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Jayton is a city in and the county seat of Kent County, Texas, United States. [4] It is located in the northeastern portion of the county, and the population was 511 as of the 2020 census . History
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 753, [1] making it the sixth-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Jayton. [2] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1892. [3] It is named for Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
Jayton-Girard Independent School District is a public school district based in Jayton, Texas . It was created by the merger of the Girard School in nearby Girard with Jayton in 1969. Jayton-Girard ISD has one school Jayton School that serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve.
Jayton High School or Jayton School is a public high school located in the community of Jayton, Texas, in Kent County, United States and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Jayton-Girard Independent School District located in central Kent County serving the communities of Jayton , Girard , and surrounding rural areas.
The First National Bank Building at 402 Donoho St. in Jayton, Texas was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1] It is a Classical Revival-style building with brick veneer and masonry bearing walls on a concrete foundation. It also served as the Kent County Courthouse in 1955. [2]
Jimmie Wayne Corder (September 25, 1929 in Jayton, Texas – August 28, 1998 in Fort Worth, Texas) was a scholar of rhetoric. [1]Professor of English at Texas Christian University, Jim W. Corder was a prolific scholar and teacher, producing dozens of books and articles on the history and theory of rhetoric studies and the teaching of writing. [1]
Clairemont is a ghost town in and the former county seat of Kent County, Texas, United States. It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 380 and Texas State Highway 208, 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Jayton and 43 mi (69 km) east of Post. Clairemont lies near the center of Kent County, and the estimated population as of the 2000 census was 15. [2]
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