Various factors have made these three places in Texas They actually look like they’re real ghost towns because almost no one lives there. These are the reasons why they have abandoned them.
In recent years, there has been a phenomenon in which Texas has added more than a thousand residents every day. However, population growth is not has been distributed evenly throughout the state, said Helen You of the Texas Demographic Center (TOC, for its acronym in English). Presented here is what demographers and researchers call the Texas Triangle, the geographic area made up of the state’s large metropolitan areas.
In accordance with Texas Standardsometime certain counties will become so small that it will be difficult for them to functionso currently, for some of its visitors, there are places that already look like ghost towns.
The three ghost towns of Texas
- Ozone: a town in Crockett County, which has lost 7.7 percent of its population, that is, 238 residents, according to the US Census Bureau. According to the latest official figure, it has just under 3,000 people. Texas Demographic Center estimates that By 2060, Crockett County’s population could drop to 1,430. The decline in inhabitants is attributed to the fact that young people have decided to look for job opportunities and change their lifestyle in larger cities.
- Sherman: This county is located on the side of Oklahoma and has two cities that, between them, do not exceed 2,000 inhabitants. Although it is very close to Oklahoma, it is a quiet county with livestock farms. In 2023, Sherman recorded a drop in the number of its residents, which represented 3.6 percent. It is thought that this responds to the lack of job opportunities and the aging of its population.
- Guthrie: belongs to King County, the third least populated in the entire United States, and It has 200 inhabitants, which represents two thirds of the county’s total population. It is a region that is mostly dedicated to the production of cotton, cereals and livestock. As in the other cases, This ‘ghost town’ has been losing its inhabitants due to the lack of job opportunities and the disinterest of new generations in traditional King County activities.
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