Garrett, Tx

[Cole]

Has anyone heard of Garrett, Tx changing the town name to Russ Martin, Tx?

I think its going to happen, they are starting town meetings on Monday.

If you dont know where Garrett is, it is on 45, north of Ennis, south of Palmer.

[gc]

That is the greatest city name of all time...why would they change it?

[Lakewooder]

Because it's too 'pat' ?

[Cole]

Basically its a shit hole with shitty streets, the whole deal.

It needs all new streets, police cars etc...

If they go through with it, it will change the town forever, hopefully.

[tamtagon]

Because it's too 'pat' ?

hahahaha

[X Factor]

But its got a movie theater, A drive in at that. Its got 4 screens and has double features, two first run movies for 6 bucks. Its not a bad deal, Just show up early it sells out fast. It also has two truck stops.

Population (year 2000): 448, Est. population in July 2004: 474 (+5.8% change)
Males: 222 (49.6%), Females: 226 (50.4%)

County: Ellis

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Zip code: 75119

Median resident age: 30.2 years
Median household income: $40,104 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,500 (year 2000)

Races in Garrett:

* White Non-Hispanic (62.1%)
* Hispanic (35.3%)
* Other race (22.5%)
* Two or more races (3.8%)
* Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.6%)
* American Indian (0.9%)
* Black (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (12.1%), Czech (10.5%), German (10.0%), English (7.1%), United States (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

For population 25 years and over in Garrett

* High school or higher: 62.2%
* Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
* Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
* Unemployed: 1.4%
* Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garrett town

* Never married: 24.8%
* Now married: 50.0%
* Separated: 5.0%
* Widowed: 5.6%
* Divorced: 14.6%

8.7% Foreign born (8.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+27.3%).