Tokio, Texas
Ghost town in Terry County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Tokio
Tokio is an unincorporated community in Terry County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 24 in 2000. The town was named after the capital city of Japan with the same name. The town of Tokio was founded in 1908, and relocated a mile south to the current location in 1928 when U.S. Highway 380 was redirected. Although it reached a population of at least 125 residents in the 1940s, Tokio is now largely abandoned. A historical marker stands in front of the old Tokio School.
Another Texas community named Tokio (also called Wiggins) is located in McLennan County, near West, Texas.
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How Tokio is governed
Tokio 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 Terry County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Tokio does have local officials.
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Residents of Tokio
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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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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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