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ACKERLY, TEXAS

Dawson County and Martin County, Texas Panhandle
US 87, FM 2002 and FM 2212
22 miles SE of Lamesa
23 miles NW of Big Spring
62 miles NE of Midland
Population: 245 (2000)

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History in a Pecan Shell

The town had been part of the Slaughter Ranch before it was broken up and sold for small farms in 1923. Ackerly was named for it's founder, a Georgian named Paul Ackerly.

A post office opened in 1924 and a school district was formed. Because of the vastness of the area and the scattered children, the district included parts of Dawson, Borden, Martin, and Howard counties, but the school was built at Ackerly.

In 1948 the population was 500 with as many as four cotton gins opperating at one time. The population had fallen to 317 by 1980 and the town declined further - reaching just 243 by 1990. There are encouraging signs of an upswing in Ackerly's population. The population has increased by 2 over the last 15 years.

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