Woden, Texas
Unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Woden
Woden is an unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States.
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How Woden is governed
Woden 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 Nacogdoches County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Woden does have local officials.
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Residents of Woden
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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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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The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Leads the fire and emergency services department.
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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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Planning & Zoning Director
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks & Recreation Director
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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The elected body that passes ordinances, sets the tax rate and approves the budget.
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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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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Boards & Commissions
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Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.
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Municipal Court
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Municipal Judge
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Presides over the municipal court.
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History
The area of Nacogdoches County around present-day Woden was first settled by immigrants from the Old South in the 1830s and called Jacobs, later King's Store. In 1886, a post office was established and the community was renamed Woden, after the Old English deity Woden. In the 1890s, Woden residents moved the community to a location closer to a nearby railroad line which had bypassed them, and named their new town Oval. In 1895, this town, at the present side of the community, was renamed Woden. The chief economic activity until the 1930s was logging, which later declined in importance. Agriculture is now responsible for notable business in the region.
Although Woden is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75978; the ZCTA for ZIP Code 75978 had a population of 137 at the 2000 census.
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