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History
in a Pecan Shell
After oil was discovered at Grandfalls
in 1927, this town was named after the "royalties" paid to property owners. The
town grew up as an oil field supply point. Formerly known as Allentown, Texas,
the name was changed with the opening of the post office.
Royalty had
a mere population of 20 in 1933 and businesses were consistent with the bare-bones
necessities of an oil town: cafe, barber, pool hall, hotel, laundry and drugstore.
Its high-water mark was reached just prior to WWII
with a population of 750 but by 1950 there were only 280. It has now reached the
point where population is only an estimate.
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