Ben Arnold

Ben Arnold (Benarnold) is on U.S. Highway 77 seven miles north of Cameron in northern Milam County. The community began as a stop on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway in 1890 and was named for Bennie Arnold, B. I. Arnold's three-year-old daughter, who was mascot on the first train to pull into the new station. A local post office was opened in 1892, and by 1896 the community had three churches, a district school, and 125 residents. In 1903 the school had two teachers and eighty students. In the 1920s the population of Ben Arnold rose to 250; it remained fairly stable until the late 1960s, when it fell to 148. The Ben Arnold school system was consolidated with the Cameron Independent School District by the early 1970s. In 1977 the Southern Pacific abandoned the section of track connecting Ben Arnold with Cameron to the south and Rosebud to the north. The community had 148 residents and several businesses in 1990. The population remained the same in 2000.

Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.

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Place type

Ben Arnold is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • [Benarnold]

Locations

  • Latitude
    30.96379730
    Longitude
    -96.98804300

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No

Is Incorporated

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Ben Arnold by the Numbers

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Population Counts

Ben Arnold
Pop. Year Source
117 2020 United States Census Bureau
100 2009 Local Officials