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Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Progress, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°16′58″N 102°48′36″W / 34.2828547°N 102.8099409°W / 34.2828547; -102.8099409
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBailey
Elevation3,885 ft (1,184 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code806
GNIS feature ID1365803

Progress is an unincorporated community in Bailey County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 49 in 2000.

History

Progress was once a station on the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway. The community was founded in 1907 and the residents wanted the community to be a production center for fruits and vegetables, but the development did not occur. It had two stores and 100 residents in 1940, which went down to 49 in 1980 through 2000.

Geography

Progress is located on U.S. Highway 84 and U.S. Highway 70 near the Parmer County line in far-northern Bailey County.

Education

Progress is served by the Muleshoe Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Progress, Texas
  2. ^ "Progress, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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