La Gloria is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in southern Jim Wells County

Jim Wells County, Texas

At the 2000 census, there were 39,326 people, 12,961 households and 10,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 per square mile . There were 14,819 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...

, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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The La Gloria Independent School District

La Gloria Independent School District

La Gloria Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of La Gloria, Texas .The district has one school - La Gloria Elementary - that serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through six...

 serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through six, while seventh through twelfth graders attend Premont

Premont Independent School District

The Premont Independent School District is a public school district based in the city of Premont, Texas, United States. It was established in 1921....

 or Brooks County

Brooks County Independent School District

Brooks County Independent School District is a public school district based in Falfurrias, Texas . The district's boundaries parallel that of Brooks County.In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency....

 (Falfurrias

Falfurrias, Texas

Falfurrias is a city in and the county seat of Brooks County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,297 at the 2000 census. The town is named for founder Edward Cunningham Lasater's ranch, La Mota de Falfurrias. In 1893, the Falfurrias ranch was one of the largest in Texas at some 350,000...

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History

La Gloria is twenty eight miles west of Linn on FM1017 (U.S. Highway 281). It is located two miles north of the FM1017-FM755 intersection. A post office was established there in 1908, and by 1914 the community had a population of fifty, a cotton gin, a general store, and telephone service. The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway built a stop at La Gloria in 1914. The post office closed in 1918. In 1936 the community consisted of a school and scattered dwellings and farms. In 1963 La Gloria still had a school, as well as a water tank and an oil refinery. It remained a dispersed community in 1993.

Education

La Gloria is served by the La Gloria Independent School District

La Gloria Independent School District

La Gloria Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of La Gloria, Texas .The district has one school - La Gloria Elementary - that serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through six...

, the Premont Independent School District

Premont Independent School District

The Premont Independent School District is a public school district based in the city of Premont, Texas, United States. It was established in 1921....

 and the Brooks County Independent School District

Brooks County Independent School District

Brooks County Independent School District is a public school district based in Falfurrias, Texas . The district's boundaries parallel that of Brooks County.In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency....

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