the 1850s, before most other communities in Coryell County; despite this, it did not receive a railroad line until 1882 or a post office until 1884. Although Mound was long a center of education (it was named for the local White Mound School), in 1971 its schools were merged into the Gatesville Independent School District. Today, FM 1829 passes through Mound.
As of 2020, the population of Mound was 174.
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How Mound is governed
Mound appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Coryell County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Mound does have local officials.
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Residents of Mound
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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City Clerk
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