Ropesville, Texas
City in the United States in Hockley County
About Ropesville
Ropesville is a city in Hockley County, Texas, United States. Its population was 430 at the 2020 census, down from 434 at the 2010 census.
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How Ropesville is governed
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Residents of Ropesville
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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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City Manager / Administrator
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Police Chief
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Fire Chief
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Boards & Commissions
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Municipal Court
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 517 in 2000 to 430 in 2020 (−16.8%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 430 |
| 2010 | 434 |
| 2000 | 517 |
History
Ropesville federal project
In 1935 during the Dust Bowl, the Resettlement Administration bought land and planned an experimental Industrial Farm.
Rexford Tugwell, the administrator, wanted to determine the feasibility of rural farming on the plains, calling the project Ropesville.
With the 4000 acres Resettlement Administration had purchased, they carved it into thirty-three farms, Each around 130 acres and every farm was fully developed with a windmill, water well, barn and corral. Eventually the project expanded to seventy-nine units. The Farm Security Administration took over the project in 1937.
Lubbock boosters took a dim view of the project because it abandoned the frontier model of settlement and appeared to reward poor and lazy farming.
The Ropesville project began to wind down in 1941, with all of the farms being sold off within two years.
By all accounts the experimental project was a success after five years. Later, however, a FSA study determined a family could not live on a subsistence homestead on the southern plains.
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