Roans Prairie is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Grimes County, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States

United States

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 located at the intersection of State Highways 30 and 90, seventeen miles northeast of Navasota in central Grimes County.

Although it is unincorporated, Roans Prairie has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77875.

Education

Public education in the community of Roans Prairie is provided by the Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District

Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District

Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Anderson, Texas .In addition to Anderson, the district also serves the community of Shiro as well as rural areas in central Grimes County....

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