# May, Texas > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/May%2C_Texas > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/May%2C_Texas.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May%2C_Texas > Source revision: 1349056783 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = May, Texas |settlement_type = [Unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Texas#USA |pushpin_label = May |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/U.S._state) |subdivision_name1 = [Texas](/source/Texas) |subdivision_type2 = [County](/source/List_of_counties_in_Texas) |subdivision_name2 = [Brown](/source/Brown_County%2C_Texas) |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =3.85 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |timezone = [Central (CST)](/source/Central_Time_Zone) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = 1667 |coordinates = {{coord|31|58|47|N|98|55|12|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [ZIP Code](/source/ZIP_Code) |postal_code = 76857 |area_code = [325](/source/Area_code_325) |blank_name = [GNIS](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System) feature ID |blank_info = 1341103{{GNIS|1341103}} |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''May''' is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Brown County, Texas](/source/Brown_County%2C_Texas), United States. As of the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census), May had a population of 277.{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A47172&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=March 12, 2026|df=mdy}} May was designated a [Recorded Texas Historic Landmark](/source/Recorded_Texas_Historic_Landmark) in 1981, with marker number 5377.{{cite web|url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/5049005377/print |title=Details for the May Community |work=Texas Historic Sites Atlas |author=Texas Historical Commission |access-date=March 4, 2019}}{{cite web|title=May, Texas |url=http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5049005377 |work=Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |publisher=William Nienke, Sam Morrow |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824072231/http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5049005377 |archive-date=August 24, 2014}} In 2001, historical marker 12532 was added for May United Methodist Church, commemorating the church's presence in the community for over 100 years.{{cite web|url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/5049012532/print |title=Details for May United Methodist Church |work=Texas Historic Sites Atlas |author=Texas Historical Commission |access-date=March 4, 2019}} The May Cemetery was designated a Historic Texas Cemetery in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/7049002105/print |title=Details for May Cemetery |work=Texas Historic Sites Atlas |author=Texas Historical Commission |access-date=March 4, 2019}} ==Geography== May is situated at the intersection of [U.S. Highway 183](/source/U.S._Route_183_in_Texas) and [FM 1689](/source/Farm_to_Market_Road_1689) in northeastern Brown County, approximately {{convert|20|mi}} north of [Brownwood](/source/Brownwood%2C_Texas), {{convert|28|mi}} south of [Cisco](/source/Cisco%2C_Texas), and {{convert|36|mi}} south of [Eastland](/source/Eastland%2C_Texas).{{cite web|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/May-Texas.htm |title = May, Texas |work=Texas Escapes Online Magazine |access-date=March 4, 2019}} ===Climate=== The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) system, May has a [humid subtropical climate](/source/humid_subtropical_climate), ''Cfa'' on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=582114&cityname=May%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for May, Texas] ==History== The area was originally part of a Mexican land grant given to empresario John Cameron in 1827.{{cite web|url=http://www.historictexas.net/brown/towns/may.htm|title=The May Community |publisher=Brown County, TXGenWeb|access-date=March 4, 2019}} The community itself was developed in the 1870s and was named for pioneer settler W.D. May. May's brother, Nathan, opened a store at the site in 1879. A post office was established two years later. In 1907, May had a blacksmith shop, general store, newspaper, and bank. That same year, the community became a stop on the Brownwood North and South Railway. The line was abandoned in 1927. The population had grown to roughly 500 by 1940 and had several churches and 14 businesses. During the following years, May began to slowly decline. The community was home to around 285 residents by 1980. That figure remained steady through 2000.{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlm38 | title=May, Texas |work=[The Handbook of Texas](/source/The_Handbook_of_Texas) online |access-date=March 4, 2019}} Although May is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76857.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=76857 Zip Code Lookup] May experienced slow growth in population, since the landscape was sandy. The community also had [Baptist](/source/Baptists) and [Methodist](/source/Methodism) churches. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 277 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)|access-date=}}
1850–1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1910{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=March 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330000710/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|url-status=dead}}
1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}}
1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}}
1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 1990{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 2000{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}}
2010{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)}} 2020 }} May first appeared as a [census designated place](/source/census_designated_place) in the [2020 U.S. census](/source/2020_U.S._census).{{Cite web|title=2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau) |access-date=}} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''May CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''
{{nobold|''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{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – May CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4847172&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau) |access-date=}} !% 2020 |- |[White](/source/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites) alone (NH) |224 |80.87% |- |[Black or African American](/source/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans) alone (NH) |2 |0.72% |- |[Native American](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States) or [Alaska Native](/source/Alaska_Native) alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |[Asian](/source/Asian_Americans) alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |[Native Hawaiian](/source/Native_Hawaiian) or [Pacific Islander](/source/Pacific_Islander_Americans) alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |[Other race](/source/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census) alone (NH) |1 |0.36% |- |[Mixed race or Multiracial](/source/Multiracial_Americans) (NH) |12 |4.33% |- |[Hispanic or Latino](/source/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans) (any race) |38 |13.72% |- |'''Total''' |'''277''' |'''100.00%''' |} ==Education== The [May Independent School District](/source/May_Independent_School_District) provides public education in the community of May. Before then, May had a school called Old Swayback school. ==Notable person== * [J.W. Harris](/source/J.W._Harris_(bull_rider)), bull rider, moved to May at age 15 and graduated from May High School.{{cite web|title=Cowboy Biographies – J.W. Harris|url=http://www.prorodeo.com/prorodeo/cowboys/cowboy-biographies?id=1191|website=Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association|publisher=www.prorodeo.com|access-date=January 11, 2018}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Brown County, Texas}} {{authority control}} Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas Category:Unincorporated communities in Brown County, Texas Category:Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [May, Texas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May%2C_Texas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May%2C_Texas?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.