Lohn is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in McCulloch County

McCulloch County, Texas

McCulloch County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. The geographical center of Texas lies within the county. In 2000, its population was 8,205. Its county seat is Brady. McCulloch is named for Benjamin McCulloch, a famous Texas Ranger and Confederate...

, Texas

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, United States

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. According to the Handbook of Texas

Handbook of Texas

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, the community had an estimated population of 149 in 2000.

Geography

Lohn is located at 31°19′26"N 99°24′36"W (31.3237752, -99.4100566). It is situated two miles west of U.S. Highway 183

U.S. Route 283

U.S. Route 283 is a spur of U.S. Route 83. It currently runs for 731 miles from Brady, Texas at U.S. Route 87 to Lexington, Nebraska at U.S. Route 30. It passes through the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.-Texas:...

, near the junction of Farm Roads

Farm to Market Road

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 504 and 2635 in northern McCulloch County.

History

The area was first settled by William F. Lohn and his family in 1879. They were joined by several other German families in 1881. Morgan Stacy built a store in the community and ran the post office when it became operational in 1891. A church and flour mill had opened by 1893. A one-room school house was also constructed that year. When Lohn Central School was completed in 1896, smaller schools in the nearby communities of Cow Creek and Salt Gap were consolidated with it.

Lohn remained a small community well into the early twentieth century. In 1914, around 70 people lived in Lohn. The population had quadrupled to 360 by 1931. After peaking, that figure declined to 250 in the 1940s and 100 by the mid-1960s. It recovered slightly in the late 1980s before stabilizing around 150, where it presently remains.

Education

Public education in the community of Lohn is provided by the Lohn Independent School District

Lohn Independent School District

The Lohn Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Lohn, Texas, United States.In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.-Lohn School:...

. The district consists of a single PK-12 campus that serves Lohn and the surrounding rural areas in northern McCulloch County.