# String Prairie, Texas

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|subdivision_name2 = [Bastrop](/source/Bastrop_County%2C_Texas)
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'''String Prairie''' is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Bastrop County](/source/Bastrop_County), [Texas](/source/Texas), United States.<ref name=gnis/> According to the [Handbook of Texas](/source/Handbook_of_Texas), the community had a population of 125 in 2000. It is located within the [Greater Austin](/source/Greater_Austin) metropolitan area.

==History==
Settlement of String Prairie began before the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War). A post office was established at String Prairie in 1886 and remained in operation until 1929, with George Zimmerman as the first postmaster. By 1890, the town had a general store, a [cotton gin](/source/cotton_gin), and a pharmacist. From 1890 to 1914, String Prairie's population rose from 25 to 400. With growth, the community added new businesses, including three blacksmith shops, grocery and drug stores, as well as a [millinery](/source/millinery) establishment.<ref name= "tsha">{{cite web |last1=Mitchell Marks |first1=Paula |title=String Prairie, TX (Bastrop County) |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hns96 |website=Texas State Historical Association |accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref> Then and now, Saint Mary of the Assumption Church has been a hub of social life.<ref name = "deb">String Prairie, Texas, Deb Dahlberg Rowland-Career Realtor in South Central Texas, http://www.debdahlbergrowland.com/2014/07/string-prairie-texas/</ref>

The population declined through the remainder of the decade and by 1930, had returned to only 25 individuals. However, following [World War II](/source/World_War_II), it increased to 50, in the late 1940s, and then to 75, in the late 1960s. Over the next 40 years, it grew to 125.<ref name="Texas Escapes">{{cite web |title=String Prairie, Texas |url=http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsSouth/String-Prairie-Texas.htm |website=Texas Escapes |accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Located on [Texas State Highway 304](/source/Texas_State_Highway_304), the town is {{convert|5|mi|km}} southwest of [Rosanky](/source/Rosanky%2C_Texas) and {{convert|45|mi|km}} southeast of [Austin](/source/Austin%2C_Texas). It is also located {{convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of [Bastrop](/source/Bastrop%2C_Texas).<ref name="Texas Escapes"/>

==Education==
In 1924, residents built a one-teacher school using funds acquired through a fifty-cent school tax.<ref name="tsha" /> Today, the community is served by the [Smithville Independent School District](/source/Smithville_Independent_School_District).

==References==

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Bastrop County, Texas
Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas

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