Rule, Texas

Rule, Texas
Town
Downtown Rule
Downtown Rule
Rule is located in Texas
Rule
Rule
Rule is located in the United States
Rule
Rule
Coordinates: 33°10′55″N 99°53′36″W / 33.18194°N 99.89333°W / 33.18194; -99.89333
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHaskell
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.70 sq mi (1.80 km2)
 • Land0.70 sq mi (1.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,680 ft (510 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
561
 • Density800/sq mi (310/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79547-79548
Area code940
FIPS code48-63752[3]
GNIS feature ID2412582[2]

Rule is a town in Haskell County, Texas, United States. The population was 561 at the 2020 census,[4] down from 636 at the 2010 census.[5]

The community was named for W. A. Rule, a railroad man.[6]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rule, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rule town, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The Origins of Unusual Place-Names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 113.