Welcome to Ross ...The city of Ross is located Ross is located in McLennan County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ross, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ross has a population of 273 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Ross is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ross lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Ross: 254 The ZIP code for Ross: 76684<4> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ross had an population of 273 people. This is a decrease of 3.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.74% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Ross had a population of 283 people. This makes Ross the county's 19th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 283 people, the population of Ross increased 24.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 228 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Ross. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Ross: This one is located in McLennan County and the other is located in Brazoria County. Beyond Texas, there are 38 communities that are also named Ross - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota (4), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, North Dakota (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ross. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ross. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ross. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ross. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ross. 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 Ross. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ross. See our Newspapers Page for Ross. Looking for more information about Ross? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Ross, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ross. We originally found mention of Ross 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 Ross was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
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