Page Contents for Krum, Texas

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Government

Libraries.

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Texas state capital is Austin.
The population of Krum is approximately 1,900 (1999), 4157 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 546 (1990), 1439 (2010).
The amount of land area in Krum is 3.586 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Krum to Washington DC is 1241 miles.
The distance to the Texas state capital is 206 miles. (as the crow flies)
Krum is positioned 33.26 degrees north of the equator and 97.22 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

four miles Northwest of Denton, Texas. Only about a 35 minute drive to Fort Worth area.
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History & History Related Items

Here is a history page for Krum.

Krum began first as a small settlement in 1876 known as Jackson Community just south of what is presently Krum today. By 1884, the construction began on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad. By 1886, the railroad had purchased two hundred acres of land for a town and named it for one of its vice-presidents, A. R. Krum.
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Krum City Government

The City of Krum, Texas

Krum City Hall
PO Box 217
Krum, TX 76249-0217
Phone: 940-482-3491
Email: krum@infospeedway.net

Krum Libraries

Krum Public Library
405 E Mccart St
Krum, TX 76249-9645
Phone: 940-482-3455

Krum Schools

Krum School System
809 E Mc Cart
Krum, TX 76249
Phone: 940-482-6000 Krum

Miscellany

The population of Krum was:
1990 - 1,542
1999 - 1,900