Ben Bolt, Texas

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

27°38′51″N 98°5′0″W / 27.64750°N 98.08333°W / 27.64750; -98.08333CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCounty Jim Wells CountyPopulation

(2020)

• Total1,662Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CDTZIP code

78342

Area code361FIPS code48-07540

Ben Bolt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in south central Jim Wells County, Texas, United States, 7 miles (11 km) south of Alice on U.S. Route 281. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, with a population of 1,662.^[1]

History

Ben Bolt was founded in 1904.^[2] The community took its name from the popular song "Ben Bolt and Sweet Alice".^[3]

Geography

Ben Bolt is located at 27°38′51″N 98°5′0″W / 27.64750°N 98.08333°W / 27.64750; -98.08333 (27.6475, -98.08333).

Education

Most of Ben Bolt is served by the Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD. A small portion is within the Alice Independent School District.^[4] The schools of the former district include Palito Blanco Elementary School for grades K-3, Ben Bolt Middle School for grades 4-8, and Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School for grades 9-12. Alice High School is of the latter district.

References

^ "Ben Bolt CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ Ben Bolt from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jim Wells County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.