Krum, Texas
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Krum is a city in Denton County
, Texas
, United States
. The population was 1,979 at the 2000 census. It is estimated that over 3,000 people live in Krum today.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 2 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.
As of the census
of 2000, there were 1,979 people, 681 households, and 561 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,007.7 people per square mile (389.8/km²). There were 703 housing units at an average density of 358.0 per square mile (138.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.43% White, 0.25% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.63% from other races
, and 2.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.95% of the population.
There were 681 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples
living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $52,778, and the median income for a family was $57,650. Males had a median income of $40,278 versus $28,527 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $21,642. About 1.6% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
http://www.krumisd.net, which is a UIL
Class AA school. There are five public schools located in Krum; Early Education Center, Hattie Dyer Elementary School, Blanche Dodd Intermediate, Krum Middle School and Krum High School
. It is one of the few Class AA schools that just started boys football for 7th 8th and 9th grade and, its boys basketball team is among the best in Class AA. A recent bond election that would have added a football stadium was defeated in 2006. In 2007, the citizens of Krum passed a school bond that will construct a football stadium and expanded gym area for the implementation of a football and volleyball program.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
ran a line through western Denton County in 1884. In the fall of 1886, Mr. L.L. Finley sold 200 acre (0.809372 km²) off the south end of his farm to the railroad for a town site. With this began the building of a business community in Krum. The company bought 200 acre (0.809372 km²), platted a townsite, and named the community for one of its employees, A. R. Krum.
Mr. Finley opened a general merchandise store in the new town on the lot now owned by the Harpool Seed Company. The Santa Fe moved in a boxcar to serve as a depot. By 1887, the depot and section house were completed and the railway had built the first house in Krum for the home of their agent. It was built east of the railroad on the site later known as Knight's Bee and Chicken Farm.
The Post Office came in 1888 and was first housed in the Finley Store with Mr. Finley handling the mail. By 1888, R.R. Turner had started a blacksmith shop on the south side of the main street and Amos Rowley had a saloon on the north side. R.C. Scripture sold hardware, harness, clothing, and other merchandise from a large store where the bank now stands.
In 1891, Dr. W.G. Kimbrough opened a drugstore and began the practice of medicine. Arthur Jackson set up a lumberyard where one continued to be opened until recent years. The office faced the main street on the south. John Boyd opened a barbershop next door on the east.
The one-room schoolhouse was moved from North Hickory Creek in 1891 and placed on the ground where the present high school stands. The Methodist congregation continued to use it as their meeting house. The Literary and Debating Society was organized and met in the school. All of the young people in the area joined. In that year also, the second house was built in Krum for a young bachelor, W.H. Henshel.
In 1894, Reuben ("Pony") McGee opened a hardware and feed store on the south side of the business street, next door to the lumberyard office, on the west. He built the third house in Krum for his family. Mr. McGee performed a public service by providing a watering trough for farmers' teams at a well behind his store.
Dr. W.H. Kimbrough's sons, Walter and Wallace, completed their medical education at Vanderbilt University
, Nashville
, Tennessee
, and joined their father in Krum.
By 1899, the telephone and telegraph had arrived. The Baptist
congregation had moved their church building from North Hickory Creek into town; and the members of the Church of Christ
built their meetinghouse that year.
In addition to other businesses already established, June Benton had a livery stable that covered all the lots from the present Muncy Building to the washateria, and was busy renting buggies and teams. Frank Shifflett and Brent Jackson owned a wagon yard adjoining the livery stable on the north. There was a cotton gin, a restaurant, short-order house, and a dry-line delivering freight.
W.T. Ginn had built a hotel earlier in the 1890s. It was later owned by the Butterworths for many years, then by the Chitwoods, and finally by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ericson. The roomy old house was recently torn down and the lots sold.
In 1898, S.D. Chadwell built a fine hotel on three lots, which is now a brick building occupied by Kountry Store, Krum Korral, and Fowler Hardware. The hotel was a one-story wooden structure surround by a white picket fence. Facing the alley in back were stables, a cow shed, coalhouse, and other necessary out-door facilities.
Inside, the floors were covered with an elegant turkey-red carpet, which was the talk of the countryside. There were rooms for "drummers" to display their merchandise and merchants came from miles around to buy. Unfortunately, this asset to the community was destroyed by fire and was not rebuilt. (The site would eventually be taken up by a brick building constructed in 1976 and occupied by Kountry Store, Krum Korral and Fowler Hardware).
The community reported a population of seventy-five in 1892, and by 1900 it was thriving, with a number of businesses, four churches, and a school. Also in 1900 the railroad shipped at least half a million bushels of wheat, prompting the claim that Krum was the "largest inland grain market in the world."
In 1905 the Flour Mill and Elevator Company and three other elevator companies were operating at the community. The mill burned in 1915, and changing storage and marketing practices eventually closed the remaining elevators.
Krum's growth and prosperity continued until about 1925, when its population reached 750. The community declined as cars and trucks began carrying trade to larger markets and as young people departed for college or city jobs.
With the Great Depression
years, the town's population level dropped below 300, then stayed low in the post-World War II
period, ranging between 300 and 400 until the 1970s, when the sprawl of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area northward brought suburban homeseekers in increasing numbers.
Access from Krum to Interstate Highway 35 made commuting to city jobs convenient, and the community's population rose to 605 by 1978, to 917 by 1982, and to 1,542 by 1990. In 2000 the population was 1,979.
The Quebe Sisters Band violin and vocal stars, Grace, Sophia and Hulda Quebe, grew up in Krum. They tour nationally and have performed at the Grand Ole Opry
. The band is now based in Fort Worth
.
Baylie Brown, who audition for American Idol
in Season 6, is from Krum.
Brothers, Caleb and Colten Moore, are from Krum and participate in the X-Games as snowmobile trick riders.
Denton County, Texas
Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The 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
United States
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. The population was 1,979 at the 2000 census. It is estimated that over 3,000 people live in Krum today.
Geography
Krum is located at 33°15′53"N 97°14′8"W (33.264818, -97.235665).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 2 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
Currently, the Census Bureau has the population of Krum at 4,485 people, as of 2009.As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,979 people, 681 households, and 561 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,007.7 people per square mile (389.8/km²). There were 703 housing units at an average density of 358.0 per square mile (138.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.43% White, 0.25% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.63% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.95% of the population.
There were 681 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $52,778, and the median income for a family was $57,650. Males had a median income of $40,278 versus $28,527 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $21,642. About 1.6% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Krum is served by the Krum Independent School DistrictKrum Independent School District
Krum Independent School District is a public school district based in Krum, Texas .Located in Denton County, a very small portion of the district extends into Wise County....
http://www.krumisd.net, which is a UIL
University Interscholastic League
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Class AA school. There are five public schools located in Krum; Early Education Center, Hattie Dyer Elementary School, Blanche Dodd Intermediate, Krum Middle School and Krum High School
Krum High School
Krum High School is a 2A high school located in Krum, Texas . It is part of the Krum Independent School District located in western Denton County...
. It is one of the few Class AA schools that just started boys football for 7th 8th and 9th grade and, its boys basketball team is among the best in Class AA. A recent bond election that would have added a football stadium was defeated in 2006. In 2007, the citizens of Krum passed a school bond that will construct a football stadium and expanded gym area for the implementation of a football and volleyball program.
History
Krum is on Farm Road 1173 seven miles (11 km) northwest of Denton in west central Denton County.The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in eastern Texas and to Purcell, Oklahoma.- Nineteenth Century :...
ran a line through western Denton County in 1884. In the fall of 1886, Mr. L.L. Finley sold 200 acre (0.809372 km²) off the south end of his farm to the railroad for a town site. With this began the building of a business community in Krum. The company bought 200 acre (0.809372 km²), platted a townsite, and named the community for one of its employees, A. R. Krum.
Mr. Finley opened a general merchandise store in the new town on the lot now owned by the Harpool Seed Company. The Santa Fe moved in a boxcar to serve as a depot. By 1887, the depot and section house were completed and the railway had built the first house in Krum for the home of their agent. It was built east of the railroad on the site later known as Knight's Bee and Chicken Farm.
The Post Office came in 1888 and was first housed in the Finley Store with Mr. Finley handling the mail. By 1888, R.R. Turner had started a blacksmith shop on the south side of the main street and Amos Rowley had a saloon on the north side. R.C. Scripture sold hardware, harness, clothing, and other merchandise from a large store where the bank now stands.
In 1891, Dr. W.G. Kimbrough opened a drugstore and began the practice of medicine. Arthur Jackson set up a lumberyard where one continued to be opened until recent years. The office faced the main street on the south. John Boyd opened a barbershop next door on the east.
The one-room schoolhouse was moved from North Hickory Creek in 1891 and placed on the ground where the present high school stands. The Methodist congregation continued to use it as their meeting house. The Literary and Debating Society was organized and met in the school. All of the young people in the area joined. In that year also, the second house was built in Krum for a young bachelor, W.H. Henshel.
In 1894, Reuben ("Pony") McGee opened a hardware and feed store on the south side of the business street, next door to the lumberyard office, on the west. He built the third house in Krum for his family. Mr. McGee performed a public service by providing a watering trough for farmers' teams at a well behind his store.
Dr. W.H. Kimbrough's sons, Walter and Wallace, completed their medical education at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
, Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
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, and joined their father in Krum.
By 1899, the telephone and telegraph had arrived. The Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
congregation had moved their church building from North Hickory Creek into town; and the members of the Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Churches of Christ are autonomous Christian congregations associated with one another through common beliefs and practices. They seek to base doctrine and practice on the Bible alone, and seek to be New Testament congregations as originally established by the authority of Christ. Historically,...
built their meetinghouse that year.
In addition to other businesses already established, June Benton had a livery stable that covered all the lots from the present Muncy Building to the washateria, and was busy renting buggies and teams. Frank Shifflett and Brent Jackson owned a wagon yard adjoining the livery stable on the north. There was a cotton gin, a restaurant, short-order house, and a dry-line delivering freight.
W.T. Ginn had built a hotel earlier in the 1890s. It was later owned by the Butterworths for many years, then by the Chitwoods, and finally by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ericson. The roomy old house was recently torn down and the lots sold.
In 1898, S.D. Chadwell built a fine hotel on three lots, which is now a brick building occupied by Kountry Store, Krum Korral, and Fowler Hardware. The hotel was a one-story wooden structure surround by a white picket fence. Facing the alley in back were stables, a cow shed, coalhouse, and other necessary out-door facilities.
Inside, the floors were covered with an elegant turkey-red carpet, which was the talk of the countryside. There were rooms for "drummers" to display their merchandise and merchants came from miles around to buy. Unfortunately, this asset to the community was destroyed by fire and was not rebuilt. (The site would eventually be taken up by a brick building constructed in 1976 and occupied by Kountry Store, Krum Korral and Fowler Hardware).
The community reported a population of seventy-five in 1892, and by 1900 it was thriving, with a number of businesses, four churches, and a school. Also in 1900 the railroad shipped at least half a million bushels of wheat, prompting the claim that Krum was the "largest inland grain market in the world."
In 1905 the Flour Mill and Elevator Company and three other elevator companies were operating at the community. The mill burned in 1915, and changing storage and marketing practices eventually closed the remaining elevators.
Krum's growth and prosperity continued until about 1925, when its population reached 750. The community declined as cars and trucks began carrying trade to larger markets and as young people departed for college or city jobs.
With the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
years, the town's population level dropped below 300, then stayed low in the post-World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
period, ranging between 300 and 400 until the 1970s, when the sprawl of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area northward brought suburban homeseekers in increasing numbers.
Access from Krum to Interstate Highway 35 made commuting to city jobs convenient, and the community's population rose to 605 by 1978, to 917 by 1982, and to 1,542 by 1990. In 2000 the population was 1,979.
Notable residents
Army Sgt. 1st Class http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11409 Justin S. Monschke; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died 14 October 2007 at the age 28, in Arab Jabour, Iraq of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol,http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/opinion/editorials/stories/DRC_Editorial_1017.17c630998.html during combat operations. School let out early and residents gathered along Krum's main streets to honor Monschke's service and sacrifice.The Quebe Sisters Band violin and vocal stars, Grace, Sophia and Hulda Quebe, grew up in Krum. They tour nationally and have performed at the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
. The band is now based in Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
.
Baylie Brown, who audition for American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
in Season 6, is from Krum.
Brothers, Caleb and Colten Moore, are from Krum and participate in the X-Games as snowmobile trick riders.