Wildorado, Texas
Unincorporated community in Oldham County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Wildorado
Wildorado ( WIL-də-RAY-doh) is an unincorporated community in Oldham County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wildorado had a population of 201.
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How Wildorado is governed
Wildorado 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 Oldham County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Wildorado does have local officials.
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Residents of Wildorado
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City Clerk
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History
Named for nearby Wildorado Creek, the community was founded in 1900 as a railway town along the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad. It was first settled by Eugene Binford and John R. Goodman, who ranched in the area before 1900. A post office was established in 1904. In 1908, the railroad was completed and a town site was laid out. Goodman organized the Wildorado State Bank and built the Wildorado Hotel. A newspaper, the Wildorado Progress, began publication in 1909. By 1915, Wildorado had an estimated population of 100. During the 1920s and 1930s, the community endured droughts and dust storms. In 1936, Wildorado had a population of 57 with seven businesses. That figure increased to approximately 125 residents in the late 1940s. The gradual evolution of the Ozark Trail (Route 66) into Interstate 40 encouraged growth. After World War II, when travel became a popular pastime, Wildorado responded with services along its portion of Route 66 and the population rose to over 200 by the late 1950s. The formation of the Wildorado Water Supply Corporation in 1976-77 ensured a rural water supply and irrigation wells. During the latter half of the twentieth century, the population hovered around 180. Although Wildorado is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79098.
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