Needville had three general stores, two cotton gins, a movie theater, and a population of 100 in 1914. Needville is the birthplace of Dennis Gaubatz, football player.
- CountyFort Bend County
- Population3,089 (2020 U.S. Census)
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Needville had three general stores, two cotton gins, a movie theater, and a population of 100 in 1914. Needville is the birthplace of Dennis Gaubatz, football player.
August Schendel founded the town of Schendelville in 1891 that contained his house, a store and a cotton gin. In 1894, he applied for a post office using the name "Needmore" as a joke, since they always needed more of everything. Due to Needmore, Texas already existing, the post office amended the name to "Needville".
By 1898, Schendel had officially platted a town and begun selling lots. A school had been constructed in 1897. By 1903, Needville had a school for white children with one teacher and 97 pupils, and one school for black children with one teacher and 45 pupils. The Round Hall building had been built about 1910 for dances and other social activities, and remained in this service until the 1950s.
Needville had three general stores, two cotton gins, a movie theater, and a population of 100 in 1914. Telephone service arrived in 1916. In 1918, the Needville State Bank opened and the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway built a line through the town. In 1920, Needville reported having a population of 500. It also reported having 12 general stores, four churches, four gins, and an electric power generation plant.
From 1927 through 1931, the Fort Bend county fair was held in Needville. It was then discontinued because of the Great Depression, which caused the fair to run heavily into debt. Natural gas was piped into town in 1929. FM 36 was completed in 1932, allowing all-weather access to Needville. Thereafter, a local school bus transported high school students to schools in Richmond and Rosenberg. Needville formed its own Independent School District (I.S.D.) in 1946 and opened its own high school in 1948. Needville I.S.D. opened a new elementary school in 1960. Integration of black and white schools was completed in 1966.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Needville, Texas, revision 1378698757 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Needville's population was 3,089 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 2,823 in 2010.