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Flats is at the junction of State Highway 47 and Farm Road 514, seven miles southwest of Emory in southwestern Rains County. The site was settled around the time of the Civil War. In the mid-1930s the settlement had a school, two stores, and a number of scattered dwellings. After World War II the school closed, but in the early 1990s a church and two stores remained. In 1990 the reported population was 100, but it grew to 646 by 2000.

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Christopher Long | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Flats is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Flats is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 32.83845670
Longitude: -95.88274350

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Flats by the Numbers

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Pop. Year Source
40 2014 Official Website