Batson, Texas
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Batson is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
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 located on State Highway 105 in southwestern Hardin County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States
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. It is part of the Beaumont
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...

Port Arthur
Port Arthur, Texas
-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 57,755 people, 21,839 households, and 14,675 families residing in the city. The population density was 696.5 people per square mile . There were 24,713 housing units at an average density of 298.0 per square mile...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area
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The West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District
West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District
West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Saratoga, Texas, USA.Other communities served by the district include Batson, Thicket, and Votaw....

 serves area students.

History

This community was originally settled by the Batson family sometime before 1840. In October 1903, an oilfield was discovered to the north of the town, and soon after the population would boom to about 10,000 residents.
The oil production would decrease by the mid 1920's, resulting in the population decline to about 600. In March 1935, another oil discovery would boost the population slightly, but over the next several decades, would decline again.

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