Swenson 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 Stonewall County, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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. It is located immediately east of the junction of U.S. Highway 380

U.S. Route 380

U.S. Route 380 is an east–west United States highway. The highway's eastern terminus is in Greenville, Texas at an intersection with Interstate 30, of which the easternmost 3–4 miles are co-located with US 69 in a loop around the west and south sides of Greenville. Its western terminus is at...

 and FM 1646 in west central Stonewall County. According to the Handbook of Texas

Handbook of Texas

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, the community had an estimated population of 185 in 2000.

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

Aspermont Independent School District

Aspermont Independent School District is a public school district based in Aspermont, Texas .Located in Stonewall County, a small portion of the district extends into Haskell County.Aspermont ISD has two campuses...

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Named after Clay Swenson, a general for the South during the Civil War.

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