Paige, Texas

City in Texas, United States

30°12′55″N 97°07′26″W / 30.21528°N 97.12389°W / 30.21528; -97.12389CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyBastropElevation

^[2]

554 ft (169 m)Population

(2000)

• Total275^[1] • Density25/sq mi (10/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

78659

Area code(s)512, 737GNIS feature ID2805732^[2]

Paige is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. Paige has a post office with the ZIP code 78659.^[3]

Namesake

Paige, Texas was named after Norman Paige, a civil engineer who planned the route of Houston and Texas Central Railway.^[1]

History

Paige was created in 1872 near the Houston and Texas Central Railway. The post office of Paige was created in 1874, and in 1876, the railway station near the town was moved three miles east to the location of the current station. In 1877, Fedor Soder arrived in the town and sold many town lots to Germans. He also created a store and a cotton gin, as the town was growing due to massive production of cotton in the area. The population of Paige in 1884 was about 350 citizens, and it jumped to 500 in 1886. By that time, the town had several businesses, a broom factory, a creamery, a pickle factory, and seven cotton gins. The town was a large shipping joint for butter, cattle, cordwood, cotton, eggs, hogs, potatoes, and many other items. The town gained a bank and telephone service in 1914, but the population slightly decreased up till the 1960s or 1970s.^[1]

Geography

Paige is located 44 miles east of Austin. The town is on U.S. Highway 290.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	278		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 1850–1900^[5] 1910^[6] 1920^[7] 1930^[8] 1940^[9] 1950^[10] 1960^[11] 1970^[12] 1980^[13] 1990^[14] 2000^[15] 2010^[16]

Paige first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[17]^[16]

2020 census

**Paige CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020^[17]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	146	52.52%
Black or African American alone (NH)	7	2.52%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	3	1.08%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0.36%
Other race alone (NH)	1	0.36%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	10	3.60%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	110	39.57%
Total	278	100.00%

Education

The Paige community is within the Bastrop Independent School District.^[18]^[19] Students attend Emile Elementary School (in the former Emile School),^[20] Bastrop Intermediate School, Bastrop Middle School, and Bastrop High School.^[21]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "PAIGE, TX". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paige, Texas
^ "Search Results for ZIP code 78659". zipinfo.com. CD Light, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Paige CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
^ "Paige Community." Bastrop County, Texas. Retrieved on January 25, 2017.
^ "District Boundary/Attendance Maps" (Archive). Bastrop Independent School District. Retrieved on January 23, 2017. The zone map shows Paige as being within the Emile Elementary zone. "Bastrop feeder pattern: Bastrop High School, Bastrop Middle School, Bastrop Intermediate School, Emile Elementary,[...]"
^ "Emile Elementary." Bastrop Independent School District. Retrieved on January 23, 2017.
^ "Bastrop ISD Attendance Boundaries." Bastrop Independent School District. Retrieved on January 23, 2017.