200px|right|thumb|Central Texas Rail History Center in Flatonia

200px|right|thumb|Flatonia City Hall

200px|right|thumb|Lyric Theatre in Flatonia

Flatonia is a town in southwestern Fayette County, Texas, United States. Located on Interstate 10 and the Union Pacific Railroad, west of Schulenburg, the population was 1,308 at the 2020 census.

History

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File:Flatonia, Texas in 1881.jpg|Flatonia in 1881

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Established on April 8, 1874, on land that the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway acquired from William Alexander Faries (the family name is also spelled "Ferris" and "Farris"), the community was named after F. W. Flato, a local merchant and one of the first settlers, of whom most were Anglo American. Residents placed their homes in the former Flatonia settlement, one mile southeast of the current Flatonia, and in the community of Oso, northeast, on wagons and moved to the new location. The post office, established in the former Flatonia in 1870, moved to the new Flatonia with the same name. Flatonia was incorporated on November 10, 1875, and held its first election on December 6 of that year. In 1878, the town had 800 residents and an economy dependent on cattle and cotton.

Demographics

{| class="wikitable"

|+Flatonia racial composition as of 2020<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

|-

|White (NH)

|514

|39.3%

|-

|Black or African American (NH)

|59

|4.51%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|4

|0.31%

|-

|Asian (NH)

|7

|0.54%

|-

|Some Other Race (NH)

|2

|0.15%

|-

|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)

|17

|1.3%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|705

|53.9%

|-

|Total

|1,308

|

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,308 people, 496 households, and 412 families residing in the town.

As of the census

The E. A. Arnim Archives and Museum has a collection of antique furniture, household items, clothing and historical documents used by the early settlers of Flatonia. There is a livery stable behind the museum with wagons, buggies, and vintage tack and farm implements. Campuses include the Flatonia Elementary School and Flatonia Secondary School.

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Image:Downtown Flatonia 3 Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Downtown Flatonia

Image:Flatonia Tower Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Flatonia Tower No.3

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Image:Stein Building Flatonia Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|William Stein Building

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Image:Flatonia Masonic Lodge Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Flatonia Masonic Lodge

Image:Miller Building Flatonia Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Miller Building

Image:Olle Hotel Flatonia Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Olle Hotel

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References

  • City of Flatonia official website
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Czhilispiel Festival
  • The Flatonia Argus, local newspaper
  • Flatonia in 1881
  • Flatonia Independent School District
  • City-Data.com
  • ePodunk: Profile for Flatonia, Texas