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Welcome to Angus ...

The city of Angus is located

Angus is located in Navarro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Angus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Angus has a population of 427 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Angus is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Angus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Angus had an population of 427 people. This is an increase of 3.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Angus had a population of 414 people. This makes Angus the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 414 people, the population of Angus increased 23.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 334 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Angus.

Communities Also Named Angus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Angus - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Angus.

Communities near Angus ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Angus.

  • Corsicana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kerens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wortham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Blooming Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Dawson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Mildred
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mildred is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tehuacana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Angus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Angus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Angus. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Angus.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Angus. See our Newspapers Page for Angus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angus ...

Looking for more information about Angus? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Angus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Angus.

Adding Angus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Angus in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Angus was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Angus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Navarro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Angus.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Angus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.