Gustine, Texas

Gustine, Texas
Location of Gustine, Texas
Location of Gustine, Texas
Coordinates: 31°50′44″N 98°24′9″W / 31.84556°N 98.40250°W / 31.84556; -98.40250
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyComanche
Area
 • Total0.92 sq mi (2.37 km2)
 • Land0.92 sq mi (2.37 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,191 ft (363 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total392
 • Density430/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
76455
Area code325
FIPS code48-31628[2]
GNIS feature ID1337142[3]

Gustine is a town located in Comanche County in Central Texas, United States. The population was 392 at the 2020 census,[4] down from 476 at the 2010 census. The town, formerly known as Cora, was the county seat in the 1850s.

Jim Reese, a Republican politician who served as the mayor of Odessa, Texas, from 1968 to 1974, was born in Gustine in 1929 and graduated from Gustine High School.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2024.