Paluxy, Texas
Unincorporated community in Hood County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Paluxy
Paluxy is an unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas, United States.
The community is located on Farm to Market Road 51, 15 miles southwest of Granbury. It was part of Erath County until 1866, when Hood County was created.
Paluxy was named after the Paluxy River that runs through it. In 1887, the population of Paluxy was about 100. That figure rose to 164 in 1900, but steadily declined through the 20th century. Current estimates put the population at around 80.
The local newspaper is published in Granbury and area students attend school in nearby Tolar.
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How Paluxy is governed
Paluxy 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 Hood County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Paluxy does have local officials.
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